{"slug": "using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi", "title": "Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi", "summary": "The article discusses the author's search for alternatives after Apple removed FireWire support in macOS 26 Tahoe, specifically to connect old equipment like DV cameras. The author notes that their Canon GL1 camera can still transfer digital video via FireWire to older Macs or modern Macs running macOS versions prior to 26, using adapters.", "body_md": "After learning Apple killed off FireWire (IEEE 1394) support in macOS 26 Tahoe, I started looking at alternatives for old FireWire equipment like hard drives, DV cameras, and A/V gear.\nI own an old Canon GL1 camera, with a 'DV' port. I could plug that into an old Mac (like the dual G4 MDD above) with FireWire—or even a modern Mac running macOS < 26, with some dongles—and transfer digital video footage between the camera and an application like Final Cut Pro.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi", "canonical_source": "https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi/", "published_at": "2026-03-24 16:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-22 21:40:21.113687+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["hardware"], "entities": ["Apple", "FireWire", "Raspberry Pi", "Canon", "GL1", "Final Cut Pro"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi.jsonld"}}