Firewire Setup
Your camera supports firewire. Now your setup differs based on the type of computer you have.
Does your computer have a firewire port?
Plug in your firewire cable to both your camera and computer. The firewire port on your computer will look like this:
You are now ready to begin streaming. Visit Using Vivo and we'll walk you through starting your first live broadcast.
No firewire port? Read these alternate setup steps
You can add Firewire ports to your PC by purchasing a Firewire add on card.
If your camera supports an RCA connection, you can purchase the Sima Vivo Hardware at any Best Buy location, or online at BestBuy.com, which plugs into your computer through USB. Click here to learn about RCA.
Click here to learn about setting up the Sima Vivo Hardware.
Unfortunately, Apple has decided to omit firewire from the new Macbook and Macbook Air models. There are not currently any Mac solutions that convert USB to Firewire and support Flash for live streaming.
You can, however, use your Mac's built in iSight camera, or purchase a USB webcam that works with Macam drivers.
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