Readme Information for Hollywood DV-Bridge
Readme Information for Hollywood DV-Bridge.
- Hollywood DV-Bridge device detection by the operating system could take up to 20 seconds.
- It is recommended to restart the computer after switching a TV system to from NTSC to PAL and from PAL to NTSC.
- It is not recommended to turn on/off analog input/output sources, while they are connected to Hollywood DV-Bridge (especially during capturing).
- All Microsoft operating systems should be updated using the Microsoft Auto-update feature from their website. The Mac OS operating system should be updated to version 9.04.
- Never connect/disconnect Hollywood DV-Bridge while video editing software application is open. In this case the video editing application may not be able to recognize the device and it will not function properly.
- Apple Final Cut PRO does not switch Hollywood DV-Bridge to D to A position automatically. User should manually switch Hollywood DV-Bridge to D to A position prior to starting DV stream output.
- Output to a DV device connected to Hollywood DV-Bridge through a 1394 connection using MGI VideoWave or Ulead Video Studio may not be possible.
These applications do not support multiple 1394 devices when in DV out mode.
- In order to use a second DV device connected to Hollywood DV-Bridge via 1394, select it in the capture properties of the video editing application.
- Hollywood DV-Bridge may not function properly with the Texas Instruments 1394 driver (dvcam.sys). Computer manufacturers sometime install this driver. The way to identify whether this driver is installed on a particular system is to check the Device Manager and find if Hollywood DV-Bridge has been placed under the “Sound, Video And Game Controller” properties. It is recommended to manually delete this file and *.INF file associated with it and restart the system. The Microsoft driver will take over after that and Hollywood DV-Bridge should function normally.
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