Readme Information for Hollywood DV-Bridge

Readme Information for Hollywood DV-Bridge.

  1. Hollywood DV-Bridge device detection by the operating system could take up to 20 seconds.
  2. It is recommended to restart the computer after switching a TV system to from NTSC to PAL and from PAL to NTSC.
  3. It is not recommended to turn on/off analog input/output sources, while they are connected to Hollywood DV-Bridge (especially during capturing).
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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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