Question: Q: Dazzle Hollywood DV-Bridge Converter I posted this question back in December (and tried the suggestions with no success), but since I haven't been able to resolve it, I thought I'd give it another try.

Folks who would benefit from a device for converting video from analog to digital are just the sort of people Dazzle had in mind for its Hollywood DV-Bridge. If you have a FireWire-equipped computer, but don’t own a DV camcorder, or if you have an older DV camcorder that does not include analog inputs, you may need a digital-to-analog converter. The Hollywood DV-Bridge is a stand-alone analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converter with the added ability to control your source deck or camcorder equipped with LANC so you can perform batch captures of your analog footage. Welcome to Hollywood First and foremost, the Hollywood DV-Bridge is a video digitizer with LANC control of your analog source.

This allows you to capture footage from an analog source to your computer through your FireWire card. The Hollywood DV-Bridge also performs a digital-to-analog function, so you can get your edited productions out of your computer’s FireWire port and onto a tape that will play in your VCR. When connected to a computer, the Hollywood DV-Bridge will auto-detect the appropriate mode based on the connections you have made. It can perform video conversions both ways without connecting to a computer at all, which is a very useful function if you own a DV camera that does not have analog in. Simply hook up your analog source to the front (input) side, and your digital destination deck to the back (output) side, of the Hollywood DV-Bridge. Use the mode-selector button to choose the appropriate function.

Hardware drivers for Pinnacle / Dazzle. Studio video devices Note: The files contained in this package are hardware drivers only. Beside the driver, a compatible version of Studio is required. Device Control, Audio Delay, Display. Includes FW Cables, Pc And Mac. Item 3 Dazzle DM-2200 Hollywood DV-Bridge Analog to DV Conversion & Editing Box Manual 3 - Dazzle DM-2200 Hollywood DV-Bridge Analog to DV Conversion & Editing Box Manual. Drivers for the Dazzle DVC100 and the Roxio Easy VHS-to-DVD 3 Video Capture Devices. The only drivers I could find online for the DVC100 didn't seem to work so I had decided to rip the proper ones from the 'Pinnacle Studio for Dazzle' DVD that came with the device.

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The Many Faces of DV-Bridge In addition to the conversion duty, which is its primary function, the Hollywood DV-Bridge has some other helpful uses. When you connect your digital camcorder to your computer for capturing footage, the Hollywood DV-Bridge allows you to use an NTSC television monitor instead of the little LCD screen on the camcorder as a monitor. Even if you own a DV camcorder that has analog inputs, you may still want to obtain the Hollywood DV-Bridge so you have can a permanent installation. Regarding permanent installations, have you noticed how most FireWire ports are on the backs of computers nowadays? The Hollywood DV-Bridge can act as a much more convenient connection station, or a generic breakout box.

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Since it has passthrough FireWire and analog connectors, you can keep it ready to hook up to your source deck or camcorder at any time. Hook-up Hullabaloo When you open the Hollywood DV-Bridge box, you’ll find a base, a six-foot-long, six-pin FireWire cable, an AC adapter, a thin manual, the DV-Bridge itself and a CD containing drivers, the latest read-me file and editing software. We followed the QuickStart instruction sheet during installation, and we were up and running in no time. We installed the DV-Bridge on a Celeron 400MHz with 512MB RAM, a 30GB hard drive, an SiS 32MB AGP video card, and a generic PCI IEEE 1394 card. After installing the drivers, we installed the editing software bundled with the Bridge (Dazzle’s own MainActor, plus MGI’s VideoWave 4). They went into our system without any problems. Capturing Analog with a FireWire Port The first thing we tested was the Hollywood DV-Bridge’s forte – digitizing analog video.

We hooked up a Sony CCD-TRV25 8mm camcorder to the composite input, and captured into MGI VideoWave 4. We captured several clips of varying lengths with no problem. We were also able to capture our 8mm footage into 6.0. Next, we set up a batch capture in Premiere. We chose eight clips of varying lengths from a variety of locations on the tape. The Hollywood DV-Bridge controlled our camera very well using the LANC, finding all the clips and capturing them for us. Hooray for Hollywood We tried out each of the Bridge’s features, and found that they all performed as advertised.

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Converting digital video to analog for output also went well. We used the Bridge to connect a television as a monitor during digital capture from a DV camcorder, and it was an enormous help to see the footage on a TV before capture.

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Overall, we liked the way the Hollywood DV-Bridge performed, and its multi-purpose feature set was nice, too. TECH SPECS Minimum System Requirements: Platform: Windows 98SE, Me or 2000; Mac OS 9.04 Processor: PC – Pentium II 400MHz or better, Mac – 300MHz or higher, Mac G3/G4 desktop, PowerBook G3, iBook, or iMac DV RAM: 64MB Graphics: 800×600 resolution card and display Sound card: required IEEE 1394 port DV Input/Output: 6-pin IEEE 1394 FireWire ports (2) Analog Input/Output: Composite, S-video, RCA stereo audio STRENGTHS. Analog machine control via LANC. Performs conversions without computer. Allows you to preview DV source on TV during capture WEAKNESSES. Niche tool for small market.