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VinceG wrote on 3/28/2002, 9:28 PM
Sorry to lay this bad news on you, but the Dazzle Mojave will not work with any other software besides VW4. If you want to, you can capture with Dazzle/VW4 and edit the files in VF. Make sure you either produce the files in VW4 before trying to open them in VF.

-OR-

You can also convert the files with no quality loss using this free Canopus AVI converter and then open them in VF.

http://www.canopuscorp.com/products/fileconv.php3
Stiffler wrote on 3/29/2002, 1:26 AM
Is the Mojave a card on your computer, or something else? I see that you guys with the Dell problems, but just wondering what kind of device this is?
myoda98 wrote on 3/30/2002, 6:39 PM
Hi VinceG / Stiffler,

The Mojave device is an external breakout box for the Dell movie studio II. It has a firewire cable and some sort of VGA cable that connects to the DEll firewire card. A kind of Frankenstein creation between Dell and Dazzle. It has composite video, S-video and DV input and output ports. This is how I captured my analog footages and output to VCR through Videowave (when it was working!). Even when it was working I have to work around the many bugs (like unable to capture through the DV port!!). Anyway, if you guys have time, please check my new post on "How to import files into the tape-to-print directory?". Thanks.
mckee wrote on 3/30/2002, 8:09 PM
The Dazzle is a box that we can connect the video input into to transfer the video to our computer and then to tranfer the video back to a VHS, camcorder, etc. It will capture digital, analog, VHS, etc. It does a great job capturing the video. The IEEE card I have, according to the device manager information in WindowsXP is a Texas Instruments OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 host controller.
kcarroll wrote on 4/1/2002, 7:27 AM
The Dazzle Mojave Device supplied by Dell as part of their "Dell Movie Studio II" package is definately a modified "one-off" piece of hardware. The Interface card it plugs into is also non-standard. To make matters worse, the MGI software that comes with the package has also been modified to fit with this bastard hardware.

You will find that Dell's Technical Support knows almost nothing about this sub-system, in spite of the fact that Dell signed off with both Dazzle and MGI, and took full responsibility for all support.

In my early Video Editing Ignorance, I bought a Dell with this option. I found the package to be completely inadequate for anything except the most rudimentary work. Furthermore, the whole setup was buggier than a new version of Windows. I have received no satisfaction from Dell, even though I went to the extreme of writing a personal letter to Michael S. Dell himself.

I have since removed the Dazzle Mojave device, uninstalled the MGI software, and replaced them with working items. (VF, Adaptec 1394 card, Canopus ADVC-100)

It hurt to spend money twice, but now at least I have a functional system.

BTW: Anyone want to buy a Mojave Device??? (Only people who are really into pain need apply.)

kcarroll
dave_10 wrote on 4/10/2002, 6:48 PM
Disable your mojave and plug firewire right into your ti card.It will work.
ShootNStarz wrote on 5/20/2002, 10:04 AM
Vince,

If I understand you correctly, one can convert S-video, VHS video or analog camera to DV in the AVI format using the Dazzle Mohave, then Produce them as MPEG-2 files in VideoWave 4 (unedited) and THEN edit them in Vegas Video? When they are edited, they can then be read and or copied to VideoWave 4 to either VHS, S-Video output tapes. Is This Correct?
Chienworks wrote on 5/20/2002, 11:32 AM
ShootnStarz, if you've got Vegas, then don't bother with Video Wave at all. In fact, delete it from your computer. Use the DV avi files that have been captured directly in Vegas instead of going through MPEG first.