The Grass Valley® HDSC1 is an SDI-to-component signal converter that converts HD-SDI signals to HD component output or SD-SDI signals to SD component output. HDSC1 provides instant output of HD content to HD component displays, such as HDTVs and RGB computer monitors, and SD content to component, S-Video and composite displays. HDSC1 incorporates a sync generator for both HD (Tri-Level sync) and SD (Black Burst). HDSC1 automatically detects the video format currently being output, and supports SDI signal pass-through. HDSC1 offers audio level adjustment options with embedded audio support. HDSC1 is a solid 8-inch, half-1U rack mount unit, with optional rack mount kit available.

Additional Features
In addition to HD-SDI and SD-SDI conversion and audio level adjustment options, HDSC1 also offers several unique features, including Embedded audio support, conversion of SD-SDI to S-Video and composite, HD-SDI conversion to RGB for PC monitors that feature BNC inputs, and front panel displays for video format and audio level outputs. HDSC1 automatically detects the video format currently being output, and supports SDI signal pass-through.

HDSC1 is a solid 8-inch, half-1U rackmount unit, with outputs for YPbPr, RGB, S-Video and composite. The unbalanced RCA stereo output can be configured to output any pair of eight-channel embedded audio via the front control panel. An optional 19-inch rackmount kit is available to install the HDSC1 unit into a standard A/V rack.

Key Features:-

• Converts HD-SDI to HD component (YPbPr or RGB)
  
• Converts SD-SDI to SD component (YPbPr or RGB), S-Video and composite
  
• Converts HD/SD-SDI embedded audio to unbalanced analogue audio
  
• Sync Generator for SD (Black Burst) and HD (Tri-Level Sync)
  
• Automatic signal detection of video input
  
• Convenient front-panel video format and audio level meter displays
  
• Solid 8-inch, half-1U rack mount unit, with optional rack mount kit available

The Thomson Grass Valley ADVC-HD50 converter lets you instantly convert uncompressed HD video and audio from HDMI devices to the HDV format, output via IEEE 1394 FireWire, for use in your nonlinear editor of choice. Carrying on the design philosophy already present with standard definition (SD) ADVC products, the ADVC-HD50 converter sports a sleek, portable design with an emphasis on simplicity and compatibility; the converter does not require any drivers or software to set up, and is compatible with both PC- and Mac-based editors.

The ADVC-HD50 converter will convert any uncompressed HDMI source, such as an AVCHD camcorder, to the HDV format for easier editing. This also reduces the need for a high-performance system or costly hard disk drive storage configurations to work with uncompressed HD video. The converter may also be used to convert non-HDCP-protected video from other HDMI sources, such as game consoles and set-top boxes.

Bringing affordable HD flexibility into the professional videography and prosumer workflow, the ADVC-HD50 converter is ideal for:

• Anyone creating video productions from HDMI sources, with limited resources and/or hardware
  
• Gamers and 3D graphics artists seeking to capture from HDMI sources
  
• Laptops and desktops that need HDMI ingest without internal hardware to support the input

• Connects HDMI*-equipped video equipment to FireWire (IEEE 1394)-equipped computers and devices for video editing
  
• Converts 1280x720 HDMI to 1280x720 HDV, and 1920x1080 to 1440x1080 HDV
  
• Compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating system-based HDV editors
  
• No need to install drivers or any software applications
  
• Powered by FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector**
  
• NTSC- and PAL-compatible

The ADVC300 is the latest addition to Canopus’ successful digital video converter range. It incorporates high quality image enhancement, using time base correction and digital noise reduction, to convert analogue (Hi 8/VHS) video to DV.

Key Features:-

• High quality bi-directional analog to DV conversion and analogue video enhancement
  
• Custom codec chip – superior picture quality from proven Canopus technology
  
• Locked audio support (capture long clips with perfect audio sync)
  
• High quality component output support (D1 connector)
  
• Analogue reference out

• 2D/3D Y/C separation - separates the Y/C and composite signals
  
• Digital 2D/3D digital noise reduction - eliminates noise in the analogue video signal
  
• Digital 3D frame synchroniser – stores incoming signals in the frame buffer to supply a stable synchronisation signal to the DV encoder chip
  
• Digital line time base corrector - detects and corrects image jitter
  
• Digital AGC (Auto Gain Control) - automatically adjusts the input video signal level for a clearer picture
  
• Adjustable black stretch; white gain; white step
  
• Edge sharpening filter
  
• Colour bar display

• Mac OS 10.2.7/10.2.8/10.3
  
• Windows 2000 + Service Pack 3 or later (DirectX 8.0 or later)
  
• Windows XP + Service Pack 1 or later

• NTSC
  
• PAL
  
• SECAM (input only)

• Windows/Macintosh hybrid application
  
• Analogue input signal quality adjustment/audio setting adjustment
  
• Preview window for monitoring input image

• ADVC 300 unit
  
• DV cable 6-pin to 4-pin (2m)
  
• AC adaptor
  
• CD-ROM
  
• Manual
  
• User registration card

• DV (4-pin or 6-pin)
  
• Composite (RCA jack)
  
• S-video (mini 4-pin DIN)

• DV (4-pin or 6-pin)
  
• Composite (RCA jack)
  
• S-Video (mini 4-pin DIN)
  
• D1 component

• 48 kHz 16-bit, 2-channel
  
• 32 kHz 12-bit 4-channel (input for 2 channels only)
  
• RCA jack x 2 (stereo x 1)

The Canopus ADVC1000 is a professional, high-quality bidirectional SDI/DV video converter designed for use with broadcast studio equipment. Featuring front-side controls and LCD display, analog video and unbalanced audio outputs for monitor preview, and a solid half 19-inch rack mount design, ADVC1000 is an ideal SDI in/out solution for any DV interface in a studio environment.

Key Benefits:

• Canopus's proprietary DV technologies provide the best picture quality preservation
  
• SDI and DV I/O - Digital audio I/O (AES/EBU) – Reference input
  
• Analog video and unbalanced audio output (for monitor preview)
  
• Quick configuration using front panel controls
  
• Front LCD panel for status and settings display
  
• 9-pin serial port (AV/C - RS422 command convert function)
  
• Solid half 19-inch rack mount design
  
• NTSC and PAL compatible
  
• Windows and Mac OS compatible

• ADVC1000 converter box
  
• AC adapter
  
• User Manual
  
• 1 x FireWire cable (4-pin – 6-pin)

• Digital Video Input/Output
  • 1 x 4-pin FireWire
    
  • 1 x 6-pin FireWire
• Video Input
  2 x BNC (SDI and Active Through, SMPTE 259M-C)
• Video Output
  • 1 x BNC (SDI, SMPTE 259M-C)
    
  • 1 x BNC (EDH, SMPTE RP165)
    
  • 1 x composite video (RCA)

The ADVC55 is a compact analogue-to-DV converter that connects externally to the computer or DV camcorder/recorder via the IEEE 1394 OHCI interface.

The ADVC-55 can be powered by a powered IEEE 1394 6-pin connector, making it the perfect mobile converter unit for both Macintosh and PC video enthusiasts. An external Power Supply Unit is also available for those without a powered IEEE 1394 interface.

Key Features:-

• High quality analogue to DV conversion
  
• Renowned Canopus codec technology
  
• Compact and light for portability
  
• Powered via IEEE 1394 connector (6-pin)
  
• Connects to both Macintosh and PC

ADVC700 is a bidirectional analog/DV video converter with Canopus® PerfectSync technology to ensure impeccable conversion of every frame. A 19-inch breakout box with component video, composite, S-Video, and balanced and unbalanced audio I/O, ADVC700 offers high-end features including LTC input/output and RS422 signal conversion for professional VTR control.

Key Features:-

• Connects to all video cameras, decks and editing systems
  
• Converts professional and consumer analog video formats to DV and back in one simple step
  
• Converts DV device control signals to RS422 for professional VTR control
  
• Canopus PerfectSync technology eliminates signal disturbances, frame skips and duplications for perfect conversion of every frame
  
• Compatible with leading editing and DVD authoring applications including Canopus EDIUS, Final Cut Pro®, Avid Xpress®, Vegas®, Adobe® Premiere® Pro and more
  
• YUV component, S-Video and composite video I/O
  
• Reference input and LTC time code I/O
  
• XLR balanced and RCA unbalanced audio I/O
  
• Can be used as a stand-alone bidirectional analog/digital video converter without needing a computer
  
• Quick configuration using front panel dial control with LCD status and settings display
  
• 1U 19-inch rackmount design
  
• NTSC and PAL compatible

The Grass Valley® TwinPact100 is a multifunctional device offering the highest quality bidirectional analogue/digital video conversion to transform VHS, S-VHS and Hi8 analogue videotapes to DV and back in one simple step. Plus TwinPact100 functions as a scan converter with innovative Grass Valley track and zoom technology to transform selected computer graphics into high-quality analogue and digital video. When used with an OHCI (FireWire) equipped computer, TwinPact100 can also capture any selected on-screen graphics to smooth, high-quality DV. TwinPact100 can be used with virtually any Windows®- or Mac OS®-based video editing system, or as a stand-alone device.

Features:-

• All-in-one scan converter and bidirectional video converter
  
• Grass Valley DV codec chip provides the industry’s best picture quality
• preservation during analogue-to-DV and DV-to-analogue conversion
  
• Clean and enhance analogue video
  
• Supports scan conversion of resolutions up to 1600 x 1200
  
• Track, zoom-in and output to video any application window or desktop area, or dynamically track area around mouse pointer
  
• Ideal for creating computer training videos or for archiving web and DVD video to DV.
  
• Compatible with Windows® and Mac OS® editing systems or can be used as a stand-alone device
  
• Includes infrared remote control unit

The Grass Valley ADVCHDM1 converter, engineered by Canopus, brings the world-renowned ADVC lineup into the high definition world, providing editors with high-quality bidirectional conversion between HD-SDI and HDV, complete with embedded audio. ADVCHDM1 not only lets you easily and instantly convert HD-SDI output to HDV and ingest HDV material into HD-SDI systems for archiving, but it can also encode HD MPEG-2 transport streams up to a full 1920x1080 resolution, using any one choice of eight different bitrate settings that best suits your workflow. And as always with an ADVC product, you’re assured of platform-agnostic support, whether using a Windows- or Mac OS-based NLE application, NTSC or PAL video, or a camera, deck, or video editing board.

Key Features:-

• Converts HD-SDI to HDV with embedded audio
  
• Converts HDV to HD-SDI with embedded audio
  
• Encode MPEG-2 transport streams with a choice of eight different bitrate settings, from 11Mbps to 40Mbps
  
• Supports HD video resolutions up to and including 1920x1080
  
• Input external timecode when encoding HDV
  
• Control HD-SDI decks via HDV and vice versa, with AV/C-RS422 device control conversion
  
• Simple, two-button control for encoding/decoding and timecode mode via the front panel
  
• Perfect for recording from HD-SDI sources to a Grass Valley Turbo iDDR
  
• Compatible with Windows- and Mac OS-based NLE software applications that support HDV/HD-SDI
  
• Can be used as a stand-alone bidirectional HD-SDI/HDV video converter without needing a computer
  
• Solid 8-inch, half-1U rack mount, with optional rack mount kit available

Offering the widest video device connectivity options in any ADVC product to date, Grass Valley ADVC3000, engineered by Canopus, provides instant, high-quality bidirectional video conversion between analog and digital equipment. Combining and enhancing the features of both the ADVC700 and ADVC1000 converters, ADVC3000 can convert between analog and DV, DV and SD-SDI, and analog and SD-SDI. Whether you need to convert YUV component video to uncompressed SDI, DV to Y/C S-Video, or simply to de-embed and re-embed audio from a digital video stream, ADVC3000 is designed to meet the conversion requirements of broadcasters, cable operators, video professionals and post-production.

ADVC-3000 is the ultimate SD converter. Offering bi-directional Analogue to Digital & Digital to Digital converter.

Key Features:

• Analogue component to uncompressed SDI conversion
  
• Uncompressed SDI to analogue component conversion
  
• Analogue component to DV conversion
  
• DV to analogue component conversion
  
• DV to uncompressed SDI conversion
  
• Uncompressed SDI to DV conversion
  
• Simultaneous conversion of 4-channel audio between SDI Embedded Audio, DV embedded audio, AES/EBU balanced audio
  
• Industry-standard connections (BNC, XLR)

Use ADVC 110 to connect all analog and digital video cameras, decks and editing systems. ADVC 110 is a portable and easy-to-use digital video converter compatible with Windows and Mac OS computers.

ADVC110 is the ideal device for capturing and outputting analog video from any FireWire equipped notebook and desktop computer. There are no drivers to install and ADVC 110 does not require a power supply when used with a 6-pin FireWire cable.

Key Features:-

• Connects to all widely used DV and analog video equipment
  
• Compatible with Windows and Mac OS DV editing systems
  
• Compatible with leading editing and DVD authoring applications including Canopus EDIUS, Canopus Let’s EDIT, Final Cut Pro®, Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Vegas®, iLife®, Ulead MediaStudio® Pro, and Windows Movie Maker
  
• Audio-only conversion
  
• No need to install drivers or any software applications
  
• Powered by IEEE 1394 FireWire connector*
  
• NTSC and PAL compatible
  
• Colour bar reference signal generator
  * Using the 4-pin IEEE 1394 FireWire connector requires a power adapter
  (sold separately)

• Windows® 2000 (requires Service Pack 3 or higher), Windows® XP Home or Windows® XP Professional (requires Service Pack 1 or higher)

• Mac OS X 10.1 or later

• NTSC: 720x480 @ 29.97fps
  
• PAL: 720x576 @ 25fps
  *ADVC110 also accepts SECAM video (input only)

• 2-channel 48kHz 16-bit
  
• 2-channel 32kHz 12-bit

• 1 x 4-pin S100 FireWire (100Mbps)
  
• 1 x 6-pin S100 FireWire (100Mbps)

• 1 x S-Video (4-pin miniDIN)
  
• 1 x composite (RCA)

• 1 x S-Video (4-pin miniDIN)
  
• 1 x composite (RCA)

• 1 x stereo (RCA)

• 1 x stereo (RCA)

• IEEE 1394 bus powered or DC5V from EIAJ#2 DC jack

• 4.5W

Canopus ACEDVio is an Analogue/DV video capture board for video enthusiasts.

Use ACEDVio to Capture video from various analog sources such as VCRs, or from DV camcorders using DV device control. You can also connect various OHCI devices such as hard drives to your system using ACEDVio!

Key Features:-

• Provides analog and DV input/output for compatibility for leading editing and DVD authoring applications.
  
• Connects to all widely used analog and DV camcorders and decks.
  
• Compatible with Windows and Mac OS *
  
• Provides the industry's highest quality analog-to-DV and DV-to-analog video conversion with locked audio support.
  
• Provides video output to a monitor or television while editing.
  
• Features adjustable brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and sharpness controls on analog video input *
  
• Encoding and authoring of fully interactive DVD titles with Ulead DVD MovieFactory SE

• ACEDV series board
  
• DV Cable (4pin-4pin)
  
• Video Cable (S-Video / Composite conversion)
  
• Audio Cable (Stereo minijack / RCA conversion)
  
• CD-ROM
  
• Ulead DVD Movie Factory 2.0 SE
  
• Manual

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