Canopus ADVC-100 Advanced Digital Video Converter, Analog / DV
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: CanopusModel: 770-10072-100
Product features:
- DV converter designed for NLE. Convert your S-VHS, Hi8 and 8mm analog tapes to DV in one simple step. The converted DV streams are transferred to your PC or Mac via IEEE1394 (i.Link, FireWire) and edited using your favorite photo/video application.
- Other converters can lose audio/video sync when converting longer segments of video. The ADVC-100 is the first affordable DV converter that supports locked audio when converting from analog to digital, assuring perfect audio and video synchronization
- The ADVC-100 features Canopus' award-winning DV codec technology, found in AVID's Xpress DV software and the full line of Canopus DV capture cards.
- Digital Video in/out: 6pin S200 (200Mbps), 4pin S200 (200Mbps)Analog Video in/out: NTSC (525/60), PAL (625/50) S-video, compositeAudio in/out: stereo unbalanced line levelSampling Frequency: 48kHz/16bit/2ch, 32kHz/12bit/4ch
- * Input line auto select* 720x480 analog output* YUV output* NTSC/PAL support* front, back analog in* 2 DV jacks* Color Bar output* 48kHz/16bit audio* 32kHz/12bit audio
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canopus ADVC-100 Advanced Digital Video Converter, Analog / DV
Customer Review: The only reliable external video capture device. Period.
Summary: 5 Stars
I did some research into external video capture devices, and everything seemed to point to the Canopus. I wasn't disappointed - it does an excellent job of capturing video, even on a 2-year old laptop.
I have used it to capture about 4 hours of video tapes for transfer to DVDs. The video and audio quality was true to the originals, and I never had audio/video sync problems that apparently are common with non-Canopus equipment. I captured video in MPEG-2 format using the capture feature of Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 / Video Wave. (Software side-bar: FYI, I found all Roxio's other video editing tools to be overly simplistic and not suited to my needs. But the video capture was great - it's the only capture I found that directly encodes video in real-time to the space-saving MPEG-2 format. After capturing the video, Sony Vegas and Sony DVD Architect were the best tools for my needs of editing video/audio, and burning to DVD).
All the more impressive is that the Canopus worked on my relatively old laptop system. I don't remember the recommended specs exactly, but I think I was borderline: 1.5 mhz Pentium 4 laptop with 512 mb of RAM running on Windows XP.
While the Canopus performed its core video capture function perfectly, it does have some minor issues with user-friendliness - but really, these aren't very important in the big picture. Stickers warn you to shut the Canopus and your computer down before connecting to or disconnecting it from your computer. Changing the device's settings, which I did once at set-up, involves small switches on the hardware itself. And the device is recognized by my computer as a digital video camera. But if it's the only external hardware that consistently does a great job of video capture - who cares about minor issues like these?
The wrap-up: Amazon should do us all a favor: get rid of all the other, less reliable external video capture devices and only sell the Canopus. It's tempting to get less expensive equipment, but there seems to be only a small chance it'll actually do the job. The Canopus is really the only option to consider if you are looking for an external video capture device that works reliably.
Description of Canopus ADVC-100 Advanced Digital Video Converter, Analog / DV
CANOPUS ADVC-100 - This advanced A/D converter bridge the Analog / Digital gap in realtime. Easily convert S-Video and Composite Analog Video sources to DV - and back again! In addition to using Canopus' award-winning DV codec technology, the ADVC-100 supports locked audio, works with NTSC and PAL video, and is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS. Front and back analog video inputs Supports locked audio during A/D conversion, assuring perfect synchronization Color bar output function Package includes 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable, AC adapter & S-Video / Composite Video cable Size - 1.07H x 5.74W x 4.72D Three year limited warrantyVHS
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