ADVC300 | Grass Valley

ADVC300

Professional-Quality Bi-Directional Analog/ Digital Video Conversion

Our ADVC® professional family supports virtually any professional video conversion need. Each contains our innovative Canopus® DV codec technology, which provides the industry's best picture-quality preservation during analog/DV conversion.

Featuring high-quality image-enhancement technology—including digital noise reduction and image stabilization using line time base correction (LTBC)—our ADVC300 unit instantly cleans, stabilizes, and preserves old VHS and Hi8 videos in a clean DV format.

Key Features

Connects analog video equipment to FireWire (IEEE 1394)-equipped computers for video editing
Compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating system-based DV editing systems
Compatible with leading editing and DVD authoring applications including Grass Valley™ EDIUS®, Sony Vegas, Apple Final Cut Pro and iMovie, Avid Xpress DV and Liquid, Adobe Premiere Pro, Ulead MediaStudio Pro, and Windows Movie Maker
Powered by FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector (ADVC55 and ADVC110 only)
NTSC and PAL compatible

Specifications

	ADVC300
Video Format	NTSC, PAL, SECAM (input only)
Digital Video	6-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394), 4-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Audio Format	2-channel, 48 kHz, 16-bit
Analog Video Input	S-video [AW1], composite (RCA)
Analog Audio Input	Stereo unbalanced (2 x RCA)
Analog Video Output	S-video[ AW2], composite (RCA)
Analog Audio Output	Stereo unbalanced (2 x RCA)
Device Control	AV/C over FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Power	Included DC adapter
Dimensions	146 (W) x 27.2 (H) x 177 (D) mm 5.75 (W) x 10.7 (H) x 6.97 (D) in.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows PC

Pentium III or later

128 MB memory or more
CD-ROM for installation of Picture Controller 300 software
4 MB or more of available hard drive space for installation of Picture Controller 300 software
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher)
Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or higher)
Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or higher)
Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate
DirectX 8.0 or higher

Mac

G3 or later

128 MB Memory or More
CD-ROM for installation of Picture Controller 300 software
4 MB or more of available hard drive space for installation of Picture Controller 300 software
Mac OS X (10.2.7/10.2.8/10.3/10.4.x/10.5/10.6)

Notes:

A video-capture card or OHCI FireWire (IEEE 1394) connection is required to capture DV.
An OHCI FireWire (IEEE 1394) connection is required to run the included Picture Controller 300 software.

Data Sheet

ADVC Professional Family High-Quality Analog/Digital Video Conversion Data Sheet

Additional Product Documents

Package Contents

ADVC300 unit*
AC adapter
1 x FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable (6-pin to 4-pin)
Picture Controller application CD-ROM
User manual

* A D1 component cable is available as an option in some countries.

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