ADVC55 | Grass Valley

ADVC55

High-Quality 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.

Our ADVC55 unit connects VHS, Hi8, and other analog video equipment to a DV camera, deck, or editing system. It's ideal for capturing analog video into FireWire (IEEE 1394a)-equipped notebook and desktop editing computers. There are no drivers to install, and the unit does not require a power supply when used with a 6-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394a) cable.

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
No drivers or software applications to install
Powered by FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector (ADVC55 and ADVC110 only)
NTSC and PAL compatible

Specifications

	ADVC55
Video Format	NTSC, PAL, SECAM (input only)
Digital Video	6-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394) (output only)
Audio Format	2-channel, 48 kHz, 16-bit
Analog Video Input	S-video, composite (RCA)[AW1]
Analog Audio Input	Stereo unbalanced (2 x RCA)
Analog Video Output	–
Analog Audio Output	–
Device Control	AV/C over FireWire (IEEE 1394)
Power	1394 bus power (6-pin), optional DC adapter
Dimensions	126 (W) x 23 (H) x 76 (D) mm 4.96 (W) x 0.91 (H) x 2.99 (D) in.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows PC

Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 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

Mac OS X (10.2.7/10.2.8/10.3/10.4.x/10.5/10.6)

Note: A video-capture card or OHCI FireWire (IEEE 1394) connection is required to capture DV.

Data Sheet

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

Additional Product Documentation

Package Contents

Model	ADVC55
Package Contents	ADVC55 unit 1 x FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable (6-pin to 6-pin) User manual
Optional Power Supply*^{1, 2}	ADVC-PSU5V adapter kit*² 1 x AC power adapter 1 x FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable (6-pin to 4-pin)