• Real-time, mixed-format editing of analog, DV, HDV, and HD/SD-SDI input/output for connectivity with a broad range of devices, and real-time monitoring from EDIUS editing software (included)
• Real-time SD/HD resolution, aspect ratio, and frame-rate conversion and output, including 16:9 to 4:3 and NTSC to PAL
• Real-time SD/HD effects, keyers, transitions, and titles
• High-quality proprietary software codecs, including award-winning Canopus HQ software codec
• Extensive analog and digital video equipment inputs/outputs, including RS-422 control and external reference sync input
• Hardware-based line scaling for pristine HD video output
• Real-time, full-resolution, full-quality component SD and HD video output
• Filtering and noise-reduction technology for analog input
• High-speed HDV timeline export, built for multi-core and multi-CPU technology
• Supports newer file-based formats, including Infinity JPEG 2000, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO and AVC-Intra), and GFCAM
• Bi-directional analog/DV conversion from any Windows NLE
• Compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems

Video Capture Formats

• Canopus DV: 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• YUY2 (uncompressed): 720x486/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• Canopus Lossless: 720x486/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• HDV/Canopus HQ: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 1080/30p, 1080/25p, 1080/24p, 720/30p, 720/25p, 720/24p, 720x480/60p, 720x576/25p, 720x576/50p
• Canopus HD: 1280x1080/59.94i, 1280x1080/60i, 1280x1080/50i, 1280x720/59.94p, 1280x720/50p

Video Output Formats

• DV/DVCAM: 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• HDV: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 1080/30p, 1080/25p, 1080/24p, 720/30p, 720/25p, 720/24p, 720x480/60p, 720x576/25p, 720x576/50p
• S-video, composite: 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• BNC component: 1080/59.94i (NTSC), 1080/50i (PAL), 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)

Input/Output Connections (without MIP)

• Digital Video I/O
  • 1 x SDI (BNC) input
  • 2 x SDI (BNC) output

• Analog Video Input
  • 1 x Black Burst ref input (BNC)
  • 1 x Tri-level Sync ref input (BNC)

Input/Output Connections (with MIP)

• Digital Video Input
  • 2 x SD-SDI (BNC)
  • 2 x HD-SDI (BNC)

• Digital Video Output
  • 2 x SD-SDI (BNC)
  • 2 x HD-SDI (BNC)

• Analog Video Input
  • 1 x component (BNC Y, Pb, Pr)
  • 1 x S-video (4-pin miniDIN)
  • 1 x composite (BNC) with loop-through out
  • 1 x Black Burst ref input (BNC) with loop-though out
  • 1 x Tri-level Sync ref input (BNC) with loop-though out

• Analog Video Output
  • 1 x component (BNC Y, Pb, Pr)
  • 1 x HD component (BNC Y, Pb, Pr)
  • 1 x S-video (4-pin miniDIN)
  • 2 x composite (BNC)

• Digital Audio Input
  • 4 x AES/EBU (BNC)

• Digital Audio Output
  • 4 x AES/EBU (BNC)

• Analog Audio Input
  • 4 x XLR-3-31 female (1-gnd 2-hot 3-cold, balanced)

• Analog Audio Output
  • 4 x XLR-3-32 male (1-gnd 2-hot 3-cold, balanced)
  • 2 x stereo (RCA) (unbalanced)

• Device Control
  • 2 x 9-pin D-sub RS-422A
  • 1 x LTC Input (XLR)
  • 1 x LTC Output (XLR)

Minimum System Requirements

• Dual Intel Xeon 3.06 GHz processors or faster
• 2 GB RAM
• 800 MB free disk space
• DVD-ROM drive for software installation
• ATA100/7200 RPM or faster hard disk, capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/s data transfer. A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output.
• DirectX 9.0c or later
• Graphics card with at least 128 MB of video RAM (256 MB or larger recommended) and hardware-based DirectDraw overlay and 32-bit color display at a 1024x768 resolution (for HD operation, 256 MB video RAM or larger required, 512 MB or larger recommended)
• PixelShader 3.0 or later
• One free USB (1.1 or higher) port for security key
• Sound card
• One free PCI-X 64-bit/66 MHz slot
• Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later, 32-bit)
• Windows Vista (SP1 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit), including the following operating systems:
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Ultimate