The Ultimate SD Converter
The Grass Valley ADVC3000 is designed to meet the conversion requirements of broadcasters, cable operators, video professionals, and post-production operations. Housed in a 2 rack-unit design, it can convert between analog and DV, DV and SD-SDI, and analog and SD-SDI signals.
Connects broadcast video equipment to FireWire (IEEE 1394a)-equipped computers for video editingConverts common broadcast digital and analog video and audio formatsRack-mount capable (rack mount brackets included)Compatible with Windows (including Windows 7) and Macintosh operating system-based DV editing systemsCompatible with leading editing and DVD authoring applications including Grass Valley EDIUS, Sony Vegas, Apple Final Cut Pro and iMovie, Avid Xpress DV, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Liquid, Ulead MediaStudio Pro, and Windows Movie MakerNo drivers or software applications to installNTSC and PAL compatibleWorks with many FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) equipped computers by means of an appropriate adapter cable (customer supplied)
Video Format: NTSC, PAL, SECAM (input only)
Digital Video: 4-pin FireWire, 6-pin FireWire. SDI in (BNC), SDI active-through (BNC), 2 x SDI out (BNC)
Analog Video Input: S-video composite (RCA), component (3 x BNC)
Analog Audio Input: Stereo unbalanced (2 x RCA), 4-channel balanced (2 x XLR-3-31 female; 1-gnd, 2-hot, 3-cold
Analog Video Output: S-video, composite (BNC), component Y,Pb,Pr (3 x BNC)
Analog Audio Output: Stereo unbalanced (2 x RCA), 4-channel balanced (2 x XLR-3-32 male; 1-gnd, 2-hot, 3-cold)
Time Code: LTC in (BNC), LTC out (BNC), VITC in (decoded from SDI input), VITC out (encoded in SDI output, line selection available)
Reference: Input (BNC), loop-through (BNC), output (BNC)
Device Control: AV/C over IEEE 1394, RS-422A (bi-directional conversion)
Display: LCD configuration menu, stereo audio peak, Meters: -48 dB to 0 dB (FS) display, -17 dB to 0 dB (FS) peak hold
Power: 100-240 VAC
Environmental Characteristics: Operating temperature: 10 to 35°C, Storage temperature: -20 to 60°C, Maximum humidity: 80%
Dimensions: Width: 430 mm (16.93 in.), Height: 88 mm (3.46 in.), Depth: 270 mm (10.63 in.)
Minimum Computer System Requirements:
Windows PC:
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or higher), Windows XP Home, or Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or higher), DirectX 8.0 or higher
Mac:
Mac OS X (10.2.7/10.2.8/10.3/10.4.x)