GrassValley ADVC: Advanced Digital Video Converters, distributed by Playback Systems

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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.

ADVCmini

Compact USB A/D Conversion (Mac only) The ADVCmini video capture solution is the latest in the hugely successful ADVC® series of video converters. The ADVCmini captures video from composite analog and S-Video connectors from all your home and professional video equipment and converts it to digital video on your Mac. The ADVCmini also features a pair of RCA audio inputs to capture sound at the same time.

ADVC-55

Compact FireWire A/D Conversion (Windows / Mac) 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.

ADVC-110

High-Quality, Bi-Directional A/D Conversion (Windows / Mac) Our ADVC110 unit connects to all analog and digital video cameras, decks, and editing systems. This portable and easy-to-use digital video converter is ideal for capturing and outputting analog video from any FireWire (IEEE 1394a)-equipped notebook or desktop computer. 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.

ADVC-300

Bi-Directional A/D Conversion With Analog Filtering (Windows / Mac) 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.

TwinPact-100

Transform PC Graphics into High-Quality Video (Windows / Mac) Our TwinPact100 is the world's first multifunctional device to feature conversion of on-screen graphics to analog and digital video, digital video capture of on-screen graphics, and bi-directional analog/digital video conversion. Integrating Canopus® track and zoom technology, it provides the highest-quality video conversion with unmatched functionality.

ACEDVio

A/D conversion card (Windows / Mac) The Grass Valley™ ACEDVio card is the only OHCI analog and DV editing card completely compatible with hundreds of video editing applications and all widely used video equipment. Whether it's a Windows or Macintosh operating system-based computer, VHS or DV camera, EDIUS®, Final Cut Pro, Avid Xpress, Adobe Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas nonlinear editing software, our ACEDVio is the one card for all editing environments, providing the broadest compatibility, longest product life, and highest return on investment.