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| Brand: | Grass Valley |
| Item Height : | 10.2 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 21.6 centimetres |
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This is a very straightforward device
19 Feb 2009
This is a very straightforward device, though the settings of the dipswitches recall the bad old days of modems and other long-forgotten peripheral tediums. For anyone with less than perfect eyesight, or large fingers, determining whether and where the switches have been moved can be quite challenging. But with a little trial and error, the result is satisfying.
The Canopus ADVC 300 is a greate overall product for converting video from digital to analog or the other way around. The provision of 3 different connector types takes the guess work out the way. That means 3 possible options to connect your device with; component, composit, or FireWire.
The Canopus ADVC 300 is a greate overall product for converting video from digital to analog or the other way around. The provision of 3 different connector types takes the guess work out the way. That means 3 possible options to connect your device with; component, composit, or FireWire.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Used for basic video input, works good.
19 Oct 2010
I used this guy when I was creating training videos for one of my previous employers. We basically had company meetings, we fed a live feed over a fiber connection back to one of the labs I worked in and from there converted the video on the fly through the ADVC-300 into a professional mac video machine. This little ADVC-300 box was able to cleanly convert the video on the fly with no issues. I've since used this to convert home movies as well as make short youtube videos and while overkill for most home applications (in terms of pricing) it works wonders. I haven't used this with a PC but have used it with both high power mac setups and a macbook and both worked with iMovie and Final Cut Pro without any hassle.
I will say, I do NOT like that the power button for this guy is on the back of the unit. I would have liked the power button to be on the front or top panel with the other buttons because when the power goes off this device will not turn back on automatically. So in my setup I constantly had to reach behind it to push the button. It's not a big complaint but it is a little annoying after a while.
Anyways, overall a great video input converter for the beginner and professional alike.I've used it off and on over the last 5 years with no issues.
I will say, I do NOT like that the power button for this guy is on the back of the unit. I would have liked the power button to be on the front or top panel with the other buttons because when the power goes off this device will not turn back on automatically. So in my setup I constantly had to reach behind it to push the button. It's not a big complaint but it is a little annoying after a while.
Anyways, overall a great video input converter for the beginner and professional alike.I've used it off and on over the last 5 years with no issues.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent analog to digital converter
7 May 2010
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I purchased this unit to convert my vhs tapes to dvd with my computer. I was trying to use a Dazzle dvc100 usb converter that came with Easy Media Creater 10 to caputure the analog audio & video to the computer. There were a few problems I had using that setup. I was able to work through all of them except one. The audio & video were never in sync on the computer & really out of time on the burned dvd.
I bought a firewire adapter card for the computer & the advc 300 for the digital conversion of the analog signal & everything works great. The advc 300 was very easy to use & hook up. I have used it as a stand alone unit for conversion only, and the dvd's actually look better than the tapes do. I'm using the same equipment for playback and capturing, but the dvds still look better. After a few a & b comparisons, I see it's the rock steady, uninform output of the advc 300 that makes the difference. It really does a good job removing noise, jitter & uneven brightness from the analog signal. And, the audio is in exact sync with the video. The manual states it has circuitry just to keep the two in sync & it works.
Last week, I loaded the advc 300's software on the computer. It's not necessary to use to get great results, but I believe with some careful small adjustments of the software, I will be able to get even better results from the converter. You can adjust color, brighness, contrast, etc. to compensate for poorly exposed scenes.
This device is a real pleasure to use. You will be surprised how good a old video signal can look when processed with the advc 300. Highly recommended.
I bought a firewire adapter card for the computer & the advc 300 for the digital conversion of the analog signal & everything works great. The advc 300 was very easy to use & hook up. I have used it as a stand alone unit for conversion only, and the dvd's actually look better than the tapes do. I'm using the same equipment for playback and capturing, but the dvds still look better. After a few a & b comparisons, I see it's the rock steady, uninform output of the advc 300 that makes the difference. It really does a good job removing noise, jitter & uneven brightness from the analog signal. And, the audio is in exact sync with the video. The manual states it has circuitry just to keep the two in sync & it works.
Last week, I loaded the advc 300's software on the computer. It's not necessary to use to get great results, but I believe with some careful small adjustments of the software, I will be able to get even better results from the converter. You can adjust color, brighness, contrast, etc. to compensate for poorly exposed scenes.
This device is a real pleasure to use. You will be surprised how good a old video signal can look when processed with the advc 300. Highly recommended.
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