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there is often a need for so-called line recording. HDV output. Before now, to record this type of Simple video switchers do not usually have DV input, it was necessary to take along a studio and HDV outputs. If you want to output in these deck to handle separate image and sound input. formats, the VC-300HD is your only option. Recording is easier with a VC-300HD, even This is be
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Video Input Format IEEE1394 (i-LINK) HDV: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 720/59.94p, 720/50p DV: 480/59.94i, 576/50i Component Y/Pb/Pr: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 720/59.94p, 720/50p, 480/59.94p, 576/50p, 480/59.94i, 576/50i DVI-I Digital: 1600x1200/60 Hz, 1400x1050/60/75 Hz, 1360x768/60 Hz, 1280x1024/60/75 Hz, 1280x768/60 Hz, 1280x960/60 Hz, 1152x864/75 Hz, 1024x768/60/75 Hz, 800x600/60/75 Hz, 640x480/60/75 Hz, 1080/59.94p, 1080/50p, 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 720/59.94p, 720/50p Analog: 1024x768/60 Hz, 8
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Processing Scaling: Scaling between the specified input and output Frame Sync: Built in frame synchronizer and genlock to external device Video Processing Frame Rate Conversion: from 59.94 to 50 Hz etc. I/P Conversion: De-interlace function built-in Delay: Adjustment with Millisecond or Frame Audio Processing Sample Rate Conversion: from 32 to 48 kHz etc. Video Connectors IEEE1394 Connector Conforms to IEEE1394, HDV standards, Same con- 6-pin Type (i.LINK) nector on front and rear COMPONENT
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Now that digital broadcasting service areas are expanding, and with the appearance of high-definition content on Blu-ray and HD DVD media, there is a strong demand for high definition content production. Until these recent developments, HD content production had been comparatively simple, with the source of input being mainly limited to HD camera recordings. With television shifting to high definition and the rapid spread of high-definition video cameras for consumer use, location shooting in co
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Introduction Why you need a real-time converter Support for various formats Actual conversion procedure Picture quality evaluation 10 Superior picture quality after down conversion - Interview Shinji Kobukata 12 Making full use of HDV - Interview with a VC-300HD developer 14 System proposal - Flexible format conversion is the key 16 Input/Output specifications 18 Main specifications and connectors 19 3
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In no time at all, formats for HD recording periods of time, and results in a shortage of have multiplied. Although the mainstream format temporary drive space and increases costs. for delivery of commercial broadcasting is Moreover, converting using an NLE system is a HDCAM, an infrastructure to accommodate non-editing task that can unnecessarily tie up an HDCAM-SR is also gradually coming into expert editor. Thus, all the temporary storage mainstream. On the other hand, the SD format is space
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The VC-300HD enables conversion between makes it possible to capture PowerPoint slides many all of the formats currently used in video and other software applications as immediately production. It is a multi-format converter. Four usable video content. Going the other way, video connector types provide different data sources pro VCR content can be converted to data that and destinations: IEEE1394, analog component, can be viewed on PC monitors, via projectors, SDI, and DVI-I. HDMI connectivity
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Signal processing is automatically selected based on selected input and output. Select input source. The built-in audio delay for frame-accurate sync. Supports embedded audio with High Quality A/D - D/A conversion. What does format conversion actually involve Turning the knob on the right, you cycle to with the VC series? It’s so simple that almost i.LINK and select by pushing the knob. All the anyone who has operated video equipment can basic selection operations are done by turning the do it
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Select output format. Signal after conversion is sent out from all the output terminals Supports real-time conversion to HDV. Analog component supports both SD (480i/576i) and HD (720p/1080i) Supports direct input from computer display. Accepts digital RGB signals up to 1600x1200/60Hz and analog RGB signals up to 1024x768/60Hz So, let’s see what kinds of things you can do synchronization. The VC-300HD provides three options: Internal, Video Input, and REF Input. If with PROCESSING. When yo
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Although the VC-300HD is capable of diverse down conversion and up conversion. These format conversions, the video quality is not samples were converted via two-way connection compromised. Examine these frequently used between i.LINK (HDV/DV) and HD-SDI. resolutions in same-sized format conversion, HD-SDI video input was output via i.LINK. After the i.LINK output was captured in a non-linear system, the video samples were output as HD-SDI from
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The figure shows image samples and waveforms after the original video has been converted to HDV/DV format using the VC-300HD and then, again using the VC-300HD, converted to HD/SD-SDI output. In the conversion from HDV, once the MPEG2 decoding has been done, the scaler carries out processing to magnify or shrink the image. In the 1080i output, you can see that the HDV characteristics are output more or less unaltered. 9
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The VC-300HD has functions that make it accent converted video with additional considerably more than just a simple format corrections and trimming. Below is a description converter. Among the parameters you can access of the parameters covered by the processing via the MENU button, you will find parameters functions. related to video processing. For example, you can 10
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Though he is not a celebrity, image creator I was most impressed by the down-converted Shinji Kobukata is well known in the industry as picture quality. Right now at home I have an a major player behind the scenes. (Photo 1) ordinary HD VTR and it has a built-in down- Among his numerous productions are many converter. The results are so obviously different promotion videos for artists belonging to a to the output of the VC-300HD. I was surprised Japanese major label. He has also had a major when
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positioning, when you magnify the picture. Component, SDI, DV... it seems to cover everything that the industry currently uses. I In many cases, commercial films are shot, don’t need more than that. I was just about to buy captured to HD with telecine, and finished with an HDV deck. But the one with HD-SDI costs a SD. If you have it in HD, you can pan and zoom serious amount of money. But now I might get a in SD. So, it’s great that you can magnify the much cheaper one and
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The idea was for the VC-300HD to be able to afford this kind of equipment for recording live deal with most of the popular formats at present. events. Then, even if we did record on it, it’s So why did they want to have a go at perfecting better to convert it down to HDV, since we can’t the huge number of conversion patterns other justify keeping the expensive format unchanged manufacturers weren’t interested in? Let's take a just to have it always easily on hand for editing. look at initial pr
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the cooperation of people in the industry. We had conversion between 60 and 50 fields. But since to get hold of technical standards, use our conversion from SD to 720p and vice versa is connections with chip manufacturers, and one type of frame rate conversion, we needed to collaborate with camera manufacturers. I suppose provide that function. Validating the conversions was really tough. you could say that we studied pretty much 24/7. We started by making stuff we could use for verifica
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So, how does the VC-300HD fit into the work efficiently. done in a studio? Below you can see some of the concrete advantages it offers in typical systems. In post-production work, much dubbing work is needed for the materials and complete package. Non-linear HD editing has just about reached a In particular, it is expected that there will be a level where it can realistically cope with native rapid increase in the need to bring video up from format HDV and DVCPROHD. One of the HDV and, conv
