Studio DC1000 Video Capture Card

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Studio DC1000 Video Capture Card
$1899

DC1000
Next Generation Digital Media Creation And Delivery Solution

The Pinnacle Systems DC1000 is a state-of-the-art dual stream MPEG-2 solution providing real time editing capabilities. DC1000 includes a complete video editing application and an integrated, fully featured MPEG-2 CD authoring solution.

The entire process from capture to delivery remains digital, making the production process easier and faster. Video is always 100% MPEG-2 for the highest level of data efficiency without compromise to quality. DC1000 is designed for, videotape, CD-ROM, and Internet video delivery... and fully upgradable to the DVD1000 for comprehensive, professional quality DVD authoring.

Product Specifications

Hardware:

DC1000 PCI card
Breakout box
Optional: DV interface

Software:

Adobe Premiere 5.1 RT
Pinnacle TitleDeko
Minerva Impression CD Pro
Sonic Foundry ACID Music
Pixélan Video Spice Rack Effects
Adobe PhotoShop 4.0 LE
SmartGOP™: MPEG-2 IP Editing
miroINSTANT Video™: real-time 2D effects, intelligent 3D and layered effects rendering, efficient hard disk usage

DV I/O upgrade

IEEE-1394 I/O daughter card (field upgradable)
Requires one back plate for I/O connectors

DVD upgrade path to DVD1000

Includes Minerva Impression for DVD
Requires additional DVD-R drive or DLT for production of DVD disks

System requirements
PC system

Pentium II® or faster compatible processor
1 x 32-bit PCI 2.1 slot
64 Mbyte RAM (128 MB recommended)
500 Mbyte hard disk capacity
4 Gbyte SCSI video hard disk (9 GB recommended)
16-bit display adapter with DirectDraw drivers
CD-ROM drive
Sound board
External video monitor
Windows 98, NT 4.0 (NT at launch)

Technical Data:
Hardware	32-bit PCI bus mastering expansion card
Data rate	Up to 50 MBit per second in dual stream mode, 25 Mbit per stream
Frame rate	30/25 frames per second; 30/50 fields per second (NTSC/PAL)
Digitization and playback	In real time. Resolution up to 720 x 576 (PAL/SECAM) or 720 x 480 (NTSC) in studio quality 4:2:2 YUV, True Color
Video inputs	1 x composite video (CVBS), RCA (cinch) jack, high-quality PAL comb filter 1 x S-Video (Y/C), mini-DIN
Video outputs	1 x composite video (CVBS), RCA (cinch) jack, 1 x S-Video (Y/C), mini-DIN
Video standard	PAL, NTSC (US Version NTSC only)
Video systems	DV, S-VHS, Hi8, VHS, Video8
Adjustable parameters	Brightness, contrast, saturation, color value, bit rate.
Real-time effects	2-channel mixer with real-time bit manipulation
Video overlay	Video overlay chip for real-time monitoring on computer screen
Audio inputs/outputs	Stereo, 2 x RCA (cinch) jack Stereo, 2 x RCA (cinch) jack
Audio input level	0 dB, -20 dB, selectable
Audio recording and playback	In real time, directly to/from hard disk in full CD/DAT stereo audio quality. Selectable sampling formats: 16-bit stereo 44.1kHz, 16-bit stereo 48kHz, 12-bit stereo 32kHz (DV)