pinnacle movie box dv rca video to pc converter

Description:

Adds analogue capabilities to your DV editing system
MovieBox DV simply connects to any FireWire / IEEE1394 port so you can capture from and output to both DV and analogue camcorders and VCRs.

Get the highest quality results
Analogue and digital video captured with MovieBox DV is encoded in DV format, which guarantees you professional quality for editing and playback.

Design by FA Porsche
MovieBox DV has been designed to be both elegant and ergonomic.



Hardware Specifications:

External FireWire/1394 Video Capture Device
Cables included: 6-pin 1394 to 4-pin DV & 6-pin 1394 to 6-pin 1394

Studio MovieBox DV Inputs:
Composite Video input (RCA connector) PAL, SECAM
S-Video input (mini-DIN connector) PAL, SECAM
Stereo Audio input (2 x RCA connector)
2 x IEEE1394 I/O connectors, DV port A, DV port B (2 x 6-pin type)
External power supply connector

Studio MovieBox DV Outputs:
Composite Video output (RCA connector) PAL, SECAM
S-Video output (mini-DIN connector) PAL
Stereo Audio output (2 x RCA connector)

Studio MovieBox DV Video Capture To The Computer:
Analogue PAL/SECAM input 720x576, 25fps. Converted to DV 25 Mbit/s when captured
DV (IEEE1394) camcorder capture 25 Mbit/s. Full camera/device control support

Studio MovieBox DV Video Playback from Computer:
Analogue PAL output 720x576, 25fps
DV (IEEE1394) output to camcorder 25 Mbit/s. Full camera/device control support

Studio MovieBox DV Video Standalone Format Conversions:
Analogue PAL/SECAM input 720x576, 25fps. Converted to DV 25 Mbit/s
DV (IEEE1394) camcorder capture 25 Mbit/s. Converted to Analog PAL output 720x576, 25fps

Studio MovieBox DV Audio Formats:
Locked DV : In/Out audio formats 32 kHz, 12 Bit, stereo / 48 kHz, 16 Bit, stereo
Unlocked DV : In/Out audio formats 32 kHz, 16 Bit, stereo / 44,1 kHz, 16 Bit, stereo

Software Specifications:
Input Formats:
Capture from DV, Digital8 and MicroMV camcorders or VCRs with DV/1394/FireWire
Capture from analogue VCR and camcorders (8 Millimeter, (S-)VHS(-C), Hi8) or VCRs (PAL/SECAM)
Captures 1 hour of DV video in only 400 MB of disk space at preview quality using SmartCapture™
Capture directly from DV & Digital8 camcorders to DVD quality MPEG-2
120 MB of disk space for every 20 minutes of DV video captured at preview (4 GB for every 20 minutes of finished movie).
4 GB for every 20 minutes of finished movie from analogue camcorders
Hard disk must be capable of sustained throughput of at least 4 MB/sec. All SCSI and most UDMA drives are fast enough (dedicated hard drive recommended).

Output Formats:
Output to DV or Digital8 tape (requires DV or Digital8 Camcorder with DV Input
Output to analogue videotape
Video CD (VCD) or Super Video CD (SVCD) with optional CD-R or CD-RW drive
DVD with optional DVD-R DVD-RW or DVD+RW drive
MPEG-1 & MPEG-2
AVI
RealVideo
Windows® Media Format

Import Format:
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI
Audio: WAV, MP3
Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF

Minimum Sytstem Requirements:
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon, 500 MHZ
128 MB RAM
Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP
DirectX 8 or higher compatible sound and graphics cards
210 MB of disk space for every minute of video captured
Hard drive must be capable of sustained transfer of 3.5 MB per second
300 MB of disk space to install software
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CD-ROM : (Optional - CD or DVD burner required to create Video CD, S-Video CD or DVD)
FireWire port (DV / IEEE1394 / i-Link)

Recommended Sytstem Requirements:
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
256 MB RAM
Windows XP
ATI Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce3 or higher with at least 32 MB RAM
210 MB of disk space for every minute of video captured
Separate dedicated hard drive for video capture recommended
300 MB of disk space to install software
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CD-ROM : (Optional - CD or DVD burner required to create Video CD, S-Video CD or DVD)
FireWire port (DV / IEEE1394 / i-Link)

Packaging Contents:
MovieBox DV external device
4x6-wire IEEE1394 cable
6X6-wire IEEE1394 cable
Power supply: DC 110/230V 50/60HZ 3.3V/3.0A
Power Cord
Full version of Studio 8
Studio Software 8.0 manual
MovieBox DV hardware manual