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SDI, they are not cost effective or bi-directional. To resolve the various challenges, Roland has designed the Edirol VC-300HD. This product has been shipping since March 2007 and has already proved to be very popular.
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Introduction Why you need a real-time converter Support for various formats Actual conversion procedure Picture quality evaluation Superior picture quality after down conversion - Interview Shinji Kobukata Making full use of HDV - Interview with a VC-300HD developer System proposal - Flexible format conversion is the key Input/Output specifications Main specifications and connectors...
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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. Moreover, converting using an NLE system is a for delivery of commercial broadcasting is non-editing task that can unnecessarily tie up an HDCAM, an infrastructure to accommodate HDCAM-SR is also gradually coming into...
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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 usable video content. Going the other way, video production. It is a multi-format converter. Four connector types provide different data sources pro VCR content can be converted to data that and destinations: IEEE1394, analog component,...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The figure shows image samples and waveforms after the original video 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 MPEG2 decoding has been done, the scaler carries out processing to magnify or shrink the image.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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conversion between 60 and 50 fields. But since the cooperation of people in the industry. We had 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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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copyright 2007 Roland Corporation. All rights reserved All specification and appearances are subject to change without notice Jul. 2007 RAM-7007 KS...
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