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VMC-1 Video Optimizer and Media Converter

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Overview

The easiest way to convert your videos to a digital format and back again.

The Edirol VMC-1 Video Optimizer and Media Converter is the best way to ensure quality video when converting between formats. Whether you're pulling from your DV- camera and copying tapes for family members or taking your archive of videos and moving them over to a digital format, the VMC-1 will save you valuable time and ensure the utmost in quality in the transfer, through the various realtime controls available to you. You can adjust brightness, color, hue, and contrast for the best picture quality. The Auto Gain control lets the VMC-1 determine the best level of your video signal. To ensure minimal color bleed, the VMC-1 is equipped with a 3D Y/C control. The Time Base Corrector and Frame Synchronizer will ensure that you never lose a frame of your video in the conversion process. It even has an audio level control, for boosting quiet audio recordings.

The VMC-1 will allow you to archive and transfer your video with better quality than you thought possible. Because the VMC-1 is an in-line signal processor you won't have to take the time and deal with headaches of recording the video to a computer to render and then dump it back out.

Features

  • Built-in Time Base Corrector (TBC) and Frame Synchronizer
  • 4 color correction knobs in realtime
  • Motion adaptive 3D Y/C Separation to reduce color bleed
  • Auto Gain Control to adjust brightness and compensate for exposure problems
  • High-precision DV to Analog Bi-directional Converter
  • High quality codec maintains video quality
  • Easy to use
  • NTSC and PAL available in a single unit
  • 2 x DV (IEEE1394) ports on front and rear
  • 2 x Analog output ports
  • Built-in audio level control and L/R separate clip/signal indicators
  • NTSC or PAL format (Switch is located on bottom of the unit)
  • DV format (1/5 compression); 10-bit DV Encoding resolution; 9-bit DV Decoding resolution
  • Comes with AC adaptor and cord
Specs

VMC-1 Video Optimizer and Media Converter Specifications:

  • Video Processing: NTSC or PAL
  • Video Compression Method: Native DV format
  • Video Sampling Rate: 13.5MHz, 4:2:2 (Y:B-Y:R-Y), 8-bit
  • Video A/D, D/A Conversion: 10-bit
  • Audio Sampling Rate: 48kHz/16-bit or 32kHz/12-bit
  • Audio A/D, D/A Conversion: 24-bit
  • Audio Frequency Response: 48kHz: 20Hz to 20kHz (-3/0dB); 32kHz: 20Hz to 15kHz (-3/0dB)
  • Audio Nominal Input Level: -10dBu
  • Audio Input Impedance: 100k ohm
  • Audio Non-Clipping Maximum Input Level: -3.5dBu
  • Audio Nominal Output Level: -10dBu
  • Audio Output Impedance: 1kohm
  • Audio Non-Clipping Maximum Output Level: -3.5dBu
  • Audio Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.05% or less (1kHz, Nominal output level)
  • Audio Residual Noise Level: -70dBu (DIN-AUDIO, 1kHz, Nominal output level, IHF-A type)
  • Audio Channel Separation: -70dBu (DIN-AUDIO, 1kHz, Nominal output level, IHF-A type)
  • Input/Output Connectors (Front): DV connector (i.LINK), 4-pin connector (conforms to IEEE1394)
  • Input/Output Connectors (Rear): DV connector (i.LINK)=4-pin connector (conforms to IEEE1394), S-Video input=4-pin mini DIN type(Y: 1.0Vp-p, C: 0.286 Vp-p, 75ohm), Video input=RCA phono type (1.0Vp-p, 75ohm), Audio input (L, R)=RCA phono type, S-Video output x 2=4-pin mini DIN type (Y: 1.0Vp-p, C: 0.286Vp-p, 75ohm), Video output x 2=RCA phono type (1.0Vp-p, 75ohm), Audio output (L, R) x 2=RCA phono type
  • Power Supply: DC 9V (AC Adaptor)
  • Current Draw: 800mA
  • Accessories: AC Adaptor
  • Width: 218mm (8-5/8")
  • Depth: 173mm (6-7/8")
  • Height: 46mm (1-7/8")
  • Weight: 0.9 kg (2 lbs.)
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