The Ultimate SD Converter

The Grass Valley™ ADVC®3000 is designed to meet the conversion requirements of broadcasters, cable operators, video professionals, and post-production operations. Housed in a 2 rack-unit design, it can convert between analog and DV, DV and SD-SDI, and analog and SD-SDI signals.

• Connects broadcast video equipment to FireWire (IEEE 1394a)-equipped computers for video editing
• Converts common broadcast digital and analog video and audio formats
• Rack-mount capable (rack mount brackets included)
• Compatible with Windows (including Windows 7) and Macintosh operating system-based DV editing systems
• Compatible with leading editing and DVD authoring applications including Grass Valley™ EDIUS®, Sony Vegas, Apple Final Cut Pro and iMovie, Avid Xpress DV, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Liquid, Ulead MediaStudio Pro, and Windows Movie Maker
• No drivers or software applications to install
• NTSC and PAL compatible
• Works with many FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) equipped computers by means of an appropriate adapter cable (customer supplied)

 

Video Format

NTSC, PAL, SECAM (input only)

Digital Video

4-pin FireWire, 6-pin FireWire. SDI in (BNC), SDI active-through (BNC), 2 x SDI out (BNC)

Analog Video Input

S-video composite (RCA), component (3 x BNC)

Analog Audio Input

Stereo unbalanced (2 x RCA)
4-channel balanced (2 x XLR-3-31 female; 1-gnd, 2-hot, 3-cold

Analog Video Output

S-video, composite (BNC), component Y,Pb,Pr (3 x BNC)

Analog Audio Output

Stereo unbalanced (2 x RCA)
4-channel balanced (2 x XLR-3-32 male; 1-gnd, 2-hot, 3-cold)

Time Code

LTC in (BNC), LTC out (BNC), VITC in (decoded from SDI input), VITC out (encoded in SDI output, line selection available)

Reference

Input (BNC), loop-through (BNC), output (BNC)

Device Control

AV/C over IEEE 1394, RS-422A (bi-directional conversion)

Display

LCD configuration menu, stereo audio peak
Meters: -48 dB to 0 dB (FS) display, -17 dB to 0 dB (FS) peak hold

Power

100-240 VAC

Environmental Characteristics

Operating temperature: 10 to 35°C
Storage temperature: -20 to 60°C
Maximum humidity: 80%

Dimensions

Width: 430 mm (16.93 in.)
Height: 88 mm (3.46 in.)
Depth: 270 mm (10.63 in.)

Minimum Computer System Requirements:

Windows PC
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or higher), Windows XP Home, or Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or higher)
DirectX 8.0 or higher

Mac
Mac OS X (10.2.7/10.2.8/10.3/10.4.x)*
*Note: A video-capture card or OHCI FireWire connection is required to capture DV.

• ADVC3000 converter unit
• Power cable and clamp
• User manual
• 1 x FireWire (IEEE 1394a) cable (4-pin to 6-pin)
• Rack-mount brackets