Grass Valley ADVC-55 - Manual (Page 8)

Introduction
Introduction
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Realtime Analog to DV Converter
Grass Valley’s proprietary DV technologies provide the best picture quality preservation. With our
proven hardware DV codec, the ADVC-55 is the easiest solution for converting your S-VHS and Hi8
analog tapes to DV in realtime. There is no need for any driver installation or difficult settings.
NTSC, PAL, and SECAM Compatible*
There are 3 main television standards in use throughout the world. The system used in America and
Canada is called "NTSC". Western Europe and Australia use a system called "PAL", and Eastern Europe
and France use "SECAM". ADVC-55 allows to convert video data recorded in any environments.
* : ADVC-55 can not perform cross conversion (NTSC to PAL or vise versa, for instance).
Bus-Powered IEEE1394
This plug-and-play unit works with a small amount of electrical power supplied from 6-pin IEEE1394
bus connector of your computer through IEEE1394 cable. No external power supply is needed.*
Compact design without AC adapter makes this unit handy and portable.
* : Bus-Powered IEEE1394 functions only when your computer has 6-pin IEEE1394 port and has capability of providing power.
Audio Input Gain
While monitoring converted video data, you may feel audio level is rather lower than expected. If so,
the ADVC-55's Audio Input Gain function may solve the problem. There is however, a possibility that
the sound may be distorted when the audio signal is over a certain level.