ADS Tech Instant DVD+DV

ADS Instant DVD+DV

Unlike software based MPEG-2 conversion products (which can take hours to convert video into MPEG-2), the ADS Instant DVD+DV converts your video to MPEG-2 as you capture!

Built-in Divio NW721 & Cirrus Logic CS92288 Codecs provide the highest quality REAL TIME MPEG2 video capture from DV camcorders, analog camcorders and VCRs at up to 15Mbit/sec through a USB 2.0 port...for video quality up to 53% better than DVD video!

• Connect your DV camcorder to the Instant DVD+DV for a pure digital-to-digital path...for DV to MPEG2 conversion with no loss of picture quality in REAL TIME!
• Connect your analog camcorder or VCR to the Instant DVD+DV...for the highest quality analog to MPEG2 digital conversion in REAL TIME!

ADS Instant DVD+DV Features:

• Capture from a DV Camcorder in MPEG-2 video in REAL TIME
• Capture from any analog video source in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video in REAL TIME
• Full device control of DV camcorders (through your USB 2.0 port, computer FireWire port not required)
• “Audio-Lock” technology provides perfect audio and video synch
• Capture DVD (MPEG-2) at video bit rates from 1 Mbit/sec. up to 15 Mbit/sec. through your USB 2.0 port (up to 6 Mbit/sec. with USB 1.1 connection)
• USB 2.0 connection to the PC (backward compatible to USB 1.1)
• Capture using Constant or Variable bit rates and other custom settings
• Supports MPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio
• Features a 9 bit video digitizer with 2x over sampling and 4 line comb filter
• Use temporal and spatial video pre-processing filters to remove noise from old VHS tapes or TV signals
• Brightness, Contrast, Chroma, Saturation and Hue controls
• Use the “Direct to Disk” software feature to capture/burn to DVD disk in one simple step
• Preview edited movies on TV before burning to disc
• Export edited video to VCR for recording to tape

• ADS Instant DVD+DV external USB capture/MPEG compression device
• Audio/Video connection cables
• 4-pin to 4-pin DV camcorder cable (FireWire, IEEE-1394, iLink)
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (also compatible with USB 1.1 ports)
• Software CDs with:
  • Video Studio 7 DVD SE – robust, full featured video capture and editing software
  • DVD Movie Factory SE – produce professional quality DVDs to play in home players
  • muvee autoProducer DVD SE - smart, automatic video editing software
  • ADS Capture Wizard 3.0 – quick and easy-to-use capture and playback software
• Power Supply
• ADS Instant DVD+DV manual

ADS Instant DVD+DV Specifications:

• Real-time encoding of DV to MPEG-2:
  • Full D1 MPEG 2 broadcast resolution (704 x 480 NTSC / 704 x 576 PAL)
  • Frame Rates: 29.97 NTSC and 25 fps PAL
     
• Real-time encoding of analog video to the following formats:
  • Full D1 MPEG 2 broadcast resolution (704 x 480 NTSC / 704 x 576 PAL)
  • ˝ D1 MPEG2 (352 x 480 NTSC / 352 x 576 PAL)
  • VCD MPEG 1 (352 x 240 NTSC / 352 x 288 PAL)
  • Frame Rates: 29.97 NTSC and 25 fps PAL
     
• Front Panel Connections:
  • Digital Camcorder DV Port (4-pin IEEE 1394, iLink connector)
  • Video In (RCA jack)
  • Right/Left Audio In (RCA jack)
     
• Rear Panel Connections:
  • Video In (RCA jack)
  • S-VHS, S-Video Video In (4-pin miniDIN jack)
  • Video Out (RCA jack)
  • S-VHS, S-Video Video Out (4-pin miniDIN jack)
  • Stereo Audio In (3.5 mm jack)
  • Stereo Audio Out (3.5 mm jack)
  • USB connector
  • Power Connector
     
    
     
• Output:
  • DVD-R – and play in 98% of all home DVD players
    • DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW
  • CD-R/RW as VCD or as DVD on CD (includes DVD run time player) 
    • Just pop the CD in and it opens in DVD player software
  • Video tape (VCR or camcorder)
  • Save as streaming video and publish to the web
  • Display full screen on a TV

ADS Instant DVD+DV System Requirements:

• Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon/Duron or above
• 128 MB RAM
• Windows compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution
• CD-ROM drive for software installation
• Sound card for editing
• USB 1.1 port & Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP for analog capture at up to 5 Mbit/sec
• USB 2.0 port & Windows 2000 or XP for capture at up to 15Mbit/sec
• USB 2.0 port & Windows 2000 or XP for DV camcorder capture and device control
• 500 MB hard disk space for capture/editing application
• CD-R/RW burner for VCD or SVCD disk creation
• DVD+R or DVD-R burner for DVD disk creation
• 4 GB+ free hard disk space recommended for video capture

* Capture rates greater than 6 Mbit/sec require USB 2.0 port
 
**The ADS Instant DVD+DV is an innovative, hassle-free device that is designed to let you edit and archive your home movies easily. ADS Technologies respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that you do the same. The Copyright Act gives owners of copyrights the exclusive right to reproduce and prepare derivative works as well as publicly perform, display and distribute their works. This means that you must obtain permission to engage in any of these activities when using works that are copyrighted by another person.