canopus ADVC-100

srymm wrote on 3/3/2003, 5:47 PM

Please forgive this seemingly stupid question but I have read a lot about the canopus ADVC-100's great analog to digital conversion. I assume that it goes the other way also so that "Preview on External Monitor" and "Print to Tape" will work. Is this true?

Also where can you buy the canopus ADVC-100?

Thanks...
Scott

Comments

BriceWilliams wrote on 3/3/2003, 6:11 PM

Yes. This is a very nice product. I purchased on line at Harmony.com Very reliable delivery and price. It arrived in a matter of days. Never drops a frame.
You won't be disappointed.

srymm wrote on 3/3/2003, 6:37 PM

Thanks, I can't seem to find Harmony.com. It sends me to http://www.vigilance.com/

Scott

kentwolf wrote on 3/3/2003, 6:43 PM

1.) Print to tape will work if you *disable* the Enable DV Device Control.

2.) cdw.com also sells them. Also, you can purchase directly from the canopus.cm site.

Thank you.

VIDEOGRAM wrote on 3/3/2003, 6:51 PM

I did some purchases threw VIDEOGUYS in NY. They have a 1-800 number if you don't want to put your credit card infos on the net (my case). Product was delivered in a couple of days here in Canada.

http://www.videoguys.com/canopus.htm

Gilles

randy-stewart wrote on 3/3/2003, 7:25 PM

Here is the Canopus page with the ADVC-100 on it.
http://www.canopus.com/US/products/index/products_professional.asp
Randy

John_Beech wrote on 3/3/2003, 9:55 PM

I just bought one for another edit bay. I got it from B&H Photo . . .

http://www.bhphotovideo.com

. . . and paid $269.95 plus S&H.

Since I also bought another Panasonic BT-H1390Y production monitor, the 32+ bucks S&H won't mean anything to you if you're just buying the tiny Canopus box - figure 12 bucks or so for just that, but better ask B&H yourself. Pro Video phone number is 800-947-9910. This is a very reputable company - I';ve done business woith them many, many times.

John beech - GM (and janitor)
www.modelsport.com

TLT wrote on 3/3/2003, 10:13 PM

Terrific product! I love that little box.. Get it you won't be disapointed.

teknal wrote on 3/3/2003, 10:19 PM

I'm really happy with mine too!

Kered5 wrote on 3/3/2003, 10:42 PM

I got the Datavideo DAC-100 for about $100 less than the Canopus unit. Similar specs...Works brilliantly so far...cheapest prices on ebay..around $178.

srymm wrote on 3/4/2003, 11:40 AM

Thank you very much everybody, I ordered mine this morning.

Scott

Johnny7777 wrote on 3/4/2003, 12:07 PM

Do you still need to get the ADVC-100 if you have a ATI ALL in WOnder capture card? I can use my graphics card to capture the video what would be the difference if I had the advc-100 device?

delaluz wrote on 3/4/2003, 12:20 PM

Can you use the DAC-100 to preview your output on an analog monitor?

Also, the Canopus ADVC-100 can be set via a special combination of buttons to remove macrovision. DO you know if the DAC-100 can do this also?

BTW almost all of my video work is hobby stuff so I'm not looking to violate any copyright stuff.

Later,

Berto

Kered5 wrote on 3/4/2003, 2:50 PM

Berto

"Can you use the DAC-100 to preview your output on an analog monitor?"

Yes...that is mainly what I use it for.

Not sure about the Macrovision disable...not tried it. I have a DVD player with Macrovision "disabled" so it has never been an issue.

Johnny7777

In a word...Quality!!!

beatnik wrote on 3/4/2003, 3:18 PM

Yiassou Re!

I'm pretty sure that your ATI card can only "capture dv" and that's all.

The ADVC 100 can "capture" dv and "capture" and encode analog ie. VHS, 8mm etc.
The ADVC 100 can also work the other way ie. convert a digital signal, ie. your
.avi file on your timeline in Vegas AND convert it to NTSC Analog signal so
you can preview your work to an external monitor.....Now before you can say yeah but what about.... VEGAS CAN ONLY OUTPUT A PREVIEW THROUGH YOUR COMPUTER'S FIREWIRE PORT!

Follow this link and it will 'splain everything Lucy!

http://www.canopus.com/US/products/advc-100/pt_advc-100.asp

Opa!!

Johnny7777 wrote on 3/4/2003, 3:44 PM

re beatnik tikanis! I'm in Toronto as well.

Thanks for the info still fooling around with this I'm a newbie just got my Sony DRU-500 DVD burner. Send me a note at jvas2@yahoo.com Giasou.

Johnny7777

Jimnasium2002 wrote on 3/5/2003, 5:43 PM

whbl173

maybe you can answer a question for me. I used the advc-100 to capture tape to the hard drive with no dropped frames. I hadn't used it again for a month or two. When I captured again, i get nothing but dropped frames. What am i missing? What am I forgetting to do?

Thanks in advance.