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What does format conversion actually involve
with the VC series? It’s so simple that almost
anyone who has operated video equipment can
do it just by looking at the panel and selecting the
settings. For instance, let’s see how HDV content
is converted and output to other formats.
Using a Firewire cable, connect the HDV
camera output to the i.LINK input. While there
is an i.LINK port at the rear of the unit, an i.LINk
connector was added to the front for
convenience. However, you can only use one at
time, and one i.LINK port must be closed when
the other is in use. You can leave the other output
terminals - HD-SDI, DVI-I and analog
component - permanently connected to devices
or monitors.
Three function buttons on the front panel from
left to right are labeled. From the left they are
labeled INPUT, PROCESSING, and OUTPUT.
After you press INPUT, it lights up blue. The
display shows the name of the input connector
being used. The unit automatically senses the
type of incoming signal. All you have to do is
check and select the active input connection.
Turning the knob on the right, you cycle to
i.LINK and select by pushing the knob. All the
basic selection operations are done by turning the
knob and pushing into select the displayed item.
Let's now take a look at the OUTPUT
function. Once you selected the output format,
the converter will automatically convert and
output the video format desired. If the unit’s
automatic settings are acceptable, there is no
need to access the PROCESSING button to
adjust the parameters.
Furthermore, the VC-300HD can output the
converted data via any of the connectors. For
example, if you select 1080/59.94i, full HD video
can be sent out parallel via the Analog
Component, HD-SDI, and DVI-I connectors.
That means that you don’t have to actually select
the output connector. This feature is convenient
when you want to send converted video output to
more than one device. Naturally, if you select
480/59.94i, the video is down converted to SD
and can be output via all the connectors. In this
instance, HD-SDI is automatically output as SD-
SDI.
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Select input source.
The built-in audio delay for
frame-accurate sync.
Supports embedded audio with
High Quality A/D - D/A conversion.
Signal processing is automatically
selected based on selected input and output.