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Matrox RT2000
Pinnacle DV500
Canopus
Sony VAIO
DVMaster
.dv, .dif, .dvsd
Laptops
OHCI
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DV
Converter and the Matrox RT2000/RT2500
Matrox Video Tools is capable of operating in both NTSC and
PAL modes. But until DV Converter, the only way to switch between the two
modes was to re-install the Matrox software each time from scratch. Now
you can do it quickly and the most that is required is that you restart
your computer.
The Matrox RT package also has many options and custom settings. But
finding out where and how to set them is a real challenge. DV Converter
brings the most important and useful settings to a single control panel.
Included are controls for how the DV Codec maps chroma and luma values,
which audio tracks are captured in both Premiere and Media Tools, analogue
vcr tracking settings and the video standard (PAL NTSC).
If you are using MVT 2 in NTSC mode, you may find that all batch captures
with timecode in Premiere are in Non Drop Frame notation, even though
the actual timecode on the original DV Tape is Drop Frame. This
can result in erroneous timecode reporting in Premiere and will be a disaster
for any recaptures using batch lists generated in Premiere. DV Converter
has a complete set of tools that will allow you to compensate for this
problem.
In any version of MVT, if you capture on the fly in Premiere, no timecode
stamp is added to the resultant avi file. DV Converter can add this stamp
so the file will be useful in creating future batch lists.
DV Converter
and the Pinnacle DV500/DV500+
Some versions of the DV 500 capture software printed incorrect
timecode stamps in avi files. The largest discrepancy we've seen is 1 frame,
but that can be enough to mess up lip sync on multi-camera shoots. DV Converter
can check and replace incorrect timecode stamps in DV 500 avi files.
DV .avi files captured on the fly by Premiere can have correct timecode
stamps added by DV Converter.
DV Converter
and Canopus
DV avi files captured via the Canopus DV Codec (Rex, Raptor,
Storm) are stamped with a Canopus codec id. This means they cannot be edited
on any other DV editing system. That's where DV Converter comes in. It
can make Canopus DV avi files readable and editable on any other DV system
that has a Type 2 DV Codec (Matrox, Pinnacle, Adaptec DVSoft, Fast, Sony,
ULead)
DV Converter can also work in the opposite direction, making DV avi
files from other systems recognizable and editable on Canopus systems (though
a render may be required in some cases).
DV Converter
and Sony VAIO
For users of DVGate Motion 1.4 or earlier, DV Converter can
add correct Premiere Timecode stamps to files captured using DVGate IOD
lists.
DV Converter also features a switch for users of DVGate 1.4 so they
can work in both PAL and NTSC modes.
DV Converter
and DVMaster DVMaster Pro
DV Converter can make DV Master files editable on Non-DV Master
systems (Sony, Canopus, Matrox).
DV Converter can make DV avi files captured or edited on other systems
appear to be native DV Master files in programs like Media Studio Pro and
Premiere. This means even files from non-DV Master sources will not require
rendering.
DV Converter's timecode stamping features correct errors made by the
DVMaster device control plugin (always gets NTSC timecode wrong in both
Premiere 5.1 and 6.0) and if you are using a LANC controller (e.g. Media
Motion) can correct for small frame errors that can make as well.
For DV Master Pro, DV Converter can extract the embedded timecode from
.dvsd files and keep the codes in a text file for record keeping. And most
importantly, DV Converter can extract the DV data from any DV avi file,
making it fully compatible with DV Master Pro.
DV Converter
and .dv, .dif, .dvsd
DV Converter can extract and save the embedded timecode in
.dv (QuickTime raw DV), .dif (Fast dv.NOW, Purple etc.) and .dvsd (DVMaster
Pro). It can also convert DV avi files to the .dv .dvsd .dif format, making
it possible to move data across platforms to Macintosh systems.
DV Converter
and Laptops
DV Converter has a set of features designed to maximize laptop
hard drive space. It does this by letting you add frame accurate timecode
stamps to low resolution copies of DV avi files. This makes a tremendous
difference when editing in the field.
DV Converter
and OHCI Type 1
While the new, and inexpensive, OHCI firewire cards and software
have opened digital video production to an even wider audience, there are
still many applications that cannot read or edit the Type 1 avi files created
by such systems. Real-time systems like the Matrox RT2000/RT2500 have to
render such files, even in Premiere 6.0. DV Converter can make Type 1 OHCI
files look like native RT2000/RT2500 files when used in conjunction with
an audio editing program like GoldWave (shareware www.goldwave.com)
which can extract the embedded audio data.
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