Canopus advc 700 opinions

[aiw9800proman]

Hi all,

Just thought I would pop in to the canopus website to see whats new and this new rack sounds very promising indeed. Its not officially out yet but the dnr, colour, audio and perfect synch features sound great.

http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC700/index.php

Any thoughts ?

Cheers

[edDV]

The ADVC-500 and 700 are designed for use with analog Betacam (and similar analog component or composite decks). They add Y, R-Y, B-Y BNC connectors (at Betacam levels) plus balanced 600 ohm XLR audio in and out. Pro S-VHS decks have similar I/O.

The ADVC-700 adds time code connectors and DV to serial machine control.

Unless you are working with broadcast analog decks, the functionality seems similar to the ADVC-300.

The ADVC-1000 offers simialr capability for digital Betacam class decks with SDI (SMPTE 259M) and AES digital audio in/out instead of analog. It acts as a bridge between SDI and DV formats.

[aiw9800proman]

It does offer perfect synch though. This is a major attraction for me as every firewire converter I have ever tried has had synch issues, the 700 also more control over other parameters - I think.

Waiting for a user manual so I can have a good look.

[edDV]

Sound sync? ADVC-100 will do that.

Or are you talking about genlock?

[aiw9800proman]

I thought the new 'perfect synch' feature may be helpful but it appears its only useful if the source machine can synch to reference. I think ive got the facts confused while dreaming of a standalone device that offers tbc, dnr, comb filter, independant colour correction, audio delay adjustments, colour shift, stauration, sharpness, brightness, av dv in out, and anything else I can think of

If only someone would hurry up and make one

[edDV]

ADVC-300 up has much of that but not as flexible or easy to use as I'd like. The TBC is not good enough for VHS. Most pro decks have built in TBC so it isn't that much of an issue.

[aiw9800proman]

Agreed.
I tried the advc 300 but wanted more control over filters, dnr, colour etc. I really like the lsi dominfx chip in my dvd stb (liteon) and would be so happy if they made a new chip with full user control over signal processing. The audigy video editor is as close as it gets but all filters are turned off for dv and only apply to mpeg with no real user control.

Its long overdue for a manufacturer to properly address our tape conversion needs and im surprised someone hasnt jumped at the chance to corner the market !

[edDV]

Agreed

[portyporty]

After reading a lot of forum threads about converting SVHS tapes to DVD, I'd appreciate some advice about the Canopus converters.

My experience has been mostly with computers, SVHS video and regular TV. Now I want to convert a bunch of old SVHS tapes to DVD.

After looking at the options, I think it'll be a lot simpler if I just use a conversion device, like the Canopus ADVC products. I don't want to spend a lot on the unit and after reading the specs on the Canopus, it seems that the ADVC-55 will suit my needs, given that I won't be needing the bi-directional capability of other models, and assuming that I can do any cleanups or enhancing on the computer.

Does this sound feasible?

Also, what software would be best for the job? I've seen references to Filters and Codecs, so any help in that area would also be appreciated.

Most of the SVHS material on my tapes has been recorded from broadcast TV. It's PAL here in New Zealand and we don't have HDTV.

Thanks.