• ADVC500 front	• ADVC500 rear

Key Benefits
• Connects to all video cameras, decks and editing systems
• Converts consumer and professional analog video formats to DV and back in one simple step
• Compatible with leading editing and DVD authoring applications including Canopus EDIUS,
  Canopus Let's EDIT, Vegas®, Final Cut Pro®, Avid Xpress® DV, Adobe® Premiere® Pro, iLife® ‘04,   Ulead MediaStudio® Pro,  Windows Movie Maker and more
• Composite, S-Video and YUV component video I/O
• Balanced and unbalanced audio I/O
•19-inch rackmount breakout box
• NTSC and PAL compatible
• Award-winning DV codec technology

Proven DV Codec Technology
At the heart of ADVC500 is Canopus's proprietary DV codec chip, providing the industry's highest picture quality preservation during analog-to-DV conversion and locked audio support for perfect audio and video synchronization at all times.

Advanced Usability
ADVC500 is quickly configurable. Front panel controls include a mode switch, input line select, input audio select, audio sampling rate select, analog input level adjustment dials and peak audio meters.

ADVC500 boasts fully programmable control software for adjusting analog
input settings:
• Brightness
• Contrast
• Saturation
• Hue
• Sharpness

Canopus has now released ADVC500 Picture Controller software for
Mac OS. www.canopus.com
(requires user registration).

ADVC500 can operate as a stand-alone device not requiring a computer while keeping any pre-programmed settings.

Locked Audio Support
Other converters can lose audio/video sync when converting longer segments of video. ADVC500 supports locked audio when converting from analog to digital, assuring perfect audio and video synchronization.

Long product life
The broadest video equipment and editing software compatibility ensures ADVC500 provides a long product life and a high return on investment.

Flow Diagram

Minimum System Requirements
(Picture Controller software)
Note: a video capture card or OHCI FireWire connection is required to capture DV

Windows PC
• Windows® 2000 (requires Service Pack 3 or higher), Windows® XP Home or   
   Windows® XP Professional (requires Service Pack 1 or higher)
• DirectX 8.0 or higher

Mac*
• Mac OS X (10.2.7/10.2.8/10.3)

*The Mac OS version can be downloaded from here

Audio Formats
• 2-channel 48kHz 16-bit
• 2-channel 32kHz 16-bit, 12-bit (input for two channels only)

Digital Video Input/Output
• 1 x 4-pin FireWire
• 1 x 6-pin FireWire

Analog Video Input
• 1 x Y (BNC)
• 1 x B-Y (BNC)
• 1 x R-Y (BNC)
• 1 x S-Video (4-pin miniDIN)
> 1 x composite (RCA)

Analog Video Output
• 1 x Y (BNC)
• 1 x B-Y (BNC)
• 1 x R-Y (BNC)
• 1 x S-Video (4-pin miniDIN)
• 1 x composite (RCA)

Analog Audio Input (balanced)
• XLR-3-31 (female) (1-gnd 2-hot 3-cold)

Analog Audio Output (balanced)
• XLR-3-32 (male) (1-gnd 2-hot 3-cold)

Analog Audio Input (unbalanced)
• 1 x stereo (RCA)

Analog Audio Output (unbalanced)
• 1 x stereo (RCA)

Peak Meters
• 48dB to 0dB(FS) display
• 17dB to 0dB(FS) peak hold

Analog Input
• 2 x Rotary dial adjustment

Front Panel Switches
• Mode switch
• Input line switch
• Input audio select
• Audio sampling rate select

Back Panel Switches
• PHY speed
• Update mode
• Locked audio mode
• Audio mixing
• Video format
• NTSC setup level

Service and Support
•Three-year parts and labor limited warranty