Which Video Converter is Right for You?
Providing the industry’s highest picture quality preservation and A/V synchronization, Grass Valley video converters, engineered by Canopus, are compatible with all video cameras, decks and editing systems, whether Windows-based or Mac OS-based. Which one is right for you? The modest ADVC55 converts VHS, S-VHS and Hi8 analog videotapes to DV in one simple step. The ADVC700, ADVC3000 and ADVCHDSC1 fulfill high-end broadcast needs. The charts below can help you identify which video converter you need.

The first chart compares our pro-quality ADVC converters (ADVC55, ADVC110, ADVC300 and TwinPact100).

The second chart compares our higher-end, professional broadcast converters (ADVC700, ADVC1000 and ADVC3000) as well as the ADVCHDSC1 SDI-to-analog converter for HD/SD broadcast environments, and the ADVCHDM1 realtime HD-SDI-to-HDV converter.

Primary functions Analog-to-DV conversion Bidirectional analog/DV conversion Bidirectional analog/DV conversion — Clean, enhance and stabilize old analog video Bidirectional analog/DV conversion — Clean and enhance old analog video — Scan convert VGA input to analog/DV Analog-to-DV conversion DV-to-Analog conversion — Powerable with 6-pin FireWire — — Power supply included Available separately Available separately Digital input/output Output only Analog video inputs S-Video, Composite S-Video, Composite S-Video, Composite S-Video, Composite Analog video outputs N/A S-Video, Composite D1 Component, S-Video, Composite S-Video, Composite Analog audio inputs Unbalanced stereo RCA Unbalanced stereo RCA Unbalanced stereo RCA Unbalanced stereo RCA Analog audio outputs N/A Unbalanced stereo RCA Unbalanced stereo RCA Unbalanced stereo RCA VGA-to-analog/ DV scan conversion — — — Color bar output — Cleans and enhances analog video* — — * Image controls and filtering include video auto gain control, 3D Y/C separation (NTSC) and 3D noise reduction (NTSC). ADVC300 also provides controls for line time base correction, digital frame synchronization, edge adjustment, black expansion and white peak adjustment. Primary functions Bidirectional analog/DV conversion for broadcast video equipment Bidirectional SDI/DV conversion for broadcast video equipment Bidirectional analog/DV and SDI/DV conversion for broadcast video equipment Bidirectional HD-SDI/HDV conversion for broadcast video equipment SDI-to-Analog conversion for HD and SD broadcast video equipment — Display HD-SDI output to YUV/RGB component monitors Analog-to-DV conversion N/A N/A N/A DV-to-Analog conversion N/A N/A N/A SD digital input/output Input only HD digital input/output — — — Input only Analog video inputs BNC Component, S-Video, Composite N/A BNC Component, S-Video, Composite N/A N/A Analog video outputs BNC Component, S-Video, Composite Component, S-Video, Composite (monitoring only) BNC Component, S-Video, Composite N/A HD/SD BNC Component, S-Video, Composite Analog audio inputs Balanced XLR, Unbalanced stereo RCA N/A Balanced XLR, Unbalanced stereo RCA N/A N/A Analog audio outputs Balanced XLR, unbalanced stereo RCA Unbalanced stereo RCA (monitoring only) Balanced XLR, Unbalanced stereo RCA N/A Unbalanced stereo RCA SDI and AES/EBU input/output — Input and passthrough only VTR control with AV/C-RS422 conversion N/A REF sync input N/A LTC input/output N/A Color bar output — —