Overview

The Grass Valley ADVCHDM1 converter, engineered by Canopus, brings the world-renowned ADVC lineup into the high definition world, providing editors with high-quality bidirectional conversion between HD-SDI and HDV, complete with embedded audio. ADVCHDM1 not only lets you easily and instantly convert HD-SDI output to HDV and ingest HDV material into HD-SDI systems for archiving, but it can also encode HD MPEG-2 transport streams up to a full 1920x1080 resolution, using any one choice of eight different bitrate settings that best suits your workflow. And as always with an ADVC product, you’re assured of platform-agnostic support, whether using a Windows- or Mac OS-based NLE application, NTSC or PAL video, or a camera, deck, or video editing board.

Key Features

• Converts HD-SDI to HDV with embedded audio
• Converts HDV to HD-SDI with embedded audio
• Encode MPEG-2 transport streams with a choice of eight different bitrate settings, from 11Mbps to 40Mbps
• Supports HD video resolutions up to and including 1920x1080
• Input external timecode when encoding HDV
• Control HD-SDI decks via HDV and vice versa, with AV/C-RS422 device control conversion
• Simple, two-button control for encoding/decoding and timecode mode via the front panel
• Perfect for recording from HD-SDI sources to a Grass Valley Turbo iDDR
• Compatible with Windows- and Mac OS-based NLE software applications that support HDV/HD-SDI
• Can be used as a stand-alone bidirectional HD-SDI/HDV video converter without needing a computer
• Solid 8-inch, half-1U rack mount, with optional rack mount kit available

Technical Specifications

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

Digital Video Input (HD-SDI)
• 2 x BNC (HD-SDI and active loop-through, SMPTE 292M)

Digital Video Output (HD-SDI)
• 2 x BNC (HD-SDI, SMPTE 292M)

Digital Audio Input/Output (HD-SDI)
• Embedded Audio Input (SMPTE 299M ch1, ch2 only)
• Embedded Audio Output (SMPTE 299M stereo 16-bit/48kHz/Locked)

Timecode
• 1 x BNC LTC input
• 1 x BNC LTC output
• DVITC input (HD-SDI de-embedded)
• DVITC output (HD-SDI embedded)

Device Control
• 1 x 9-pin D-Sub RS-422A (Control)
• 1 x 9-pin D-Sub RS-422A (Device)
• 1 x 9-pin D-Sub RS-232C (external control)

Only one control port can be in use at any one time

Supported MPEG-2 TS Encoding Formats

HDV (auto select)
• HD1: 720/59.94p, 720/50p (Video bitrate: 18.3Mbps; Audio stream: stereo MPEG Audio Layer 2 384kbps)
• HD2: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i (Video bitrate: 25Mbps; Audio stream: stereo MPEG Audio Layer 2 384kbps)

Additional Formats (dip switch select)
• Video bitrate: 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 40Mbps
• Audio stream: MPEG Audio Layer 2, 384kbps

Supported MPEG-2 TS Decoding Formats

HDV (auto select)
• HD1: 720/59.94p, 720/50p
• HD2: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i

Additional Formats (dip switch select)
• Profile/Level: MP@HL, MP@H14
• Resolution/Frame Rate: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 720/59.94p, 720/50p

Power

AC Adaptor
• Input: AC100V-240V (50Hz/60Hz)
• Output: DC12V 3A

Unit
• DC12V 1A (max)

Unit Dimensions
• Width 215mm x Depth 240mm x Height 44mm

Package Contents

• ADVC-HDM1 converter unit
• AC adapter
• User manual
• 1 x FireWire cable (4-pin – 6-pin)