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Pinnacle Systems Announces Component Video And Audio Input/Output Option For DC1000 And DVD1000 Digital Media Creation Systems
Pinnacle Systems has announced a Component Analog Interface Option for the company's DC1000 and DVD1000 products. The addition of the Component Option to the DC1000 and DVD1000 Digital Mddia Creation Systems provides an easy and inexpensive way for professional users to input and output high quality video content. The Component Option will include a breakout box that supports high quality video and audio connection to professional equipment such as Betacam decks as well as other component video sources. A DC1000 or a DVD 1000 configured with the Component Option provides input and output connections to Component, Composite, and S-Video sources, as well as both balanced and unbalanced audio I/O. The Component Option will benefit DC1000 and DVD1000 customers seeking to work with high quality material in their video editing, production, videography, multimedia and DVD authoring workflow. ""By providing the component interface, we provide our customers with a complete editing solution for real-time MPEG-2 and DVD production on our popular DC1000 and DVD1000 systems. This option is in response to requests from our current DC1000 and DVD1000 customers around the world, and will allow them to work with professional video equipment common in many post production studios,"" said M3 Sweatt, Director of Desktop Retail Products at Pinnacle Systems. ""This new option, which will work in tandem with our real-time DV/1394 upgrade for the systems, will give our customers important new functionality and access to analog and digital content at a very affordable price point. The Component Option will be offered as an upgrade to all current DC1000 and DVD 1000 users."" Features: - Component (Y, R-Y, B-Y), S-Video (Y/C) and Composite I/O connections - Balanced (XLR) and unbalanced audio input and output - Rack-mountable breakout box with professional I/O connections About DC1000 The DC1000 is a fully featured, real-time, non-linear video editing solution designed for videotape, CD-ROM, and Internet video production at an affordable price. Using state-of-the-art dual stream MPEG-2 technology provides broadcast quality at data rates half that of MJPEG. Proprietary ""SmartGOP"" technology makes video editing on the DC1000 frame accurate. DC1000 is bundled with Premiere 5.1A (real-time enabled), TitleDeko, Sonic Foundry ACID Music, Pixelan Software's Video SpiceRack Effects, Adobe PhotoShop LE, RealNetworks RealProducer and Minerva's Impression CD-Pro CD-ROM interactive video authoring solution. About DVD1000 The DVD1000 is a next generation digital media creation and delivery solution for videotape, CD-ROM, DVD, and Internet video production at an affordable price. State-of-the-art MPEG-2 technology provides real time video editing and broadcast quality at data rates half that of MJPEG. Proprietary ""SmartGOP"" technology makes editing on the DVD1000 frame accurate. DVD1000 is bundled with Premiere RT5.1, TitleDeko, ACID Music, Minerva Impression CD-PRO, and Minerva Impression for DVD, a fully featured DVD video authoring tool used to create DVD titles with interactive menus, multiple languages and subtitles. About Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems' broadcast, desktop, and consumer groups provide video professionals and consumers, the digital video editing tools needed to create fun and exciting productions faster and more affordably than ever before.