Benchmark: Pinnacle DC1000 MPEG-2 Digitizer Card (page 2)

Besides the real-time capability, the biggest advantage of using the DC1000 is its MPEG-2 format. It's a high quality MPEG-2 that can capture and output at the 4:2:2 sampling rate. This is professional, broadcast quality.
With the DC1000, Pinnacle indeed created an easy-to-install board that allowed us to get up and running quickly. On top of that, it enables high-quality, frame-accurate video editing with little degradation in picture quality and very few noticeable artifacts. For advanced video editors who are looking for a relatively inexpensive means to produce high-quality MPEG-2 video for videotape, CD-ROM or the Internet, the DC1000 does the job.

Pinnacle Systems DC1000
MPEG-2 Digitizer Card

Hardware Pinnacle Systems DC1000 digitizer card
Break-out box (connects to DC1000)
Connectors S-video in/out, composite video in/out
Bundled Software Adobe Premiere RT 5.1, Sonic Foundry Acid, Pinnacle Systems TitleDeko, Minerva Impression CD Authoring, Pixelan Video SpiceRack, Adobe PhotoShop LE

Minimum System Requirements
Processor Pentium II 333MHz or faster
Operating system Windows 98 or NT 4.0
Memory 64MB RAM, 500MB hard disk
Motherboard 1 Available 32 bit PCI 2.1 slot

TEST RESULTS
Strengths

• Real-time Effects
• Bundled software
• Easy installation
• High-quality image

Weaknesses

• Majority of transitions (SpiceRack) must be accessed through the gradient plug-in
• No FireWire input at this price. Add $1,000 for FireWire.

Summary

• If you're looking for an affordable, high quality, real-time digitizer to produce professional-level video, the DC1000 could be the card for you.

DC1000 MPEG-2 Digitizer Card
($1,999)
Pinnacle Systems
280 North Bernardo Ave
Mountain View, CA 94043
(800) 522-8783
www.pinnaclesys.com

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