ADS Instant DVD 2.0 - USB 1 & USB 2 Video Capture!

ADS Instant DVD 2.0 - USB 1 and USB 2 Video Capture

Whether you want to go to DVD, Video CD, tape or the Web, the Instant DVD 2.0 is the ultimate tool!  Connect any VCR, camcorder, DVD player or Laserdisc player and capture the video to your computer in super quality MPEG2.

• Capture from any analog video source in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video formats including VCD, SVCD and DVD formats
• Capture DVD (MPEG-2) at video bit rates from 1 Mbit/sec. up to 15 Mbit/sec. through your USB 2.0 port (up to 6 Mbit/sec. with USB 1.1 connection)
• USB 2.0 connection to the PC (backward compatible to USB 1.1)
• Capture using Constant or Variable bit rates and other custom settings.
• Capture both audio and video via the USB port with “Audio-Lock” technology for perfect lip synch
• Supports MPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio
• Features a 9 bit video digitizer with 2x over sampling and 4 line comb filter
• Use temporal and spatial video pre-processing filters to remove noise from old VHS tapes or TV signals.
• Brightness, Contrast, Chroma, Saturation and Hue controls
• Use the “Direct to Disk” software feature to capture/burn to DVD disk in one simple step.
• Preview edited movies on TV before burning to disc.
• Export edited video to VCR for recording to tape.

In addition to providing the highest quality MPEG2 video capture, the ADS Instant DVD 2.0 also includes a full software suite for editing and outputting your video to DVD, Video CD, Tape and the web.  The software suite includes: Ulead Video Studio 8 SE DVD, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3 SE and muvee autoProducer DVD.

• Capture
  Grab video from VCRs, camcorders, DVD players or Laserdisc players...any analog video source.
• Edit
  Have fun editing. Trim and organize your video clips, then add a soundtrack and voice narration. Include titles and add special effects using 40 different transitions and 14 video filters.
• Share
  VideoStudio lets you share videos with family and friends on VHS tape, streaming Web media, DVD, VCD, or SVCD.  In the Share step, simply choose your options and VideoStudio will output the best format that's right for you.
• DVD
  Into sharing on disc? VideoStudio has you covered. You can burn your videos to CD or DVD and play them on you DVD player. Create your own unique DVD videos using any of the 12 different DVD templates, complete with intros, chapters, and interactive menus.

• Get Video from Anywhere
  • Get video from camcorders, VCRs, TVs - even from finished DVDs!
• Technology the Pros Use
  • Separate your child's birthday video from your cousin's wedding video with automatic scene detection.
  • Make changes and add video when you like with powerful re-editing features to re-recordable discs.
  • Clean up video and eliminate commercials with easy trim, cut and remove tools.
  • Replace existing audio in your video with music or other sounds.
• Get Results Fast
  • Capture video directly from camcorders and other video sources to DVD or CD saving valuable hard drive space!
  • Fix not-so-great photos with Photo Express. Then assemble photo slideshows with your videos and add them to your personalized DVD in minutes!
  • Automatically create scene selection menus just like professional DVDs.
• Maximum Creativity
  • Choose from 30 professional-looking, ready-to-go menu templates.
  • Customize menus, navigation buttons, backgrounds and preset layouts.  Add special text and music for a truly professional DVD.
  • Mix an assortment of these elements to make unlimited DVD menu combinations.
  • Save your favorite customized menus to use for future projects.
• Edit your DVD Again and Again
  • Modify any project you make directly on a DVD disc saving you time and hard disc space.
  • Add more episodes of your favorite TV show and cut out the commercials.
  • Save completed projects as a disc image and burn multiple copies for friends and family.
• Powerful Sharing
  • Play DVDs or Video CDs on home DVD players or any computer with a DVD-ROM drive and DVD playing software.
  • Store valuable data, such as pictures, word documents and PowerPoint files.
  • Copy your DVDs for family, friends and business associates.

• Fast and Simple
  • muvee autoProducer is the fastest and simplest way to create a finished production from raw video. 
• Supports DVD and SVCD
  • With the new DVD Edition included with the ADS Instant DVD 2.0, MPEG-2 is supported so you can save your muvees as SVCD- or DVD-ready files. Yes, you can now archive and share your masterpieces in DVD quality!
• Create Videos Immediately
  • muvee autoProducer DVD Edition takes one minute to learn and is typically a hundred times faster to use than any other video editing software.
• Creates Videos Automatically using "Artistic Intelligence"
  • Simply give the program your video, choose any music (MP3 or WAV) you like, select an editing style, and it does the rest!
• Easily Create Different Productions from a Single Video
  • From one piece of raw video you can create myriad different productions in just minutes - each one in a radically different style, and with a polished, professional feel.

• Real-time encoding of analog video to the following formats:
  • Full D1 MPEG 2 broadcast resolution (704 x 480 NTSC / 704 x 576 PAL)
  • ½ D1 MPEG2 (352 x 480 NTSC / 352 x 576 PAL)
  • VCD MPEG 1 (352 x 240 NTSC / 352 x 288 PAL)
  • Frame Rates: 29.97 NTSC and 25 fps PAL
  • Connection to PC: USB 2.0 or USB 1.1
• Front Panel Connections:
  • Video In (RCA jack)
  • Right/Left Audio In (RCA jack)
• Rear Panel Connections:
  • Video In (RCA jack)
  • S-VHS, S-Video Video In (4-pin miniDIN jack)
  • Video Out (RCA jack)
  • S-VHS, S-Video Video Out (4-pin miniDIN jack)
  • Stereo Audio In (3.5 mm jack)
  • Stereo Audio Out (3.5 mm jack)
  • USB connector
  • Power Connector
    

• ADS Instant DVD 2.0 external USB capture/MPEG compression device
• VideoStudio 8 SE – robust, full featured video capture and editing software
• DVD MovieFactory 3 SE – produce professional quality DVDs to play in home players
• muvee autoProducer DVD SE - smart, automatic video editing software
• Capture Wizard 3.0 – quick and easy-to-use capture and playback software
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (also compatible with USB 1.1 ports)
• Audio/Video connection cables
• Power Supply
• ADS Instant DVD 2.0 manual

• Intel Celeron 800 MHz or AMD Athlon/Duron or above
• 128 MB RAM
• AGP Graphics card with 8 MB or higher
• CD-ROM drive for software installation
• Sound card for editing
• USB 1.1 port & Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP for capture at up to 5 Mbit/sec
• USB 2.0 port & Windows 2000 or XP for capture at up to 15Mbit/sec
• 500 MB hard disk space for capture/editing application
• CD-R/RW burner for VCD or SVCD disk creation
• DVD+R or DVD-R burner for DVD disk creation
• 4 GB free hard disk space recommended for video capture