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Pinnacle DC50 New bundle now includes Adobe Premiere 5.1 & After Effects 4.0!!

Professional Quality Digital Video and Audio Editing Solution. The miroVIDEO DC50 is a professional non-linear video and audio editing solution for Windows® NT and Windows 95. State-of-the-art technology enables broadcast quality production at an affordable price.

miroVIDEO DC50 includes a professional breakout box that supports high quality video and audio connection to professional equipment such as Betacam® decks and other component video sources. It provides input and output connections to Component, Composite, and S-Video sources, as well as providing balanced and unbalanced audio I/O. The miroVIDEO DC50 also provides genlock input and output, for easy integration into any production environment.

  • Breakout box w/ Component, Y/C, Composite and balanced audio
  • Adobe Premiere 5.1 & After Effects 4.0
  • Pinnacle miroINSTANT Video &TitleDeko software
  • Pipeline ProVTR Machine Control & Pipeline Recorder
  • 300 Pixelan Software Video SpiceRack Effects

DC50 on sale $1649.95


Please Note: A typographical error in our new catalog (inserted in the May issue of DV mag) lists the DC50 at $1499. Unfortunately this price is not possible. We have lowered our price to $1649.

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  • DC50 software bundle.Find out why it's an incredible value!!
  • Top 10 reasons to buy the DC50
  • DC50 vs the competition It's no contest!
  • DC50 features
  • Our exclusive DC50 complete bundle!! We have optimized theis bundle for the serious After Effects user!

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    DC50 Software Bundle

    Adobe After Effects 4.0
    The ultimate tool for motion graphics and visual effects

     Adobe® After Effects® Standard Edition offers extraordinary creative freedom and control for designing sophisticated motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, and the Web. Its tight integration with Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and Premiere® provide an exceptional dynamic media workflow.

    Adobe® After Effects® is recognized as the ultimate tool for motion graphics and visual effects. It offers a fast, flexible, affordable toolset to help you develop your creative ideas with speed and control, and deliver high-quality results for film, video, multimedia, or the Web.

    After Effects Standard version provides all of the core compositing, 2D animation, and visual- effects tools that motion graphics professionals need.

    Key Features
  • Superior Integration
  • With Adobe Premiere
  • With Adobe Illustrator
  • With AdobePhotoshop
  • Familiar Adobe User Interface
    		• Creative Freedom & Control
  • Powerful Masking
  • Motion Sketch
  • Leading-Edge VisualEffects
  • Extensive Motion Controls
    		• Flexible Media Handling
  • RAM Preview
  • Render Queue
  • Resolution Independence
  • Cross-Platform Compatibility

    • TitleDeko

    TitleDeko is a television quality character generator that uses Pinnacle Systems® award-winning Deko technology. This plug-in for Adobe Premiere 5 provides Premiere users the ability to very easily create and include great looking, highly creative titles in their video projects. Use any font in the Windows/Font directory and apply glows, neon, metallic looks, textures, backgrounds, shapes, shadows and edges. Complete freedom in creativity allows producers to place, rotate, kern and size titles. You will be amazed at what can be done.

    TitleDeko always creates titles in the same resolution setting as the Premiere setting. Titles never have to be recompressed which means they are always crisp on the edges and the soft edges stay soft.


    Pixélan Software Video SpiceRack

    Video SpiceRack from Pixélan Software is a collection of more that 300 unique images for producing creative, eye-catching transitions in Adobe Premiere projects. Use the SpiceRack images to create individual looks for every project.

    The SpiceRack images come in three sizes for easy use in television, multimedia, and Internet based video productions. Any image can become an effect in an Adobe Premiere project by selecting them in the Gradient wipe tool of Premiere.

    Use the edge controls to apply sharp transitions or soft flows. Any way they are used, the Pixélan Video SpiceRack effects will add a unique creativity to video productions.


    FULL version Adobe Premiere 5.1 w/ Professional Video-Editing Control

  • Source/Program metaphor
    Open, play, and edit source clips in the Source view of the Monitor window. Then play back and refine an edited program in the Program view.
  • Lift and extract controls
    Remove footage from the Timeline using the lift or extract button. The lift button leaves a hole, while the extract button causes any subsequent clips to ripple back.
  • Trimming window
    Switch to Trim Mode to precisely edit two clips in relation to each other.
  • Insert and overlay controls
    Use the insert and overlay buttons to quickly position source clips on the Timeline. (The overlay button replaces any footage at the edit line.)
  • 3-point editing
    Perform 3-point edits with ease using the Monitor window controls. You select the in and out point to insert a new clip into the timeline. Then select either the first or last frame of the video to be inserted. Premiere automatically adjusts the duration of the clip to have it insert perfectly!! No more hassles or time wasted trimming and re-trimming until you get it right. 3 point editing is what professional NLE systems costing tens of thousands of dollars use!

    Premiere 5.1 key features:


    Pinnacle Systems miroINSTANT Video 5.0

    The miroINSTANT Video play back plug-in for Adobe Premiere provides intelligent rendering to allow you to remain interactive with your video production. miroINSTANT 5.0 automatically renders only the effects and transitions in the Premiere timeline. miroINSTANT Video creates a seamless playback cut list of all of the elements in the Premiere timeline.

    You no longer have to render the entire timeline to see your production. With miroINSTANT Video the production to be previewed quickly by hitting the ENTER key. By creating a cut list the Video for Windows 2GB AVI file size imitation is overcome. Each segment can be up to 2GB.

    You reduce up to 80% of your rendering time and save up to 50% of your valuable hard disk space by not recreating video clips that already exist!

    ProVTR 6 Deck Control for Adobe Premiere

    NEW: Export to Tape with Accuracy!
    ProVTR 6 supports accurate export to tape with both Premiere 4.2 and 5.0. You'll have the ability to insert, assemble, or hard record. Media 100qx and Miro DC 30+ users now have an outstanding print to tape option!

    The Best Control
    ProVTR is the leading deck control plug-in for Adobe Premiere, both Mac and Windows. ProVTR and the Pipeline Digital cable let you control video tape recorders and stamp time code with your QuickTime or AVI clips. If you use Adobe Premiere, you can have the best deck control in the business. ProVTR brings Pipeline Digital's expertise in VTR control to the world's most popular nonlinear editor.

    How it Works
    Simply drag the ProVTR plug-in into your Adobe Premiere Plug-Ins folder, and connect the Pipeline Digital "Computer-to-VTR" cable between your computer's serial port and the serial port on your deck. Select ProVTR as your device controller, and you'll have control of your VTR from Premiere's Movie Capture window. Time code is automatically stamped on your captured clips. When you are finished with your project, export your movie back to tape with complete deck control, like a traditional analog editor. Now, you can have the power of a studio on your desktop!

    ProVTR Benefits:

  • Software-Only No card or box required
  • Wide VTR Support Controls a range of VTRs, using Sony RS-422, Sony, Panasonic, and JVC RS-232, LANC (requires Addenda Electronics RS-4/L, or Sony VBox), VISCA
  • Responsive Deck Control Fast and precise, saving you time
  • Batch Capture Lets you automate the digitizing process
  • Creates Accurate EDLs Use Premiere as an offline editor
  • Insert Edit Export your movie to tape with a clean insert

    Top Ten Reasons to Buy the miroVIDEO DC50
    1. DC50 is a complete component video editing solution for less than $1,700. This is the best price performance ratio in the market.
    2. The most powerful software bundle on the market with miroINSTANT Video, Adobe Premiere Full Version, and Adobe After Effects Standard Version ALL INCLUDED STANDARD.
    3. Professional level product with component (Y, R-Y, B-Y) video and Balanced (XLR) audio I/Os. Composite and S-Video connections as well as unbalanced (RCA) audio I/Os are also included to allow you to work with all levels of video equipment.
    4. Broadcast quality component video editing with selectable compression ratios from 2.5:1 to 20:1.
    5. Exclusive miroINSTANT Video plug-in for Adobe Premiere that delivers "intelligent rendering" which dramatically decreases rendering time and will maximize hard disk space.
    6. Breakout Box with secure professional connectors for video and audio I/O.
    7. Very fast hardware acceleration for rendering effects. Work up to 40% faster with theDC50!
    8. Data rates up to 7Mbytes/second.
    9. Windows 95 and NT compatible.

    10. Engineered by Pinnacle Systems, the makers of the number one selling video capture card in the world and winner of FIVE Emmy Awards for Technical Innovation and Excellence.

      11.

    DC50 on sale $1649.95


    miroVIDEO DC50 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
  • Data rate up to 7 MB/second
  • Full field and frame resolutions: 720x486 NTSC
  • Selectable compression ratio from 2.8:1 up to 20:1
  • Hardware accelerated rendering
  • miroINSTANT Video™ overcomes 2 GB AVI file size limitation
  • Multiple file playback
  • Genlock input and output for synchronization to house sync
  • Integrated audio processor to ensure lip-sync sound editing in CD quality
  • Audio sampling up to 48 kHz for CD quality audio
  • VGA overlay for preview on VGA monitor
  • Includes Adobe Premiere & After Effects
  • Compatible with Adobe AfterEffects®, Kinetix® 3D Studio Max®
  • Compatible with Windows NT and Windows 95
  • NTSC ONLY. PAL customers must purchase locally.

    Pinnacle DC50 vs the competition, It's no contest!
    DC50
    $1,799    		 Perception
    $1,995    		 TARGA 2000 Pro
    $3,995    		 Casablanca
    $4,000-$5,700
    Hardware
    Breakout Box Yes No(breakout cable) No(breakout cable) N/A
    Video I/O
    Component Yes Out Only
    ($995 for Input board)    		 Yes $700
    I/O upgrade
    S-Video(Y/C) Yes Out Only
    ($995 for Input board)    		 Yes Yes
    Composite Yes Out Only
    ($995 for Input board)    		 Yes Yes
    Genlock Yes Yes Yes No
    Audio I/O
    Balanced(XLR) Yes $1495
    Option    		 No $700
    I/O Upgrade
    Unbalanced(RCA) Yes $1495
    Option    		 Yes Yes
    Compression Ratios 2.8:1 to 20:1 2.5:1 and up 5.2:1 and up 5:1 to 40:1
    Maximum Resolution 720x486(NTSC) 720x480(NTSC) 720x486(NTSC) 720x486(NTSC)
    PCI Bus Mastering Yes No No N/A
    Software
    Video Editing Adobe Premiere
    (Full Version)    		 $995
    Video Action    		 Adobe Premiere
    (Full Version)    		 Casablanca Application
    Compsiting/Special F/X Adobe After Effects
    (standard Version)    		 $995
    Digital Fusion Lite Option    		 No None
    Smart Render/
    Timeline Playback     		miroINSTANT Video Video Action No Effects Only
    -No Timeline
    Hard Drive Test miroEXPERT Perception Player Digital VCR None
    Operating Systems Windows 95/NT Windows NT NT/Mac Proprietary
    Professional Level Adj. Video and Audio Video and Audio Video and Audio Video

    Pinnacle DC50 After Effects Complete Bundle!

    Our DC50 Complete bundle saves you almost $600!!!

    The DC50 gives you Component, S-Video plus composite in and outputs. DC50 ships with Adobe Premiere & After Effects plus TitleDeko & Video SpiceRack. You also get a break out box for all video connections and balanced audio.     		DC50 $ 1,649.00
    Adobe Premiere 5.1 & After Effects 4.0 included
    ICE Final Effects Complete 699.95
    Boris AE 3.0 599.95
    Hollywood FX Silver 499.95
    Pixelan SpiceRack Pro & Organic FX 299.95
    Medea VideoRAID 4/51GB 1,999.00
    Regular price $ 5,748.75
    DC50 Complete Bundle $5149

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