

Universal Multisystem TV Standards Converter, Time Base Corrector and Transcoder
Vidicraft VSC-2112
The Vidicraft VSC-2112 is a Universal Multisystem TV Standards Converter, Time Base Corrector and Transcoder, with professional construction and performance at consumer price. Its state of the art design, digital processing and robust handling of all type of signals, make it specially suited to cable TV headends, small production houses, mobile units and multimedia presentation systems.
Main Features
- Bi-directional conversion PAL, PAL N, PAL M, PAL-60, NTSCM, NTSC 4.43-60, NTSC4.43-50, NTSCN-50, NTSC-Japan and SECAM (*).
- 4 line adaptive comb filter. Bandwidth 5.5 MHz.
- Digital multisystem decoder and encoder.
- Sampling: 8 bit, 4:2:2 .
- 4-point interpolator.
- Composite video and Y/C (S-video, optional) input with AGC.
- Composite video and Y/C (S-video, optional) output.
- Control panel and lighted LCD display, with a simple and complete menu of selections and adjustments.
- Selection of automatic freeze of last field or insertion of color bars in case of input signal loss.
- Microprocessor controlled operation, with storage of settings in non-volatile memory.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
General | |
| Sampling: | 8 bit, 4:2:2, 9 bit A/D converter, 10 bit D/A converter |
| Interpolation: | 4-points aperture |
| Decoder/Encoder: | Digital multisystem |
| Input: | PAL, PALN, PALM, PAL-60, NTSCM, NTSC4.43-60, NTSC4.43-50, NTSCN-50, NTSC-Japan, SECAM |
| Output: | PAL, PALN, PALM, NTSC M, NTSC4.43-60 |
| Conversion: | Bi-directional: 525/60 to 625/50 and 625/50 to 525/60 |
| Comb filter: | 4 line adaptive comb filter for all coherent PAL/NTSC signals |
Performance | |
| Luminance bandwidth: | 5.5 MHz, comb filter |
| Differential gain: | 2% |
| Differential phase: | 2% |
| Noise spectrum: | less than -58 dB |
| Luma/chroma delay: | less than 10 ns |
Selections and adjustments | |
| Input system selection: | Automatic or manual |
| Output system selection: | Manual |
| Input source selection: | Composite video, Y/C |
| Luma gain: | ±3 dB |
| Black level: | ±100 mV |
| Chroma gain: | ±6 dB |
| NTSC hue: | ±30º |
| Peaking: | -4 dB to +6 dB |
| Selection of luma / chroma separation filter: | Comb or notch |
| Color bars: | On, off |
| VBI bypass: | On, off |
| Automatic selection in the event of signal loss: | Freeze of last valid field or Color bars |
| Non volatile memory: | Store, Recall, Preset |
| Freeze button: | Interpolated freeze |
Input and Output Formats | |
| Composite video In/Out: | 1 Vpp/75 ohms, BNC |
| Y/C (S-video) In/Out: | 1 Vpp luma, 0.3 Vpp chroma / 75 ohms, mini DIN |
Physical and Electrical | |
| AC Voltage: | 100-240V, 50-60 Hz |
| AC Power: | 15W, 0.25A |
| Dimensions: | 1 RU, 19" rack mountable 483 mm (W) x 44 mm (H) x 150 mm (D) |
| Weight: | 1.8 kg |
Versions | |
| VSC-2112 | Multisystem Converter, bi-directional, composite video input and output. |
| VSC-2112/Y/C | Multisystem Converter, bi-directional, composite video and Y/C input and output. |
(*) Notes: | |
| PAL-60, NTSC4.43-50, NTSCN-50 and Secam, for input system only. | |
| Specifications subject to change without notice. | |
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