AMRDEC P & S Test Facility Improvement Project Weekly Review April 12, 2005

Presentation Topics Software Update Video Capture Update Summary of Professional Video Capture Solutions

Video Capture Update Video Capture Solution Fire-wire card/DV deck installed Two possibilities for video Capture Software Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.0 Adobe Premier Pro 1.5 Advantages/Disadvantages of each Final video capture report in progress

Video Capture Update Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.0 Advantages Very straight forward Simple user interface Captures directly to AVI @ 30 FPS Disadvantages Limited editing Cannot control Panasonic AG-DV2000 Deck

Video Capture Update Adobe Premier Pro 1.5 Advantages Disadvantages Captures directly to AVI @ 30 FPS Extensive editing Control of many DV devices Panasonic AG-DV2000 Deck is not one of them Disadvantages Extremely complicated but with a tutorial could be made simpler Complex user interface Slow process, especially for a beginner Steep learning curve Device Control

Video Capture Solutions IO Industries Solution Uses 4 Euresys Picolo cards Accepts 4 s-video inputs One computer with xeon processor Captures all 4 cameras for max duration of 20 minutes Comes with Streams 5 recording software Overall cost: $8,844

Video Capture Solutions Specifications met Captures 4 video cameras simultaneously Removable hard drives Converts video to .avi Captures video at 768x568 Captures at 30 FPS Comes with restore disks Specifications not met Does not support capture of sound No TTL or RS-232 support

Video Capture Solutions Pelco Solution Uses 2 Pelco DX8000 6 useable BNC-video & audio inputs Allows for playback while recording Proprietary Technology with AVI Export Feature 80 GB HDD each Includes remote PC, Web, and Handheld Client Software Overall Cost: $9,462

Video Capture Solutions Specifications met Captures 4 video cameras with audio simultaneously TTL support Exports video to .avi Captures video at 768x568 Captures at 30 FPS Comes with restore disks Specifications not met No removable hard drives

Video Capture Solutions DVS System Solution 4 SD Station+ would be required Uses D1/4:2:2 inputs Allows for playback while recording Internal Raid-0 disk array Overall Cost: $40,000 - $60,000 Arnold Air Force Base uses a DVS System for similar requirements

Video Capture Solutions Specifications met Captures 4 video cameras with audio simultaneously Captures video at 768x568 Captures at 30 FPS RS-422 support Removable hard drives Comes with restore disks Specifications not met Does not export video to .avi

Video Capture Solutions Avid System Solution 4 Newscutter XP stations would be required with separate Mojos each Supports DV25, DV50 Allows for playback while recording Multiple inputs such as rca, composite, firewire No delay in capturing video Overall Cost: $80,000 GSA Pricing will be 17%-18% lower

Video Capture Solutions Specifications met Captures 4 video cameras with audio simultaneously Captures video at 768x568 Captures at 30 FPS RS-232 support Video exportable to .avi Removable hard drives Comes with restore disks

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