Grass Valley Pegasus from Thomson is a high-quality video capture system comprised of PCI Express hardware and software. Capable of accepting input from a variety of standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) sources, including PC graphics, and featuring a Canopus HQ hardware codec chip, Pegasus lets you preview, capture and store footage in pristine quality - perfect for archiving or delivering out via SD and HD mediums. The Demo Video Creator's Dream Come True
At last, there is an affordable, easy-to-use solution for capturing video for use in demonstration and training videos. Pegasus' inputs include S-Video, YUV and RGB analog and HDMI*, making it ready for today's range of video game consoles. With the included converter cable, you can also capture VGA output - ideal for creating tutorials of your software. But it doesn't end there, as Pegasus can also capture external two-channel analog audio, and up to eight channels of embedded audio via HDMI. And since Pegasus is a hardware-based image capture solution, there’s no need to worry about system specifications allowing for real-time, full frame rate, high resolution video capture. Onboard Canopus HQ Codec Chip - Capture with the Best
Already a prominent part of Grass Valley's EDIUS line of NLE solutions, the Canopus HQ codec offers supreme visual quality without the excessive hard disk storage costs normally associated with HD video ingest. With Pegasus, you can be assured that the HD video content you output from your HD sources will be perfectly preserved, ready for you to either edit, author to DVD, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD, or store for later usage. Because the input quality is so clean, subsequent conversions to other distribution formats - such as mobile phones or the Web - are cleaner too. Pegasus includes the Canopus Codec Pack for you to incorporate your captured HQ AVI files into any Windows®-based video application. Key Features
- High-quality capture of HD and SD video using an onboard Canopus HQ hardware encoding chip
- Capture up to 1920x1080/60i, 50i** and 1280x720/60p, 50p video
- Capture PC display signals up to 1280x1024 without downscaling
- Capture via HDMI*, DVI†, S-Video, YUV and RGB component inputs
- Includes the HQ Recorder capture software, providing three capture modes: Auto capture (when an input signal is detected), Manual capture and Scheduled capture
- Includes the Canopus Codec Pack, providing import of Canopus HQ AVI files in Windows-based video applications
- Software Development Kit (SDK) for software engineers to create their own Pegasus-based solutions
Notes - *HDMI support for 1.0 (HDMI 1.1-1.3, HDCP not supported)
- **1080p capture is not supported
- † DVI capture requires an HDMI-DVI converter, sold separately
Note: Video that contains copy control, such as Copy-once, Copy-never, or Macrovision cannot be captured. Technical Specifications:
- Note: Input signals cannot be input simultaneously from each connector.
- Digital Video Input
- 1 x HDMI typeA (Ver1.1 HDCP not supported)
- Analog Video Input
- 1 x 7-pin miniDIN (Analog YPbPr component)
- 1 x 4-pin miniDIN (S-Video, composite video)
- 1 x 9-pin miniDIN (Analog RGB)
- Analog Audio Input
- Analog Audio Output
- 1 x 4-pin connector for internal PC connection (AUX)
- Supported Input Resolutions1
- HDMI2
- 1920x1080/59.94,60i
- 1920x1080/50i
- 1280x720/59.94,60p
- 1280x720/50p
- 720x480/59.94,60p
- 720x576/50p
- 720x480/59.94,60i
- 720x576/50i
- 640x480/59.94,60p
- DVI 2,3
- 1280x1024/60p4
- 1024x768/60p
- 800x600/60p
- 640x480/60p
- Analog RGB
- 1280x1024/60p4
- 1024x768/60p
- 800x600/60p
- 640x480/60p
- Analog Component5
- 1920x1080/59.94i
- 1920x1080/50i
- 1280x720/59.94p
- 1280x720/50p
- 720x480/59.94p
- 720x576/50p
- 720x486/59.94i
- 720x576/50i
- S-Video, Composite Video5
- 720x486/59.94i
- 720x576/50i
- Video Capture File Format
- Video Capture Resolution
- 1920x1080
- 1440x1080 (1920 3/4)
- 1280x1080 (1920 2/3)
- 1280x1024
- 1280x720
- 960x720 (1280 3/4)
- 1024x768
- 800x600
- 720x576
- 720x486
- 720x480
- 640x480
- Audio Capture
- Line In, Monitor Out6
- HDMI Input 2,7
- LPCM 2-8ch at 24bit 32/44.1/48kHz
- Service and Support:
- 1-year limited warranty
- Access to the Product-related Downloads section for Pegasus, when you register your product in an active Canopus User Account
Notes
1 Pegasus captures in the same resolution that is being input. Up-conversion/Down-conversion is not supported.
2 HDCP formatted video and audio cannot be previewed nor captured.
3 Can be connected to the HDMI port with a generic HDMI-DVI conversion cable, available separately
4 Captured as 30p.
5 Video that contains copy control, such as Copy-once, Copy-never, or Macrovision cannot be captured.
6 Audio will be in Unlocked Audio format when input via analog RGB or DVI.
7 If a mute HDMI signal is input, an AVI file with no audio element will be generated. Audio that contains copy control, such as Copy-once, Copy-never, or Macrovision cannot be captured. Package Contents:
- Pegasus PCI Express x1 bus card
- Pegasus Installation CD-ROM
- Installation guide
- 1 x 15-pin D-sub RGB to 9-pin miniDIN converter cable
- 1 x YPbPr component to 7-pin miniDIN converter cable
- 1 x RCA composite to S-Video connector
- 1 x Ferrite core
- 2 x Grounding gasket
- 1 x 4-pin to 4-pin internal audio cable
Minimum System Requirements:
- Intel® Pentium® 4 2.80GHz CPU or faster (AMD CPU also supported)
- 1GB RAM (2GB RAM recommended)
- 40MB free disk space for the drivers and application software
- ATA 3GB/s, 7200rpm or faster hard disk for video capture (if capturing graphics output from the same PC, a second physical hard disk drive is recommended)
- Windows® Vista (Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium/Basic), Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)
- DirectX 9.0 or later
- Graphics card with support for PixelShader Model 2.0 (i.e. DX9-based) or hardware-based DirectDraw overlay, and 32-bit color display at a 1024x768 resolution
- One free PCI Express bus slot
Grass Valley ProCoder 3 software combines speed and flexibility into a streamlined video conversion tool for professionals. Widely acknowledged as the leading software transcoder, ProCoder 3 features extensive input/output options, advanced filtering, batch processing and an easy-to-use interface. Whether encoding MPEG video for DVD production, producing Windows Media for streaming or transcoding between NTSC and PAL, ProCoder 3 makes video format conversion quick and easy. Encode a single source to multiple targets simultaneously, run multiple conversion jobs back-to-back in batch mode, or use drag-and-drop preset icons to start conversion with a single click. This new version of ProCoder features a number of enhancements for today’s multi-format production needs:
- More Mobile Video Format Support - With the addition of H.264 encoding and decoding, ProCoder 3 is ready to convert and produce for popular mobile video devices such as the Apple iPod® and Sony PSPTM.
- Added Assistance for EDIUS Production Workflows - The Canopus HQ codec is now included with ProCoder 3, allowing standalone encoding and decoding of Canopus HQ files without requiring Grass Valley EDIUS software installed on the machine with ProCoder.
- Support for the AVCHD Camcorder Format - AVCHD decoding capability allows the conversion of video footage from the new generation of compact camcorders for editing, streaming and DVD production.
- Encoding Speed Enhancements for Multi-core Systems - Grid Encoding support for MPEG-2 (Transport Stream) provides even greater encoding speed on modern multi-core and multi-CPU computer systems. This feature is automatically engaged when you choose the 'Preview DVD Target' or 'HDV Target' formats for encoding.
- Dolby® Digital Audio Support - Common in DVD production as well as retransmission, ProCoder 3 supports Dolby Digital audio encoding for enhanced audio quality in less space. ProCoder 3 also allows you to add, swap, and remove individual channels of audio within the target format with the inbuilt channel mixer.
Key Features
- Professional high-speed, high-quality encoding and conversion of video to all popular formats including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Windows Media®, QuickTime® and more
- Grid encoding for MPEG-2 (transport stream, program stream) - support for multiple CPUs within one PC (including dual and quad core CPUs). Applies to 'HDV Target' and 'Preview DVD target' settings NEW
- Watch folder function for automated encoding
- Job queuing manager with priority functions
- Stitching of multiple source files to create a single file
- Simultaneous creation of multiple target files
- Aspect ratio conversion
- NTSC/PAL conversion
- Frame rate interpolation and conversion
- Timecode creation and preservation NEW
- Automatic adaptive deinterlacing
- 3:2 pulldown
- Inverse telecine NEW
- Multi-pass VBR processing
- Full HD support for MPEG and Windows Media
- VOB file and DVD-Video image creation with chapter points
- Save droplets for quick, drag-and-drop conversion
- Separate audio import/export options including multiplexing
- Audio channel mapping NEW
- Export plug-in for Grass Valley EDIUS version 4 and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.x, which provides extensive timeline export capabilities including DVD-Video image export options
- Multiple colorspace support including YUV and RGB
Package Contents - ProCoder 3 installation CD-ROM
- ProCoder 3 user manual
- ProCoder 3 USB dongle
Technical Specifications - Source Formats
- Canopus DV
- Canopus HQ
- Microsoft DV
- H.264 NEW
- AVCHD NEW
- Dolby Digital AC-3 audio NEW
- Any Video for Windows codec
- Any DirectShow codec
- Any QuickTimeTM codec
- MPEG-1, MPEG-2
- Adobe® Flash®
- Windows MediaTM
- MP3 and PCM WAV files
- AVISynth script files
- Still images including BMP, TGA, TIF, PNG and JPG
- Target Formats
- Canopus DV
- Canopus HQ
- Microsoft DV
- H.264 NEW
- Dolby Digital AC-3 audio NEW
- iPod video (MPEG-4) NEW
- MediaEdge/HDMA4000 video (MPEG-2, MPEG-4) NEW
- Any Video for Windows codec
- Any DirectShow codec
- Any QuickTime codec
- MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (using Canopus codec)
- VOB (DVD-Video image)
- ACM codecs
- Adobe Flash
- Windows Media
- RealVideo®
- MP3 and PCM WAV files
- Video Filters
- 601 to 709 Color Correction (ITU-R BT 601 SD to ITU-R BT 709-5 HD)
- 709 to 601 Color Correction (ITU-R BT 709-5 HD to ITU-R BT 601 SD)
- 601 Correction Expand Color Space
- 601 Correction Shrink Color Space
- Adaptive De-Interlace
- Bitmap Keying
- Black/White Correction
- Blur
- Broadcast Color Safe
- Circular Blur
- Color Correction
- Fade In/Out
- Gamma Correction
- Gaussian Blur
- Median
- Pulldown
- Relative Crop
- Rotate
- Sharpen
- Temporal Noise Reducer
- Video Inverse Telecine Filter NEW
- Audio Filters
- Channel Mixer NEW
- Fade In/Out
- Lowpass
- Normalize
- Volume
Minimum System Requirements
- Intel or AMD 800MHz CPU or faster (Multiprocessor, multi-core and Hyper-Threading support included)
- 256MB RAM (512MB of RAM required for HD encoding)
- 80MB free disk space
- DirectX 9.0 or later
- Windows® XP Home or Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional
- One free USB port (1.1 or higher)
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