ADVC100 AceDVio TI Firewire questions

kevgl wrote on 11/9/2003, 7:49 PM
Just want to confirm what I have found in forum search:

I was going to get an ADVC100 which was retailing here for AUS$649 but starting to see issues with TI firewire cards which is what I have.

I don't want any issues later this week, so my supplier has recommended I go with a Canopus AceDVio for $995 but has the advantage of being bundled with another licence of Vegas 4.0 (wish I'd known that a few weeks ago when I paid $800 for VV in its own).

So - general feeling about the AceDVio? I'll be ordering one tomorrow unless someone talks me out of it.

Cheers

Comments

farss wrote on 11/9/2003, 8:28 PM
This is just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt.

Firewire cards are incredibly cheap, like around $100 at most.

I'd stick with the ADVC-100 as being a separate box it's more flexible. You can hook it up to anything either PC or Mac. Then again a VV4 licence should be marketable anyway.

What are you going to use the ADVC-100 for exactly, I've been doing a fair bit of research on this very topic.
donp wrote on 11/9/2003, 8:29 PM
Hello The AceDVio card is the same as the ADVC-1394 but with the ability to out put analog. I have the ADVC-1394 which is doing a great job for me. Make sure you follow the directions for the jumper settings closely. I however would go with the ADVC-100 if I ever need to replace my ADVC-1394. I don't do any analog out put, just firewire I/O to DV tape.

I was at the Canopus site yeaterday and noticed that they are now offering
Adobe products with their AceDVio and other equipment, not Vegas.
burchis wrote on 11/9/2003, 8:56 PM
Kevgl

I just last week purchased the Canopus ADVC-100 Analog/Digital converter. Just so you know what you're getting, the ADVC-100 is an external unit with it's own power supply. YOU still need a firewire card in your computer.

The ADVC-100 connects to your existing port/card and allows you to connect other external devices either analog (ie- VCR's, TV, analog camcorders, etc) or digital. (ie- digital camcorders).

The ADVC-100 will process analog and digital signals in either direction, whereas the ADVC-50 only process signals INTO the computer through your existing firewire card.

Hope this helps you make a decision.
kevgl wrote on 11/9/2003, 11:05 PM
Yeah - my thoughts were more with the external unit for that very reason.

The AceDVio comes with either Prem Pro or Vegas here. I'd probably get Prem Pro for the hell of it :-)

(Unless of course I could sell the Vegas licence to offset costs - I can't see a real need for two Vegas licences).

The guy I buy stuff of (Sigmacom/New Magic) said something about no Canopus firewire cards and he only stocks TI cards. I still don't know what the issue is with TI, just that there is. I guess I could source another firewire card from somewhere else and stick with the ADVC100 - I do like the idea of external.

Farss: know of good non TI 1394 cards in Australia?

I'm using the ADVC mainly as a camera replacement to drive a monitor, but obviously there are advantages for inputting analogue to DV... for the job this week it is mainly a monitor driver as all footage will be coming off MiniDV cameras (2 DX2000s, 2 TRV8s and some Panasonic jobbie which I don't know the model number of).

Cheers
vonhosen wrote on 11/10/2003, 12:29 AM
If you look at The canopus site with regards to the TI card issue , what they say is that TI make tons of cards with different chipsets. There was an issue with some of the older chipsets & only a small number at that. For the vast majority there isn't a problem at all.
kevgl wrote on 11/10/2003, 12:46 AM
Sounds fair

I might get the ADVC down anyway, and if I have problems I should be able to find a cheapo 1394 in Hobart somewhere that isn't TI.

Mind you, I keep wondering how much I could flog off that second Vegas licence for :-)

Cheers
planders wrote on 11/10/2003, 8:15 AM
Canopus also sells the ACEDVio with NO software, that's the version I ordered. Why buy a second copy of Vegas when the money can be saved and blown on something else? ;)

I'm very happy with my ACE, I've used it on four projects since acquiring it and it hasn't given me a moment's difficulty. The results of its analog conversions (both directions) are extremely good.

As for choosing between the ACE and the ADVC-100, it all comes down to whether or not you prefer an external box. I quite like the internal solution, as I'm seriously short of space. A little creative wiring has allowed me to leave the ACE hooked up at all times, which is a real timesaver.