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

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

6. 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

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

8. Video Capture Update Adobe Premier Pro 1.5 Advantages Disadvantages
Captures directly to 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Discussion / Questions