The Great DV Shootout 2003
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| Street Price w/shipping | $1129 | $838 | $1025 |
| Software Included | Adobe Premiere 6.5, DV Capture, Canopus Xplode for DVStorm, Canopus 3DRT-II, Canopus MPEG Tools, Canopus MediaCruise, Sonic Foundry ACID Style, Ulead DVD Workshop SE, Smartsound Quick Tracks | Adobe Premiere 6.5, TitleDeko RT, Hollywood FX RT, Alpha Magic, DV Tools 2, Impression DVD 2.2 SE, SmartSound Quick Tracks, Media Cleaner EZ, T-Rex multimedia file converter (60-day trial) | Adobe Premiere 6.5, MediaTools, Sonic Solutions DVDit! SE (free upgrade), Pixélan SpiceRack, Smartsound Quick Tracks |
| Processor/RAM/OS provided by vendor for testing (all were turnkey systems w/ WindowsXP Pro) | Dual AMD Athlon MP 2200+ 1.79 GHz, 512 MB RAM | Alienware Pentium 4 2.53GHz, 1GB RDRAM | Compaq Evo W4000 Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM |
| Analog I/O | Video - S-video (Y/C), composite I/O Audio – Stereo in/out | Video – S-video (Y/C), composite I/O Audio – Stereo in/out | Video - S-video (Y/C), composite I/O Audio – Stereo in/out |
| Digital Video I/O | DV (IEEE-1394) 4-pin | DV (IEEE-1394) 6-pin (x2) | DV (IEEE-1394) 6-pin |
| Breakout Box | Yes (5 inch bay), DV, S-Video, Composite | Yes, DV, S-Video, Composite | Yes, S-Video, Composite, DV plugs into card |
| Deck Control - Allows user control a external camera or deck for capture and output | DV (IEEE 1394) | DV (IEEE 1394) | DV (IEEE-1394) |
| Editing Format - Format used for source clips while editing | DV format, limited MPEG-2 | DV format, MPEG-2 | DV, DVCAM, NTSC 4:1:1, PAL 4:1:1 and 4:2:0 |
| Hardware CODEC(s) - Hardware used for compression and decompression of the video source | Canopus DV hardware codec | Pinnacle Video For Windows DV codec | Matrox Video For Windows DV codec |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3, 16:9 | 4:3, 16:9 | 4:3, 16:9 |
| TV Standards | NTSC, PAL | NTSC, PAL | NTSC, PAL |
| System requirement for minimal functionality | Dual PIII -700 | P3 1GHz | P3 1GHz |
| Real Time Video Filters - Filters available in real time | 24 (Including color correction, chroma & luma keying) | 9 | 23+ (Including 18-parameter color corrector, proc amp, 3-way color balance, input/output levels, chroma key, Luma key, various DVEs, blurs, particles, distortions, ripples,lens flares, pan & scan, more) |
| Real Time Titles | 18 tracks on test machine(depends on CPU speed) -- static and moving using canned 2D moves | Static, moving, and 3D motion path | Static and moving with 3D positioning |
| Real Time Graphic Overlay (alpha channel) | 10+ tracks (depending on CPU speed) Static and moving | Static, moving, and 3D motion path | Static and moving with 3D positioning |
| Simultaneous real time layers possible with tested system | 2 video clips, combination of 17 stills/text for a total of 19 layers | 2 video clips, one still, or one video clip and 2 stills | 2 video clips (but 1 3D at a time or two "basic" 3D DVEs), 2 stills/text |
| File size limitation editable in Premiere | 4GB | Size of Disk | Size of disk |
| Maximum number of real-time effects | 18 --on our test machine we stacked up 19 layers, all had a fade up or a move, most were graphics or text. 5 layers of video -- depends on processor | 6 -- on our test machine, 2 color correction, 2 dve, 2 slow motion -- depends on processor | 7 -- on our test machine, four layers (2 video/2 stills) fading up and down, slow motion on each layer and one layer with color correction, etc. -- depends on processor |
| Real-Time DV timeline output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Output Formats | DV, analog video, WMV, QuickTime, MPEG-1, 2, DVD, DVD on CD | DV, analog video, WMV, QuickTime, MPEG-1,2, DVD, MotionCD | DV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MediaExport for accelerated Windows Media and Real, QuickTime. |
| O/S Support | Win 98, NT, 2000, Win Me, XP | Win98, ME, 2000, XP | Windows 2000, XP |
| Real time “old film look” | Yes | No | No |
| Real time Color Correction | Yes, includes waveform and oscilloscope, also offers YUV-based auto color balance | Limited | Yes, 18-parameter 3-way with auto color balance |
| Real time Chroma and Luma key | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chromakey up-sampling | 4:2:2 | No real time chromakey | 4:4:4 |
| Real time pan & scan filter for aspect ratio conversion between 16:9 and 4:3 | No | No | Yes |
| Field-based Speed change(Slow motion) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Two simultaneous channels of Slow motion | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Combine multiple 3D transitions on timeline | No | Yes | No |
| Combine multiple filters on multiple clips | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple capture support | Up to 3 simultaneous sources in real time | No | No |
| Real time video output during all effects decisions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge-dragging visible in NTSC monitor | Yes | No | Yes |
| Real time Image Stabilization | No | Yes, but reduces resolution | No |
| Two simultaneous Picture-in-Picture videos with moving background | Yes | Yes | No |
| Ability to use 3D objects/models as part of 3D transition | Yes, with Xplode, 3D object import from Lightwave or 3ds max | Yes, with Hollywood FX RT | No |
| Have up to two video and four objects animated in real time | Yes | No | No |
| Advanced keyframing on almost every aspect of 3D effect | No, except for 3D PiP | Yes | Yes |
| Ability to use Bitmaps, .PSD, TIFF as well as .TGA with effects in real-time | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Filtering quality on tight perspective and PIP | Excellent | Good | Excellent |
| Filtering quality on zoom | Good | Good | Excellent |
| Softness on 3D object edges | Yes | Yes – keyframeable edge softness. on some effects, pre-defined soft edges in Hollywood-FX | Yes, Keyframable |
| Borders and drop shadows | 2D DVE with no softness, 3D DVE with softness and full keyframing | 2D DVE – smooth, key-frameable drop shadows | 2D and 3D DVE |
| True drop shadow on graphics/title overlay | Yes | Partial - Drop shadows can be added to titles in TitleDeko-RT | Yes |
| Page curl keyframeable in true 3D space | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cropping (adjustable overscan) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects | Yes | No | Yes |
| Keyframeability | Some | Extensive | Extensive |
| All layers visible when editing filters | No | Yes | Yes |
| Accurate positioning of graphics using DVE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Effects applicable to graphics | All real time effects applicable to graphics as well as video | Yes | Yes |
| Real time single pass DV scan and capture | Yes | No, (scan, select scenes, capture) | Yes, one-step auto-capture utility, captures quickly, accurately and continuously, easiest to use |
| DV Scan/autocapture applet eliminates pre-roll between each clip | Yes | No | Yes |
| View video on NTSC monitor during DV input and output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Simultaneous 4-channel audio capture | Yes | No, 2 channel | Yes |
| MPEG-2 I-frame capture and editing | Yes, but limited editing | Yes | Capture but not editing |
| MPEG-2 IBP capture from analog for DVD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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