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Directors Cut Take 2

Analogue to Digital Video Capture and Export
Transform your computer into a video editing studio with Directors Cut Take 2!

Capture video and audio from any analogue source, like a Hi8 camera or a VHS player, edit the footage on your computer and output it back to a VCR or burn it onto a DVD. Thanks to its intelligent firmware, Directors Cut is easy to setup and is recognised by your computer as a digital camera.

Fully compatible with all leading DV editing applications like Final Cut, Adobe Premiere, iMovie and many more, Directors Cut is the ultimate tool to bridge the gap between the analogue and digital worlds.

Mac Compatibility
Mac with Firewire connectivity Mac OS 9.1+ Mac OS X

Key Features
Composite, S-Video, audio inputs and outputs Director's Cut can be connected to any colour analogue device via Composite or S-Video Connects to the FireWire port of your Computer. Powered by the FireWire bus, no external power supply required FireWire is the de facto standard for connecting digital video devices Recognised as a DV Camera by your system This removes the need for software drivers.

Windows Compatibility
Windows PC with FireWire or iLink connectivity Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP

Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98SE

Supports PAL/SECAM/NTSC in full size at full frame rate A high quality chipset guarantees a perfect picture quality during capture or export Dual analogue output feature Directors Cut can export to two devices simultaneously. Dual outputs also allow the use of a preview monitor to visualise in real time the final result

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Easy to use! Capturing and exporting video with Directors Cut is extremely easy. Simply select your mode, either PAL/SECAM or NTSC and press the capture button to import video or the export button to output video to a VCR.

It just couldnt be any simpler!

High Quality Aluminium

Directors Cut, like all external peripherals from Miglia, is made out of solid aluminium (Al). We did not choose the easier lower-quality but traditional route of plastics. The case is 1.8mm thick and the 5 mm front plate is machine-milled out of a solid block of aluminium. Metal also offers better protection and a much greater lifespan than plastic.

Dual analogue output

Use a preview monitor while importing, editing and exporting or export to two VCRs simultaneously with Directors Cuts unique dual analogue output feature!

Technical data
Converts analogue footage to DV-25 format and DV-25 to analogue. Data rate: 3.6 MB/sec Supports PAL, NTSC and SECAM signals (SECAM input only) Connection to the computer via FireWire Sample rate 4.2.0 (PAL) or 4.1.1 (NTSC) Audio sample rate of 48 KHz 16 bits Unit weight: 1100 gr (2100 gr packed) Unit dimensions: L206*W196*H60 CE and FCC approved 2 years warranty

All analogue cables included!

Directors Cut Take 2 ships with all the cables necessary to connect your analogue equipment, like a Hi-8 camera or a VCR for example.

Audio

Composite

S-Video

FireWire

Logical connector organisation

All analogue connectors, as well as the FireWire port, are located at the back of Directors Cut Take 2. This allows a better organisation and higher accessibility when you want to plug/unplug cables. Having connections on several sides of a converter might allow you to reduce its overall size, but ease of use is much lower.

What ships in the box?

Directors Cut Take 2 6/6 pin IEEE1394 Cable S-Video cable Composite cable Stereo audio cable Illustrated installation guide in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian

Kensington K-Lock support

Directors Cut Take 2 closely follows the standards set by Kensington for the K & Lock system, the industry leading anti-theft mecanism for IT equipment. To secure Directors Cut, simply connect your K & Lock cable to the back of the unit

Importing copy-protected footage

Most commercial VHS tapes are protected by a system called Macrovision. Directors Cut Take 2 attempts to ignore this protection, which it does succesfully in most cases. Very few VHS tapes have a variation of the Macrovision protection that will not let you import clean footage with Directors Cut.

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Creating and editing your own movies has never been so simple!

TV Capture & View

VCR Capture & Export

Camcorder Capture & Export

DVD Player Capture

CD-RW or DVD-R Burn VCDs or DVDs that you can watch on your home DVD player Directors Cut Take 2 It acts as a hub between your analogue video footage and the endless possibilities offered by DV editing applications on your computer

Windows PC or Macintosh Edit the footage that you have captured

Using a preview monitor with Directors Cut Take 2

DV Application Display The picture display in your DV application is usually of lesser quality and of reduced size Preview Monitor Display in real time

Preview Monitor It allows you to see live export.

VCR

A unique feature of Directors Cut Take 2 is the ability to connect a preview monitor while capturing, editing or exporting video. Users who are familiar with DV editing know that the picture quality on a preview screen of a DV application is usually of lesser quality or smaller size. A preview monitor allows you to bypass this problem by displaying the final result on a TV screen. For example, any mistakes that might have been made during editing will be easily spotted on a preview monitor. This time saving feature does not require any additional processing power from your computer. The dual output feature can also be used to export to two VCR - Or any other analogue video recording equipment simultaneously.

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Directors Cut Analogue/Digital Connectors

Optional Power Supply

S-VHS Video L R S-VHS Video L R

Composite, S-Video, Stereo Audio Dual Outputs

Composite, S-Video, Stereo Audio Inputs

IEEE 1394

Press reviews
We are very impressed with the Miglia Director's Cut. With the standard having been set by Canopus for several months (at the time of review) we were very surprised to find that the Miglia came up to standard and - in some cases - actually exceeds it. The Director's Cut does everything intended of it and more, and we're confident that it will establish a strong foothold in this growing market. Although slightly more expensive than the Canopus, the Director's Cut provides excellent value and won't disappoint those wishing to bring their analogue legacy footage into the digital world.

While the Director's Cut Take 2 is in the upper high end when it comes to price, its features (dual outputs, NTSC and PAL support, bundled cables, great design and near flawless implementation and cross-platform operation) make it a winner. The Director's Cut Take 2 is certainly an improvement over the original Director's Cut and if you're looking for a solid, reliable DV capture device that is a true model of what plug and play should be, the Director's Cut Take 2 is an excellent choice

Once an a while, in this business, you get to review a product that pretty much gets it so right that you are inclined to tell your readers Ok, thats done. This is it, the best you can get, dont bother looking elsewhere. Thats how I feel about Directors Cut by Miglia, the best analog-to-digital converter on the market. It just doesnt work, it works perfectly. The bottom line for products like this is two-fold. Ease of use and the quality of the conversion. Directors Cut proves that you dont have to sacrifice one for the other. Its simple to use, simple enough that you can begin capturing in minutes after hooking it up, and the quality of the conversion if the best Ive seen.

Contacting Miglia Technology

Miglia Technology 1, The Old Silk Mill, Brook Street Tring, HP23 5EF United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)870 747 2988, Fax: +44 (0)870 747 2989 E-mail: info@miglia.com Web: http://www.miglia.com

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