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TBC-HQ Studio Quality Timebase Corrector

Features:

  • NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, PAL M, PAL N, SECAM.
  • 2 x BNC video and 2 x S-Video inputs.
  • Outputs - composite Video, S-VHS and Y,B-Y,R-Y (component).
  • Touch button control.
  • 8-bit broadcast quality Colour decoding.
  • Built-in AGC function ensures 1 Volt p.p. output.
  • Innovative image processing circuitry for Colour, Motion and Picture Detail.

 

 

A high-resolution, low-noise, wide-bandwidth Time Base Corrector (TBC) that Gen-locks any two video sources for synchronous effects.  Includes dual-channel frame synchronization, colour-bar test pattern generators, dual-channel digital colour processing, full frame memory and still frame capability.  Used with an edit controller this TBC will let you produce true A/B rools, wipes, dissolves and seamless cuts.  The TCB-HQ also corrects the time-base error of any heterodyne VTR for broadcast teleproduction and synchronizes CATV broadcasts to encode the video signal's blanking region with head-end scrambling.

Also available in 19" rack-mount version:
Specifications
Input TV Systems: NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, PAL M, PAL N, SECAM.
Connection Terminals: Video Input: 2 x RCA (phono), 2 x 4-pin S-VHS.
Audio Input: 2 RCA Phono (R,L).
Video Output: 1 x RCA (phono), 1 x 4-pin S-VHS
Audio Output: 1 set RCA Phono (R,L)
Colour Difference (Y, B-Y, R-Y) output: 1 set RCA (Phono)
Genlock in: 1 x composite.
Genlock out: 1 x composite.
Sampling Frequency:: Y: 13.5MHz, R-Y:6.75MHz, B-Y: 6.75MHz
Digital Code Bit: Y: 8 bits, R-Y: 8 bits, B-Y: 8 bits
Power supply: DC 12V 1A.
Dimensions: 300(w) x 242(d) x 55(h) mm.
Weight: 2Kg.
Accessories: 1 x 3 phono (RCA) A/V cable, 1 x 4-pin S-VHS cable, 1 x DC Adaptor
FAQ's

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 Do I need a TBC?

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 Unfortunately the more you play your original tapes they become worn. This is due to the mechanical workings of all VCR's. Once degradation of the tape has happened, it is impossible to make a quality copy without using a TBC.

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 Does it remove all copy protection?

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 Yes
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Is the TCB-HQ able to deal with (both input & output) different world standards?
! No - It can accept any world standard & pass it through.  But it will not convert, i.e. input NTSC and output PAL
? What are the extra benefits of having a TBC?

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! A TBC will automatically remove any disruptive sync signals or copy protect signals on pre-recorded DVD's or Videotapes, thus ensuring professional style copying onto any DVD-R or VHS format recorder.

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What is Time Base Error?

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 There are several visual examples - jittering pictures, unstable pictures, loss of sync data, geometrical distortion or bending of the picture, white lines apparant at the top and bottom of your screen.

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