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What Jacquelyn Harvey is selling: Sony xv AL100 video editing system>with box
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SONY XV AL100 VIDEO EDITING SYSTEM>WITH BOX Proof that an edit controller can be both simple and powerful, the Sony XV-AL100 wraps the accuracy of RC time code in an extremely easy-to-use on-screen interface. The unit also offers a built-in titler and three-input audio mixer. Dual-mode shuttle allows for fast-forward and reverse transport control of most LANC (Control- L) devices. The XV-AL100 will store up to 20 scenes for automatic random assemble editing. Accuracy, with time code, clocks in at an impressive +/- 2 frames. For editing ease and accuracy, the VX-AL100 can't be beat. Sony XV-AL100 Video Editing System Sony Corporation Park Ridge, NJ 07656 ($599) Long a manufacturer of consumer editing controllers, Sony now introduces the XV-AL100 Video Editing System. Designed for the consumer market, this unit offers cuts-only editing, basic titling and simple audio mixing in a single package. But unlike most Sony consumer editors, this unit uses several editing protocols and recognizes Rewritable Consumer Time Code for considerable accuracy. This should open up its market appeal to beginning video editors as well. The XV-AL100 has a nice physical appearance. About the size of a phone book, it has a dark gray finish and well-positioned controls. Most of the controls are push buttons which are large and nicely arranged. Each has an easy-to-read label, and a beep can be set to sound when any button is pushed, assuring the operator of positive control. Controls and Connections The editor will control players and recorders that have either a LANC, Control-L or Sony-style remote connector. This pretty much limits the choices of your player to 8mm products with one of these connectors (note that all three of these connectors have the same function). Recorders can also include units that have Control-S or infrared remote control, as many VHS-family products do. You make player and recorder connections at the rear. Audio and video signals connect directly from your player to the XV-AL100; from there, they move on to the record deck. A control cable also connects directly from the player to the XV-AL100, and then (optionally) out to the record deck. Then all you have to do is connect a monitor to your record deck and you're ready to go. The heart of the XV-AL100 is a menu button which calls up various menus you use to set up all functions of the unit. You use a command mode menu to choose the method of control for your player and recorder. There's a wide choice of preset infrared protocols for different manufacturers built into the editor. If yours is not found, you can use a learning program along with your VCR's remote controller to teach the editor how your VCR's infrared remote works. The menu control is also used to create titles which can be superimposed over your video at any time. You can choose from several built-in styles or make your own. You can store up to fifteen titles in a title list and play them back in a numbered order, which you can edit and change any time. Provided is a menu of different letters, numbers and punctuation marks. You choose and move them with a cursor control found below the menu button. Three fonts are available in two sizes and eight colors. Another important menu function is program editing. In this procedure, you use shuttle control to search your player tape for desired scenes. Once found, you use the cut in or fade in buttons along with the cut out or fade out buttons to register your choices on the menu's edit list screen. You may also enter your choice of titles to appear with chosen scenes. You may enter up to twenty scenes on the list, which you can then modify until the list satisfies you. Once satisfied, you can preview the program to verify the chosen scenes, or execute it with a push of the edit button. The recorder then does all of the editing automatically. If you prefer to edit in real time (individually recording each scene on the recorder's tape as you go along), it's an easy matter to use the cut or fade in/out buttons with the edit button to choose and record your scenes. The title menu works with either editing method. Other menu features include a demonstration of the editor's functions and a player search mode. This search mode sets up the shuttle control to activate fast forward and rewind or forward and reverse search. The XV-AL100 controls the recorder through the record/pause method. Because any recorder used may have a lag time in recording after releasing its pause, or may back up slightly after a recording, you may lose the start or ending of some scenes without realizing why. The menu has a timing adjustment program for measuring and compensating for this lag. You use a blank tape to record information from the editor on the recorder, then play back the tape to read data which you enter into the timing adjustment program. This assures accurate editing control of your recorder. The XV-AL100 is RCTC (Rewritable Consumer Time Code) capable and will automatically use the time code in editing if it's recorded on your tape. To do this, your tape should have a continuous stream of time code data without any loss of the time code signal anywhere along the tape. Any breaks in the code may freeze the editor during an edit. The XV-AL100 also has a simple audio mixer which will mix between your player audio and the unit's rear panel auxiliary audio inputs, or a built-in microphone input on the front panel. Easy Goin' The XV-AL100 Video Editing System is easy to use and one of the most accurate low-cost consumer editors I have worked with. In a test using tapes with time code windows burned in, I made four edits at different locations along the tapes and consistently got results within one frame during real-time editing. Accuracy was similar using the program editing mode. The operator's manual quickly clears up any questions and makes each procedure very clear. Included is an error messages page which will help you track down any unusual problems. The titler works nicely, although the changes in font style are barely noticeable. One longs for the font style used to make the built-in titles, but it's not available. The titles are also rather dim, making white the usual color of choice. The only serious complaint I have is with the shuttle knob. While it's quite useful for playing or fast searching, the unit lacks a good slow play mode. The only way to find specific frames is to jog the control one frame at a time-a tedious and time-consuming task. If you're looking for a simple edit controller to start editing your video masterpieces, the Sony XV-AL100 Video Editing System is an excellent choice. More experienced videomakers should also find it useful. Sony XV-AL100 Video Editing System S-video, composite video, stereo audio from player; microphone, L and R auxiliary audio S-video, composite video, headphones, stereo audio to recorder. Control-L (x2), Control-S to recorder, infrared to recorder Rewritable Consumer Time Code (RCTC) Automatic assembly editing, on-screen set up menus, complete program revision, audio mixer Fonts: three styles, two sizes, eight colors 2 3/5 (height) x 13 3/8 (width) x 9 1/4 (depth) inches Please feel free to contact us by email or call: The Captain's j_harvey@modularparts.com Phone: (***)837-3000 We have taken lots of pictures and super sized them to show this item off. Questions? 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