Creative Video Blaster Products - Product Information

Model Number : PD0020
The Creative Video Blaster Movie Maker is a USB device which allows the real-time encoding of analog audio and video from popular sources such as Hi-8 and VHS-C camcorders, VCRs, or television.

Features
Video and Movie Archiving
Use Movie Maker to digitally archive precious home movies that were recorded on fragile video tapes. Once digitally recorded in MPEG format, your home movies will be protected from the wear and tear of repeated viewings.

Convenient Playback
Combine Movie Maker with a CD-RW drive like the Creative CD-RW Blaster 121032, and you can copy your recorded movies direct to CD for convenient and easy playback.

Fast Distribution
Share your favorite home movie moments with loved ones and friends by sending recorded files as e-mail attachments over the Internet or putting them up on your very own home page!

Hardware Specifications

Interface: connects to PC's USB port or a powered USB hub
LED indicator
Video Input
Composite and S-video
NTSC and PAL
Audio Input: Left/Right line input (RCA Connectors)
Video Capture Formats
MPEG-1: 352x240 resolution with 0.5-2.0Mb/second bit rate
MPEG-2: 352x480 resolution with 1Mb-6.0Mb/second bit rate
Audio Capture Formats: MPEG audio at 192 or 224 Kbps
Video Output File Types: MPEG-1, MPEG-2
Power Supply: 100V/220V
Hardware settings:

Hardware configuration is selectable via Plug and Play

Connectors

Video Input: Composite and S-video
Audio Input: Left/Right RCA jacks
Power Supply
Minimum System Requirements
IBM® PC or 100% compatible with 350MHz or higher processor
64MB RAM (Recommended)
Available USB port or powered USB hub
Windows® 98
Video Card with 8MB video memory
100MB hard disk space when installing the bundled software
Additional 2GB of hard disk space is recommended for storing videos
CD-ROM drive (CD-R or CD-RW drive required for saving video to CD-R or CD-RW)

Note: Do not connect the Video Blaster Movie Maker hardware to your computer before installing the drivers.

1. Insert the Video Blaster Movie Maker CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Select the option to install drivers and applications if they are not already selected.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

After each application is installed, you may be asked if you want to restart your computer. Select No until all the drivers and applications are installed.

4. Connect the supplied USB cable and AC adapter.

5. Place the Video Blaster Movie Maker on a flat surface, plug the AC adapter into a power outlet and turn on the outlet.

6. Windows will automatically detect the device and install the drivers.

7. When completed, restart the system.

1. Ensure that the Movie Maker is installed properly as follows:

- Right-click the My Computer icon on your Desktop. Click Properties, then System Properties, then Device Manager.

- Click the plus (+) to the left of the Sound , Video, and Game Controllers category. Creative Video Blaster Movie Maker should be listed. If the entry is not listed, repeat the installation procedure ( see above article - 'Installing the Creative Labs Movie Maker').

2. If a video source device is connected properly (i.e. VCR = RCA interfaces and LEFT and RIGHT audio) when you open the Movie Maker Control application for the first time (Start, Programs, Creative, Video Blaster Movie Maker), you will be prompted to configure the settings for Video Capture. You can skip this or apply the settings correctly for the video source.

3. Start the playback from the video source. If everything is functioning correctly, the preview window will initialize and display the video.

4. To record, press the Record button. To stop, press the Stop button. A thumbnail of your video clip will appear.

 

To copy the recorded video to a CD:

1. Click the Create CD button. This will initialize the Create CD Wizard.

2. When the message 'Select an Option' appears, click 'One Step Record' and 'Create Video CD'

3. Select the desired CD-RW Drive.

4. In the CD Title dialogue box, enter a name for the CD.

5. Set the writing speed in the CD writing speed window.

6. Insert a blank cdr/cdrw disk into the CD-RW drive.

7. Click Next. The One-Step Record and Create Video CD window will appear. On the Video Recording Duration window, enter
or select the time you wish to limit the recording to.

8. Initialize the resulting movie and click the Start button in the application. Once recording is complete, the Create CD Wizard will automatically copy the file(s) to your disk.

After the above steps are completed, you will be able to play the movie using any program and drive which supports the VCD format.

Note This applies only if the drive and program you are using support both the VCD format and the type of media it is written on. For instance, older drives may support the CD-R format but not the CDRW format. Refer to your CD Drive manual for information.

Model Number: CT6080
Video Blaster MP400 MPEG I Decompression card is a MPEG I video/audio decoder board designed for real-time playback of MPEG I compressed full-motion pictures.

Hardware Specifications

Video Playback Specifications:

MPEG Video Standard: ISO-11172 MPEG I standard
Frame Rate Support: 30fps (NTSC), 25fps (PAL), 24fps (Film)
Output Display: VGA resolution supported is 640x480

Audio Playback Specifications:

MPEG Audio Standard: ISO-11172 MPEG I Layer II audio standard
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz
Volume Control: 0 dB to 64 dB in steps of 2 dB
Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5, +12, -12 Volt
Current Consumption (Typical.): 1100, 600, 150 mA respectively
Audio Power Amplifier Output Level: 1.5 Watts maximum per channel with 4-Ohm load
Audio Line Out Output Level: 0.7 Vrms maximum per channel with 47K-Ohm load
Video Signal Input Level: 0.7 Vpp (typical)
Video Signal Output Level: 0.7 Vpp (typical)
Hardware Settings
Default settings shown in [brackets]

Interrupt (IRQ): 5, 10, 11, 12, [15]
DMA channel: 5, 6, [7]
I/O Address: 240, 280, [2C0], 300, 340, 380 Hex

Connectors

VGA In Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
Monitor Out Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
Audio Line Out Connector - Phono jack socket, stereo, 3.5mm diameter
Speaker Out Connector - Phono jack socket, stereo, 3.5mm diameter
VGA Feature Connector - 26 way double row straight header

Minimum System Requirements

386 DX33 and above
4MB system memory
Available 16-bit ISA slot
CD-ROM drive
DOS® 3.0 and above
Windows® 3.1 installed

Model Number: CT6061
Video Blaster RT300 is a single-step, real time video capture and compression board, based on the Intel i750PE pixel processor. It has the power to capture video from number of sources, including video cameras, VCRs and video disc, at a resolution up to 320x240 @ 15fps, or 160x120 @ 30fps depending on the system used. PAL and NTSC standards are supported and can be automatically detected by the software. Inputs for both composite video and S-Video are provided.

Features

Interlace and Non-Interlace Supported
AD/DA Resolution: 8-bits resolution; sampling rate at 32 MHz

Hardware Specifications

Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5, +12 Volt
Current Consumption (Typical.): 450, 50 mA respectively
Clocks Frequency: 50 MHz and 26.8 MHz
Video Signal Input Level:
Composite video signal: 1.0 Vpp @ 75-Ohm load
S-Video signal: 1.0 Vpp (nominal)
Video Signal Output Level: YUV 4:1:1 output data format
Hardware Settings
Default settings shown in [brackets]

Interrupt (IRQ): 9, [10], 11, 12
I/O Address: 280, 2A0, 2D0, [2E4], 340, 3A0, 3E0 Hex
Connectors
3 RCA Video-In Connectors

Minimum System Requirements

IBM® PC 386 DX33 and above
4MB system memory
2MB hard drive space, minimum
16-bit ISA expansion slot
MS DOS® 3.1 or PC DOS version 5.0 and above
Windows® 3.1 or higher installed
MS Video For Windows® 1.1 and above

Model Number: CT6042
Video Blaster SE100 video overlay card is a PC-AT add-on card which allows live video to be displayed on a VGA monitor. Video images can be overlayed with computer graphics. Positioning and scaling of the video image on the output display are also possible. Both NTSC and PAL (NTSC-M & PAL-B/G) systems are supported. Inputs for both composite video and S-Video are provided.

Hardware Specifications

Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5, +12, -12 Volt
Current Consumption (Typical.): 900, 240, 20 mA respectively
Video Signal Input Level:
RGB signal: 0.7 Vpp (max.)
Sync signal: TTL input level
Composite video signal: 0.7 Vpp (max.)
S-Video signal: 1.0 Vpp (nominal)
Video Signal Output Level:
RGB signal: 0.7 Vpp (max.)
Sync signal: TTL output level
Hardware Settings
Default settings shown in [brackets]
Interrupt (IRQ): 5, [10], 11, 12, 15
I/O Address: 690, 6F0, 710, [718], 780 Hex - s/w configurable
Memory Address:
base address: 900000, A00000, B00000, C00000, D00000, E00000, F00000 Hex
expanded memory mapping: B0000, B4000, D0000, D4000, D8000, DC000 Hex

Connectors

VGA/Video In Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
Monitor Out Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
S-Video In Connector - 4 pin S-connector
VGA Feature Connector - 26 way double row straight header

Minimum System Requirements

IBM® PC 386 DX33 and above
4MB system memory
2MB hard drive space, minimum
VGA card with standard VESA compliant feature connector
16-bit ISA expansion slot
MS DOS® 3.1 and above
Windows® 3.1 or higher installed

Video Blaster SE (Special Edition) is a video adapter for IBM 386 PCs and higher compatibles which converts a standard full-motion video image (composite video source) into a format for display on a computer graphics monitor. It can position and scale the video image onto the output display and allows the video image to be merged with computer graphics for interactive multimedia application.

The Video Blaster SE supports both NTSC and PAL system. VB SE has to work with standard VGA card that incorporates a feature connector. It accepts composite video and S-Video; caters 3 composite video inputs (video 0, 1, 2) or 1 composite video inputs and 1 S-Video source using special S-Video adapter cable.

Features

Interlace and Non-Interlace Supported
AD/DA Resolution: 8-bits resolution; sampling rate at 32 MHz

Hardware Specifications

Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5, +12, -12 Volt
Current Consumption (Typical.): 1, 0.28, 0.104 A respectively
Clocks Frequency: 50 MHz and 26.8 MHz
Video Signal Input Level:
Composite video signal: 1.0 Vpp @ 75-Ohm load
S-Video signal: 1.0 Vpp (nominal)
Video Signal Output Level: RGB 0.6 Vp-p (typical)
Hardware Settings

Default settings shown in [brackets]

Interrupt (IRQ): 5, [10], 11, 12, 15
I/O Address (s/w programmable): 690, 6E0, 710, [718], 780 Hex

Connectors

VGA/Video In Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
Monitor Out Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
VGA Feature Connector - 26 way double row straight header
Minimum System Requirements
IBM® PC 386 DX33 and above
4MB system memory
2MB hard drive space, minimum
16-bit ISA expansion slot
MS DOS 3.1 or PC DOS version 5.0 and above
VGA card with standard VESA compliant feature connector
Windows® 3.1 or higher installed
MS Video For Windows® 1.0 and above

Model Number: CT6030
The Video Spigot is an ISA digital video capture card.

Features:

Produce full-motion video sequences on your desktop
Real-time capture at up to 30 frames per second
Capture live video from VCR, TV and Cameras in a variety of window sizes up to 320 x 240
Capture single frame image of sizes up to 640 x 480

Technical Specifications

Dimensions (inches)

Length: 9 1/2
Height: 4 1/2
Width: 3/4 (backplate)
Supported Video Signals

NTSC, PAL, SECAM
Compression and Storage
Stores to and plays from standard disk drives in AVI file format
Custom compression solutions meet varied color quality storage requirements
Display Features
Display independent: Works with compatible graphics cards
Supports B-bit dithered color
Supports 8- to 24-bit color using add-on graphics cards
Movable, scalable, and re-sizable windows through Video for Windows software
Supports all popular 8-, 16-, and 24-bh graphics cards
Compatible with all Windows- compatible graphics standards, including VGA, SVGA, and VESA
Audio Support
Audio synchronized to video through Video for Windows
Sound card required to capture sound
Hardware Settings
Hardware resources are configurable via software.

Connectors:

S-Video In Connector
RCA Composite Video-In
Minimum System Requirement
An IBM® or compatible Personal Computer (PC) with a 386SX-based CPU or better running at 25 MHz or faster
Color display with an 8-bit or greater graphics card
8 MB of RAM memory (up to 64 MB recommended)
20 MB hard disk drive (at least 200 MB recommended)
MS-DOS® 5.0, Microsoft Windows® 3.1or later, or MS Windows®3.0 with Multimedia Extension 1.0
For synchronized audio: a (MPC)-standard audio subsystem

Model Number: CT6000
Video Blaster CT6000 is a video adapter for IBM 386 PCs and higher compatibles which converts a standard full-motion video image (composite video source) into a format for display on a computer graphics monitor.

It can position and scale the video image onto the output display and allows the video image to be merged with computer graphics for interactive multimedia application. Video Blaster supports both NTSC and PAL system. It has to work with a standard VGA card that incorporates a feature connector. It accepts composite video, and caters for 3 video input sources (video 0, 1, 2). This card has a constraint in that there cannot be more than 15MB of system RAM installed.

Hardware Specifications

Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5, +12, -12 Volt
Current Consumption (Typical.): 1, 0.28, 0.104 A respectively
Clocks Frequency: 50 MHz and 26.8 MHz
Video Signal Input Level: Composite video signal: 1.0 Vpp @ 75-Ohm load
Video Signal Output Level: RGB 0.6 Vp-p (typical)
Hardware Settings
Default settings shown in [brackets]

Interrupt (IRQ) (s/w programmable): 5, [10], 11, 12
I/O Address (s/w programmable): 2A90, [2AD6], 2AF0 Hex
Frame Buffer Base Address (s/w programmable): 9 - 15 MB (14 default)

Connectors

VGA/Video In Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
Monitor Out Connector - 15 pin D-shell female connector
VGA Feature Connector - 24 way double row straight header
Mono jack for microphone input
Female RCA jacks for line input
Stereo jack speaker output

Minimum System Requirements

IBM® PC-AT and higher compatibles
Not more than 15 MB of system RAM
16-bit ISA expansion slot
VGA card with standard VESA compliant feature connector
MS DOS® 3.1 or PC DOS® version 3.1 or later
VGA or multisync monitor running at 50-70 Hz with horizontal scanning rate of about 31.5 KHz
Windows® 3.1 or higher installed (NOTE: There are no Windows 95 or higher drivers)
MS Video For Windows 1.0 and above

Model Numbers:
CT6011, TV Coder External
CT6010, TV Coder Internal
Creative TVCoder is a cost effective VGA-to-Video signal decoder system for low cost color video output. Creative TVCoder converts text, graphics and animations from the PC into video signal for output on regular TV or for recording onto VCR. Creative TVCoder is ideal for producing product demonstrations and professional presentations to a format that can be widely distributed

Hardware Specifications

Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): +5 Volt
Current Consumption (max.): 2.4 A
Clock Frequency:
main core crystal: 40 MHz
video timing generator crystal: 14.318 Mhz
Video Signal Output Level: 0.7 Vpp (Typical)

Connectors

2 standard female D-15 VGA connectors:
1 connector to import video signals from VGA board
1 connector to output video signals to the monitor
S-Video Out Connector - 4 pin S-connector (available in Internal TV coder only)
RCA Out Connector (available in Internal TV coder only)

Minimum System Requirements

IBM® PC/AT and higher or compatibles
1 MB RAM
1 MB free HD space
Available 8bit ISA slot for the internal TV coder.
MS-DOS® 3.3 or higher, Windows® 3.1.
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