HP DVD Movie Writer DC4000

HP DVD Movie Writer DC4000

New dual format HP DC4000 DVD Movie Writer burns DVD± R at 8X and DVD± RW at 4X!  Quickly and easily transfer home video from camcorder or VCR tape to DVD!

The HP DVD Movie Writer DC4000 is an external USB DVD/CD burner with built-in analog video capture, allowing you to quickly and easily transfer home video from VCR or camcorder tapes to DVD.  The included suite of software lets you edit video, photos, music, and data applications, plus write and read CD-R and CD-RW discs as well as DVD+R/+RW.

By combining the analog-to-digital conversion and video compression function with a full-fledged DVD writer, HP has created an extremely simple tool to quickly convert videotapes to DVD.

Connecting to desktop or notebook PCs through a USB 2.0 port, the HP DVD Movie Writer transfers VHS or other analog tapes and creates DVD movies on long-lasting DVD+R/+RW or DVD-R/-RW discs.  Attach your camcorder or VCR to the RCA Video and Audio inputs, or S-Video input, and you can convert video from a variety of formats including VHS, Hi8, Digital 8, Mini DVD and BetaMax.  The DVD Movie Writer also functions as a standard DVD/CD writer to burn music, photos and data to CD and DVD backup program files. 

After the analog tapes are converted by the Movie Writer to the digital MPEG-2 format--the same format all commercially available DVDs are written to--you can edit and share your DVD masterpieces with friends and family.  And you can get as detailed as you want in editing your DVDs.  The DVD Movie Writer comes with a number of video-editing software packages, including a full-suite editing package, ArcSoft ShowBiz 2, and MuVee autoProducer, a quick and easy video editing software. 
 

• HP Video Transfer Wizard: for easy, unattended transfer
• ArcSoft ShowBiz™ 2: for video capture, authoring, and editing
• muvee autoProducer DVD Edition: for automated video editing
• Sonic RecordNow™: for creating music and data discs

• Write:
  • CD-R: 8x, 12x, 16x (CLV) 24x (Z-CLV)
  • CD-RW: 4x, 10x, 16x (CLV)
  • DVD+R: 2.4x, 4x, 8x (Z-CLV)
  • DVD+RW: 2.4x, 4x (CLV)
  • DVD-R: 2x, 4x, 8x (ZCLV)
  • DVD-RW: 1x 2x 4X (CLV)
• Read:
  • CD-ROM: up to 40x (CAV)
  • DVD-ROM: up to 12x (CAV)
• Sustained transfer rate:
  • 1x CD = 150KB/s (data mode 1)
  • 1x DVD = 1353KB/s
• Access time: 150 ms average random access (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM)
• Disc finalization time:
  • DVD: <2 minutes at 4x (DVD+R)
  • CD: 1 minute typical at 4x
• RIP speed: Extract a 4-minute audio track in less than 15 seconds, 16x minimum (pressed CD)
• Reliability:
  • Audio, Data Mode 2, and Mode 2 Form 2: < 1 uncorrectable frame in 10^9 bits read
  • Data Mode 1 and Mode 2 Form 1: < 1 uncorrected frame in 10^12 bits read
• Device write media compatibility: DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R
• Device read media compatibility: DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD Extra, CD-ROM (Mode 1 – Yellow Book), CD-ROM XA & CD-I (Mode 2/Form 2 – Green Book), CD-Bridge & Photo-CD (single and multi-session), VCD, CD-Text
• Supported Video formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, QuickTime
• Capture formats: Full D1 MPEG 2 broadcast resolution (720 x 480 NTSC / 720 x 576 PAL/SECAM); Frame Rates: 29.97 NTSC and 25 fps PAL/SECAM; Video Bit Rates: 3MB/sec to 7MB/sec (Constant or Variable bit rate)
• Video standards: NTSC, PAL, SECAM
• Audio formats: WAV, MP3, WMA
• Logical recording format: UDF, ISO 9660, CD-DA, DVD-Video, VCD
• Write methods: Track at once, disc at once, (CD-RW and CD-R) Random Access Write (DVD+RW), Sequential Write (DVD+R, +RW), Multisession (DVD+R)
• Encoding method: EFM, EFM Plus

• Power Consumption 

  • 30 watts maximum 

• Warranty

  • HP one-year limited warranty

• HP dvd movie writer DC4000 external USB drive 
• software CD including electronic user's guide and integrated install software 
• quick start placement 
• getting help guide 
• how do I? Guide 
• USB cable 
• composite video/audio cable 

• Minimum system requirements: 800MHz Intel® Pentium® III processor or equivalent, 128MB RAM (256 recommended for video editing), 1024x768 video resolution with a minimum of 16 bit color required for video capture, authoring, & editing, USB interface (USB 2.0 Highly Recommended)
• Minimum hard disk space requirements: 550MB free for included software installation, 10GB free for DVD video disc creation
• Operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP, 2000 Professional SP2 (Latest service packs recommended)