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Niagara Video Acquires HDi-250, HDi-SDI & DVD-1150

BCD Closes Business as of 1 November 2018

We will remain working until all orders are shipped.
Niagara Video Acquires HDi-250, HDi-SDI, and DVD-1150
Order now from Niagara Video

Our principal owner is retiring and we have sold the rights to our two main products:
The DVD-1150 and the HDi-250 series will now be manufactured and sold by Niagara Video, Inc. and their dealers.
BCD has sold it's existing product stock and is referring all new orders to Niagara Video.
The transfer is in progress and we expect the transition to be complete before October 31, 2018.

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Relentless Refinement
Two Models
HDi: Connected & Secure HD & DVD Recording

Fully Connected

HDi-250 & HDi-SDI (Commercial)

  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • USB 3
  • Serial to 115Kps
  • Web Interface
  • Records to HDD, USB, RAM
  • DVDRW Disc

Completely Secure

HDi-Mil-Std & HDi-SDI-Mil-Std
(Military, Standard Drive)

  • No Network
  • No Hard Drive
  • No USB
  • Records to RAM or Disc
  • Deletes video w/power-off
  • DVDRW Disc

Tutorial: How to make a DVD Video Disc

Click for the full article of "How to Make a DVD-Video Disc."

The HDi-250 records to its internal hard drive, then makes a DVD from the files you select.
It records to the hard disk drive (HDD), then you make a dvd from that or from several files.

How Long Does It Take to Make a DVD disc?
BCD's Dual Stream recording makes HD and SD files simultaneously.  For a 1-hour program, the SD file takes 3 minutes to make a DVD-Video disc.  The HD fileburns in about 9 minutes..

To make a DVD-Video disc, first put a blank DVD disc (+R, -R, or +RW) into the machine

Recording Setup: Press the Menu key and see the Main Menu

MainMenuArrow down to select the file format .VOB. Press Enter and see
the "+" sign, indicating that you have selected .vob files suitable for DVD.
Alternately, choose DualStream for MPEG-2/MP4 and VOB files simultaneously.

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Click for the full article of "How to Make a DVD-Video Disc."

Full-HD HDMI Digital Recorders

 

Welcome to BCD Associates. We design and manufacture full-HD recorders for industrial and commercial use. Featuring rugged all-around construction and the most advanced technologies, including state-of-the-art video recording and DVD burning software, our devices out perform all other HDMI digital recorders. Designed at the outset—and continuously refined—to satisfy the demanding needs of just about every type of video capturing application in a host of different industries, these aren’t ordinary HDMI digital recorders. From scientific and educational purposes to military and government use, BCD full-HD recorders are versatile, compact, and powerful. To learn more about our devices or place an order, contact BCD Associates at 800-223-6734.

 

SB-100 Rear Control Connectors

 

 

 


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BCD SB-100
Serial Controller

Rear Panel A/V/TC Connections
SB-100 Rear Panel - Left
Signal Cable Set Signal Cable Set connector -DB-15

Signal Cable Set (Optional for D-15 connector. Inquire for custom quotation)
NOTE:  The labels on the Signal Cable Set are referenced to where they connect. (VCR/Monitor/Aux. Video).

Pin       Description
1.   VTR Ch. 1 Out:  Audio from VCR Audio Channel 1 Out
2.   VTR Ch. 2 Out:  Audio from VCR Audio Channel 2 Out
3.   VTR Vid Out:  Video from VCR.  This is VITC IN to SB-100 for reading VITC.
4.   VTR Add. Code In: LTC to VCR Audio Channel x from SB-100 (SB-100 TC Out) to generate LTC.
5.   VTR Add. Code Out: LTC from VCR Audio Channel x to SB-100 (SB-100 TC In) for reading LTC.
(Address Code In/Out cables will connect to either Audio Channel 1 or 2. We like channel 2. If you use an audio channel for Time Code, you may not use that same channel for Audio In/Out. In other words, you can't use the same audio channel for Time Code and Audio.)
6.   GND
7.   Reserved
8.   GPI Out: GPI Out trig.
9.   GND
10   Aux. Vid. Out: Auxiliary Video from another source to SB-100. Switched, but not  recordable
11.   N/C
12.   GND
13.   Mon. Vid. In: Video to TV Monitor.  This is a switched output. 
            VCR Mode        Output
            STOP                Aux. Video (AVID) (Also FFWD, REWD)
            RECORD          VCR Looping Video from "VTR Vid Out"  (E-E)
            PLAY                VCR Video Off-Tape
14.   Mon Aud 1 In:  Audio 1 to TV Monitor
15.   Mon Aud 2 In:  Audio 2 to TV Monitor
S-Video Connectors SB-100 Left Rear Panel - S-Video In/Out Connectors
S-Video In: S-Video In to SB-100 from camera or other video source.  VITC will be inserted.
S-Video Out:  S-Video Out from SB-100 to VCR or other destination.  Contains new VITC.
S-Video In and Composite Video In are shared and must NOT be connected simultaneously.
Composite Video Connectors SB-100 Left Rear Panel - Composite Video In/Out Connectors
Vid Out:(top RCA)  Composite Video Out from SB-100 to VCR or other destination.  Contains new VITC.
Vid. In:(bottom RCA) Composite Video In to SB-100 from camera or other video source.  VITC will be inserted.
Composite Video In and S-Video In are shared and must NOT be connected simultaneously.
LTC Time Code Connectors SB-100 Left Rear Panel - LTC Time Code Connectors
LTC Out:(top RCA)  LTC Out from SB-100 to VCR or other destination.  New generated time code.
LTC In:(bottom RCA) LTC In to SB-100 from VCR or other LTC source for reading time code. (This is the same as 'VTR Add. Code Out' on the Signal Cable Set.)
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