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PC-Link USB

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CONNECT TO WINDOWS PCS

PC-Link is software allowing you to connect Casablanca with a computer to take advantage of both systems' possibilities.

PC-Link is compatible with PCs running Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP. A USB-port is required. Windows-95 and -NT are not supported due to the lack of USB drivers.

FEATURES

  • loss-free transfer of video and audio
  • high speed data-transfer using the USB-interface
  • supports many different graphic-formats
  • recognizes picture sequences and size automatically
  • supports fields and frames
  • transfers single pictures and picture sequences
  • transfers AVI files with and without sound

  • transfers MPEG video-data to Casablanca
  • transfers the raw mpeg-II data to your PC
  • supports alpha-masks
  • position graphics or logos anywhere on the screen
  • transfer of audio data faster than realtime

WHAT'S IN THE PACKAGE

The PC-Link package consists of:

Software for Casablanca Avio, Prestige and Kron.

The software can easily be installed on a SmartMedia card at your local dealer. Installation runs from the "Install product" menu.

Software for your PC

The PC software is a Windows program with a graphical user-interface. This is you command center, where all commands are initialized.

A connection cable

connects your Casablanca with the PC via USB interface, which is standard for Casablanca Avio, Prestige and Kron. The required cable is included with PC-Link.

Manual

The user's guide with extensive information on the features and possibilities.

HOW IT WORKS

PC to Casablanca

While transferring pictures, PC-Link automatically converts them to Casablanca's own format. If needed, they are additionally scaled.

You can choose between single pictures, picture-sequences, AVI files (incl. audio) or MPEG data: PC-Link converts them all and sends them to Casablanca, where you they can be the same way as any other media in the Casablanca environment.

Images an be read as a numbered sequences and transferred as single pictures, fields or frames (field-rendering). Each picture can be sent with an alpha-mask to define areas of transparency.

You can also let PC-Link transfer pictures automatically; e.g.: When saving pictures from a ray-tracing program

Casablanca to PC

When sending single pictures or entire scenes from Casablanca to the PC, PC-Link is limited to using picture formats capable of true color. Scenes area saved either as a numbered sequence of picture files, an AVI file or an MPEG-II data-stream on the PC.

PC-Link supports a large amount of different picture formats such as JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, Kodak, WMF, PhotoShop, PNG, Targa, EPS, Macintosh Pict) and video formats such as MPEG and AVI.

SOFTWARE VERSIONS

  Version
Changes
 
  1.2
20.09.02


Better support of Windows XP. Various minor bugfixes.

Owners of previous PC-Link USB versions have to exchange the PC-Link USB CD-ROM (Casablanca Link V3.1) and the software for the Casablanca system.

 
  1.1
10.12.01


This version fixes problems while the USB-cable is connected to Casablanca (mangled frames after recording)

Only the Casablanca part of the software has been changed, the PC software (Casablanca-Link v3.0) does not require an update.

A connection PC<->Casablanca is only possible in the Casablanca screens "Edit" and "Audio Record / Edit".

 
  1.1
10.12.01


first release