Software Updates

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE!!!!

We have found problems with the newest FTDI USB-to-serial driver (1.0.2176.0). If you have this driver and use it to install any .abt file, you will not be able to complete the installation and your iScan will be in a useless state until you can install an .abt file with the driver we have available below or a serial-to-serial connection. We are attempting to get this corrected in the next driver version, but we would like to provide a solution for this problem now. If you revert to the previous version driver there are no issues.
Note: The driver is only for FTDI chipset based adapters.  Users who do not know what brand chip is driving their adapter should not attempt to download and install the driver as unpredictable results will occur.

Download ZIP File Containing Previous Version FTDI Driver

Instructions for Installing previous FTDI driver version on Windows XP

iScan VP50 1.07 Production Software (April 24, 2008)
This software applies to iScan VP50 models only, and must not be loaded into HD, HD+ or VP20, VP30 or VP50^PRO units

This Production version of our software contains the following new features:

PReP™ (Progressive Re-Processing)

PReP is a video processing technology, which is exclusive to Anchor Bay, that converts a progressive signal to its original interlaced format so that it can be subsequently deinterlaced by Anchor Bay's Precision Deinterlacing. With PReP, in addition to performing an outstanding job deinterlacing interlaced formats, an iScan VP50 can now improve a previously poorly deinterlaced progressive format. PReP works with 480p, 576p, 1080p/50 and 1080p/60.

New Forced 3:2 and Forced 2:2 Deinterlacing Modes

The Forced 3:2 and Forced 2:2 modes must have a 'high quality' source to initially lock or to re-lock on to after a cadence disruption. The forced cadence modes are definitely useful for watching a movie from start to finish. They are less useful for content with a lot of bad edits, and also if you're going to be skipping around a lot between chapters. (Pausing and then restarting could sometimes also be a problem.) With most film content where you just want to watch the movie, they work very well. These are the recommended movie-watching deinterlacing modes.

Horizontal and Vertical Shift available on RGBHV (BNC) video input

This software version also addresses and corrects the following bugs:

• Fixed Automation Protocol so that menu options that have a negative value (such as Brightness and Contrast) are read back correctly.
• Added Automation commands for 24Hz and 25Hz Frame Rate Options
• Added Automation commands for Horizontal Shift
• Fixed intermittent audio drop-outs due to sources with high-jitter (completely new audio logic).
• Added HDMI Output Audio Mute routine to avoid "pops" and noise bursts while audio format is being determined.
• Changed HDMI output configuration routine to remove potential of audio output lock-up in the HDMI transmitter under certain conditions.
• Fixed failure of Discrete IR commands
• Fixed Line-Offset error after switching from High-def Component video (720p or 1080i) to HDMI input (480i-60Hz or 576i-50Hz).
• Corrected Info-Screen "No Signal" message when audio input is Analog, and "Unknown" message when audio over HDMI is compressed audio (will now display "Non-PCM").
• Corrected 1080p-24Hz output timings.
• Addressed Frame-Rate Conversion logic error which broke 48Hz and other frame rates (when input/output different), rendering video output unwatchable (very stuttery.)
• Addressed 24Hz output tearing issue in Frame Buffer logic, causing bottom portion of output video to very badly tear occasionally (done early since logic is related to above "new" bug).
• Addressed request to re-insert 2:2 Odd and 2:2 Even deinterlacer modes for customers with Sky-HD Service (Forced 2:2 option remains, and is operating fine for SD content)
• Addressed corner case where switching from PReP 1080p input to non-PReP interlaced input set to "Field Scaling" would result in 400% magnification (due to invalid progressive-source flag)
• Fixed the 1080i Tri-Sync bug
• Addressed Scaler limitation in limited scenarios by adding "Field Scale" Deinterlacing mode. This mode is only available when the input is 1080i and is only needed if the output format is less than 540p (for example VGA or 480p) or if a large value of "Underscan" is being used.
• Fixed remote control repeat bug
• Updated Automation Protocol
• Updated Standby Mode so that unit does not power down while scrolling through menus
• 1080p-24 Input to 1080p-24 Output
• 1080i-50 "Auto" Deinterlacing Mode Improved
• Fixed problem with 48 Flashing Pixels at top of the image
• In Advanced Mode, limit on scaler is now limited to 170MHz (previously 150MHz).
• Discrete IR/Serial Commands for Deinterlacing Modes "Auto" and "Forced 3:2" correctly functioning
• Corrected Audio Delay for 1080p-24/25/50Hz Input Signals

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