The Leader in CD, DVD and Digital Video Solutions
Real-time
Real-time digital video converter and editing device
Hardware
MPEG-1/2/4
®
and DivX
Converter
converting your video while you record. InterVideo® WinDVD Creator™ is supplied to edit
your video and make interactive DVDs.
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Official DivX Certified™
product
Real-time hardware and
MPEG-1/2/4 digital video
converter
• Fast digital video conversion
and lower CPU usage with
hardware encoder
Save hard disk space with
DivX® and MPEG-4
• Burn Direct-to-Disc and
Edit-on-Disc supported
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
connection enables
high-quality MPEG-2 video
capturing
Allows you to use your
CD/DVD burner to
create video CDs or DVDs
and play them on most
DVD players
• Easy-to-use personal DVD
or VCD video creation
software
One-year full warranty
(parts, labor or
replacement)
Unlimited toll-free
technical support
ConvertX™ PX-M402U from Plextor® is the ultimate solution for converting
video into the DivX®, MPEG-4, MPEG-1/Video CD and MPEG-2/DVD formats. The
PX-M402U captures DVD quality video from TVs, VCRs or camcorders; automatically
ConvertX makes it possible to quickly and easily convert home videos from fragile and bulky videotapes into
crystal clear digital video on durable CDs or DVDs. It can also be used to create videos to store on your hard
disk or trade over the Internet.
Capture from multiple sources
Optimized to work with Plextor CD and DVD burners, ConvertX captures video from camcorders, DVD
players, VCRs and television. ConvertX automatically converts video into a digital format for editing,
authoring, recording on media or sharing over the Internet.
Record longer than ever before
ConvertX offers the unique choice of three encoding formats: MPEG-1, for recording one hour of
premier quality video on a VCD; MPEG-2, for up to two hours of high-quality video on a DVD; and
for exceptional hard disk space-savings, MPEG-4. Capable of creating highly compressed video
archives, MPEG-4 can be used to store 2 hours of video on a standard CD or 10 hours on a DVD.
A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connection maximizes data throughput to the host computer, enabling
high bit rate video capture using MPEG-2 compression.
Easy to install
Set up is as simple as taking ConvertX out of its box, plugging it into a computer and a
camcorder or VCR, and loading the software. ConvertX features a variety of connections:
RCA Composite Video Input, RCA Composite Audio Input and S-Video Input.
Produce professional-looking, personalized CDs or DVDs
ConvertX comes with a powerful and easy-to-use WinDVD Creator software from InterVideo
with Dolby® Digital and DivX® encoding. The software guides you through each step for
capturing and editing video, adding effects, and burning the finished product.
One click is all it takes to pull in video from a camcorder or another analog source. You can
create CDs or DVDs without spending all day learning complicated programs. WinDVD
Creator’s storyboard interface makes the entire DVD-making process as easy as moving
pictures around on a computer screen. Create a CD or DVD in four easy steps: capture, edit,
create and share.
With the software’s professional grade features, you can select recording quality, use a countdown
recording timer and view real-time encoding playback. Editing controls include trimming, title
insertion, MPEG cutter and combine/divide video file.
Provide support to help ensure picture-perfect results
You’ll get all the advantages of the hardware Full-D1 MPEG-4 encoder, backed by unlimited toll-free technical
support and one-year full warranty (parts, labor or replacement).
 Real-time digital video converter and editing device Choose between pre-defined menus
or add your own chapters.

It’s easy to edit video footage with drag-and-drop editing,

HARDWARE and you can switch between timeline and storyboard views.
You’ll have a variety of powerful, easy-to-use transitions Includes Disc Manager to
Video Standards NTSC (720 x 480, 352 x 480, 352 x 240) and effects to make professional-looking CDs or DVDs. support Direct-to-Disc and
PAL/SECAM (720 x 576, 352 x 576, 352 x 288) Edit-on-Disc recording.
One click to capture video footage
Video Input S-Video or Composite (RCA connector) from your camcorder, VCR or TV.
Audio Input Stereo audio (2 x RCA connectors)
PC Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Power Supply 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz

SOFTWARE
Import Format Video: MPEG-1/2/4, DivX®, WMV and AVI
Video Bit Rate: MPEG-4 700K~4 Mbps VBR*
MPEG-2 2M~6 Mbps VBR*
MPEG-1 1.15 Mbps CBR**
Audio: MP3 and Wave
Image: BMP, JPEG and GIF
Video Output MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX®, WMV and AVI
Format Support VCD, S-VCD, DVD, DVD-VR and DVD+VR
*VBR = Variable Bit Rate **Constant Bit Rate

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

CPU Pentium® III 800 MHz (minimum)
Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz or above (suggested) Convert analog video to digital video with real-time DivX® and MPEG-4 converter

Hard Disk Drive 10 GB free disk space Input Output

RAM 256 MB
Monitor Resolution 1024 x 768, 24-bit color
USB 2.0
S-Video
Graphics Card Video card with 24-bit resolution capability
Camcorder
and DirectX® support Composite
Video
Sound Windows®-compatible sound card that supports
48 KHz playback (PCI recommended) Audio
VCR
DirectX DirectX 9.0 (included in the software CD) R

Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0

L ConvertX Computer CD, DVD,
CD-ROM A CD-ROM drive for software installation Internet or
hand-held
CD-RW To burn CDs, Video CD, S-VCD or mini DVD TV Output devices
(DVD format on CD)
STORAGE CAPACITIES
DVD+/-RW To burn DVDs
OS Support Windows® 2000/XP™ Compression Rate Video Record Times (mins)*
Video
Encoder/Decoder Video (Kbps) Audio (Kbps) CD-R/RW RDVD
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
MPEG-1 (VCD) 1,150 224 80 N/A
Dimensions 7.24 in x 1.28 in x 6.10 in (W/H/D)
MPEG-2 (DVD-Video) 6000 - 2000 224 12 - 27 79 - 169
Weight 1.16 lbs
MPEG-4 4000 - 700 224 / 128 22 - 115 141 - 721

DivX® 4000 - 768 224 / 128 22 - 107 141 - 666

*Video record times may vary based on selected bit rate, frame size, disc capacity and video source.
Composite Video
Audio
IN
S-Video
Power Connector

Rec USB Connector

Power

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©2004 Plextor Corp. All rights reserved. Plextor and the Plextor logo are registered trademarks, and ConvertX is a trademark of Plextor Corp. DivX®, DivX Certified™ and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used under license.
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