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

• loss-free transfer of video- und 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

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.

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.

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 can use the pictures as you are used to from editing scenes.
Picture sequences can be read as a numbered sequence of pictures and transferred as single pictures, fields or frames (field-rendering). Each picture can be sent with an alpha-mask to determine a transparency value.
You can also let PC-Link transfer pictures automatically; e.g.: When saving pictures from a ray-tracing program. 
 

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.