From VTR to Hard disk Drive

• Power of Random Access
  Videotape requires rewinding and fast forwarding to reach a desired scene. On the other hand, the greatest advantage of non-linear disk is the ability to randomly access a desired scene, anytime, thus broadening the opssibilities not found in videotape.

• Saves OH Running Costs
  why pay the annuity to tape manufacturers every three or four months. Also there is no quality loss from the original, because you are always editing from the original. There is ZERO transfer, no picture quality loss as in conventional videotape editing, or videotape transfer to disk.

• Highly Dependable Shock-Proof Mechanism
  Portable hard disk drive shock resistance is often perceived as a problem area. to dispel and overcome this problem, the disk drive used is contained within a shock-mounted packaged. It is designed to withstand the most severe operating conditions in the field.

• Environmental Resistance only Hard Disk Can Offer
  Environmental performance problems often encountered by VTR are controlled by the disk's characteristics. Stable operation is ensured against dust, sand and salt, as humidity. the only moving part is the hard drive. That's why there are no humidity sensor lights, slack lights, etc.

• Compliant with Avid OMF(Open Media Framework) Format
  With digital fiels, the possibilities are endless. DNG cameras use the Open Media Framework(OMF) Interchange format. This means that files can be easily exchanged with other Avid editing and playback products and other-OMF-complaint products. There's no degradation of image quality due to generation loss (like there is with Tape), and there is no FILE CONVERSIONS from platform to platform, or application to application.

• FieldPak Adaptor
  FieldPaks may be plugged into Desktop FieldPak Adaptors for instant access to Avid's Non-Linear Editing Systems. FieldPak Adaptors can be combined with other Avid SCSI 2 drive systems to configgure the Editing System.
  

         

Editcam TM On-the-fly editing

Cameraman can now edit video in the field, in the van, or on the run. A synergy between camera and editing is possible by a disk camera recording which leads to the development of the next-generation camera, Editcam. As a result, a dramatic improvement in efficiency is achieved by integrating shooting and editing on the same platform. Quality of raw recording is enhanced. As video is shot, the cameraman can tweak the production according to his crreative imagination. Timeliness, which is of great importance for news coverage, is attained. All these possibilities offered by Editcam take on a new dimension in news production management.

• On the spot simple editing, Editing Functions added to Camera
  Editing functions rivaling those found on deskto editors have been added to the camera. Simple editing can be done right on the spot with the camera/recorder. So, with a single camera, your production can be finished on the disk.

• Efficient disk utilization, Erasing Unwanted Video
  Once stored on disk, unneccessary clips may be dragged into the trash bin during free time, and ereased. With conventional videotape footage, the reality is that there is overwhelmingly more unnecessary video than actually required. With disk recording, this function enables only necessary scenes to be left on the disk, thus facilitating final editing. In addition, the disk can be utilized more efficiently. About 30-40minutes (4GB) of recording time, normally attainable with a single FieldPak, is in many applications equivalent to 60minutes or more of recording time on tape. Expanded FieldPak capacity will enable longer recording times. Over thrity minutes of record time is available on the higher density FieldPak.

• Switching of multiple signals with the camera, Switcher Function
  This new system includes broadcast playback of encoded video as well as input to record external video. Also included is the facility to switch between live-camera video, playback of recorded video clips, and external video input. So, for example, a combination of live reorter coverage, and just-recently-recorded- but-already-edited video, can be relayed to the studio via microwave or satellite. This greatly enhances the field capabilities for coverage of breaking news events.

• Minimizing the burden on the spot, Auto recording of Clip No.
  The operator in the field must assign a Clip No. to every successful scene captured. The Disk Camera is capable of automatically recording a Clip No. Thus minimizing the burden imposed on the editor.

CamCutter Recoder

• Separate record control of video and four tracks of DAT audio.
• Provides SMPTE/EBU timecode for frame-accurate navigation and control
• Intelligent Record Management prevents accidental record over.
• Time-lapse control or manual single frame recording
• Automatic cli numbering for fast nonlinear editing
• Delete unusable clips or move them to the out-takes bin at anytime.
• All set-up functions and diagnostics are logically indexed for easy access.
• Edit, view, save, recall or modify sequences at anytime.

DNE-11 Editcam Station »»
The Editcam Station is a multi-task video-audio portable Nonlinear Disk Recorder as well as a complete editing station for broadcast application using hard-disk as its recording medium. The FieldPak is the same as used for the Editcam.

• Two slots to accommodate two FieldPaks, allowing continuous recording over a long period of time by sequential recording on one FieldPak after the other.
• Long time recording is also possible by using external SCSI-hard disk drives connected to the SCSI-II connector on the rear panel.
• Comes with the ability to copy data from one FieldPak onto another FieldPak or external hard-disk drives.
• Coppy material from a FieldPak recorded by Editcam.
• Compact and lightweight design to fit into a standard 19" rackmount (half-rack sized, 4U).
• Replacing traditional VCR-functions as well as being a portable editingstation.
• Serial digital IN/OUT.