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IKEGAMI DNS-33W EDITCAM3 PROVIDES QUALITY
AND WORKFLOW ADVANTAGES FOR iQ DIGITAL
Tapeless High-Performance Third-Generation Editcam Integrates
Smoothly Into Technology Environment at a Leading Rich Media Production Firm

MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, February 22, 2006: As the digital media universe continues to expand, high-quality video is increasingly integrated with new forms of dynamic imagery created for Web design and branding applications. One company that clearly understands the importance of acquiring the very best video in a format that's compatible with today's computer-driven media world is iQ Digital, of Akron, Ohio. An inspired consortium that reinforces its innovative rich media productions with broadcast quality video, iQ Digital chose Ikegami's DNS-33W Editcam3 high-performance ENG/EFP camera not only for its outstanding performance but also for its tapeless workflow efficiencies.

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"The Ikegami DNS-33W Editcam3 is a very important component in our drive to deliver better quality content faster and more cost-effectively," says Marcus May, General Manager of iQ Digital. "Since the Editcam records digital clips to a removable non-linear FieldPak, we can drop our footage into our Avid Unity editing systems immediately after acquisition. Not only does that eliminate the significant time expenditure we used to have for digitizing footage, it also helps us reduce our overall project-cycle time. By getting rid of the digitizing step with Editcam, iQ Digital is able to move directly into editing and other key processes."

For iQ Digital, the proven technology of Ikegami's Editcam-now in its third generation-was the ideal match for its advanced media environment and wide range of creative production services. Creators of the largest Internet TV channel services within the K-12 educational space, the Learning Now Network (LNN), as well as the PodCoach™ series of iPod sports-coaching presentations and myriad other production packages (from corporate training to branding initiatives), IQ Digital maintains a consistent criteria in its leading-edge digital media production tools.

"We are a full-service solutions company covering the entire conceptual spectrum from writing to graphic design to video acquisition, video editing, animation, and Web streaming," May explains. "We make that happen by starting with the right staff, with people such as our Production Engineer John Lucas, who was born and raised on great aesthetics."

"The other part of that equation is the equipment we select. Our gear needs to provide extremely high-quality results, and it has to make good economic sense. Both of those requirements led us to Ikegami and the DNS-33W Editcam3. It has a crisp, broadcast-quality look, outstanding performance in low light, and highly flexible controls. And then in addition to helping the bottom line with time savings, Ikegami's Editcam3 has also greatly reduced our need to buy, archive, and store tape, so our costs are going down in that area as well."

Introduced more than ten years ago, Ikegami's Editcam is now in its third generation with the DNS-33W Editcam3, a 2/3 inch 520,000-pixel AIT (Advanced Interline Transfer) CCD camcorder that features such revolutionary innovations as Retroloop (so videographers never miss a shot), Intelligent Recording (which enables Editcam to automatically record to available media space), and Timelapse Recording. Editcam records to either hard drive FieldPak or solid-state RAMPak media. Current FieldPak capacities go up to 80GB; RAMPaks at present offer 16MB but will increase as solid state recording technology advances. Editcam's 80GB FieldPak2 can record six hours of DV25 digital video, with DV50 and IMX formats available as options.

Ikegami's Editcam3 tapeless solution also includes the NL Technology SAT 110 Adapter to mount the FieldPaks to the editor for instant nonlinear editing access to the clips. The Ikegami DNR 20 Dockable Disk Recorder and DNE-31 Stand-Alone Disk Recorder is also available for added versatility in Editcam ENG/EFP applications. Developed in partnership with Avid Technology, Editcam3 provides instant editing on all Avid NLEs.

In addition to the standard definition DNS-33W Editcam3 camcorder, Ikegami also introduced a high definition version of the Editcam-the HDN-X10 EditcamHD DNG camera system with digital disk recorder-at NAB 2005. EditcamHD uses Avid's DNxHD high-quality mastering codec to record full 1920 by 1080 HD-resolution images that can also be edited on laptop and desktop systems in real time. Editcam HD currently employs a data rate of 145 Mbps (Megabits per second) to provide 1080/60i, 1080/24p, and 720/60p recording and playback using FieldPak2 recording media.

The constantly expanding capabilities of iQ Digital's new-media environment is a place where Ikegami's tapeless DNS-33W Editcam3 solution fits right in. "We've created a unique company where we get excited about doing things that have never been done," May concludes. "We have very creative people, and the technology we select for them is an enabler. Ikegami's Editcam is technology we can't do without."

About iQ Digital, LLC Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, iQ Digital is a national innovator in full-service, rich-media solutions, specializing in Internet television, video steaming, iPod™ media solutions, and video production. More information about iQ Digital can be found at www.iq-digital.com or by calling 330-374-6799.

About Ikegami Ikegami is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality professional broadcast equipment. Ikegami offers a broad range of TV cameras for ENG, EFP, Studio, HDTV, CCTV, and Medical Imaging. Ikegami products have received various Emmy Awards for Engineering Excellence. The company's universal High Definition TV cameras have been widely accepted by the broadcast industry as it continues the transition to the High Definition Television Format.

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