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INSTANT EXPERT BY NED SOLTZ DATA DIRECT FROM YOUR CAMERA 10 EXTERNAL VIDEO RECORDING OPTIONS ITEM/ CONTACT COMPANY MSRP WHAT IT IS SPECS Flash XDR Convergent Design $5,000 HD-SDI recorder to four CF cards. www.convergent-design.com Storage device for virtually any storage card, or direct USB connection to camera. The Flash XDR represents a pinnacle in solid-state recording. With its HD-SDI, as well as four independent audio inputs, it records a high-quality Long GOP MPEG-2 4:2:2 codec at 50 or 100Mb/s. Options include ASI I/O ($995) and a promised path to 160Mb/s I-frame MPEG-2. Records in QuickTime or MXF formats. Rather than recording directly from the camera, NextoDI products transfer the content of memory cards to hard drives in a variety of sizes, even with an extra-cost SSD available. The Video version adds the ability to connect to camera and transfer files recorded on camera’s solid-state media while preserving the folder/file structure needed for RED, SxS or P2 editing. Building on the original FireStore, the FS-5 has a larger LCD panel and the ability to add custom metadata to clips. Available as the MR-HD100 for JVC ProHD or FS-CV for Canon. This product line represents the ultimate in directto-hard-drive capture. The original FS-4 family for Sony, Canon and JVC ProHD remain available, as does the FS-100 series for Panasonic DVCPRO HD. We seem to hear a little less about the nNovia products, but they are worth your consideration. The QC series has the option of fixed drives or removable hard-drive media packs. This makes such sense if needing to shoot to hard drive and then immediately deliver raw footage to a client or editor. Available for SD and HDV only. And these products are palm-of-the-hand compact. The QCR deck has its place in the studio for direct-to-drive recording from FireWire sources. It adds audio inputs as well. For editing, it can be controlled via RS-422 cable. The innovative aspect of this studio deck is the removable media pack. Drives are available in 80GB or 160GB capacities. It will accept media packs from the portable QC series. JVC recently began supporting the SxS card storage and XDCAM EX codec developed by Sony. The 100G docks to GY-HD200UB or GY-HD250U cameras to record directly to SxS media. Significant here is the ability to record both to solid-state media and to tape as a backup or archive of original footage. Includes one 8GB JVC-branded SxS card. These two units (the HPG10 is pictured) have an important place in P2 field workflows, particularly in newsgathering. Featuring a large viewscreen, these devices allows checking of P2 clips, but there’s more: use them to record back to P2 cards, cross-convert, output, edit metadata, connect to waveform monitor or vectorscope. The AG-HPG20 includes HD/SD-SDI I/O. ND-2725 Video NextoDI $695 www.nextodi.com Focus Enhancements FireStore FS-5 From $1,500 External direct-to-edit device with advanced features. www.videonics.com QC Deck series nNovia From $1,100 External hard-drive recorders. www.nNovia.com QCR Deck nNovia $1,900 Rack-mountable studio direct-to-harddrive recorder. www.nNovia.com KA MR-100G JVC $1,795 SxS card docking recorder. www.pro.jvc.com AG-HPG10 & 20 Panasonic $3,995 & $5,295 P2 viewing, recording and backup. www.panasonic.com/provideo HVR-DR60 Sony Electronics $1,890 Hard-drive recorder for HDV cameras. pro.sony.com While the move at Sony is definitely to solid state, the company still offers two hard-drive-based data recorders. The original model HVR-DR60 is a 60GB external, dockable recorder for HDV cameras. By using Sony batteries, it integrates easily into a Sony HDV acquisition system. PHU-60K Sony Electronics $1,000 Dockable hard-drive recorder for Sony EX cameras. pro.sony.com F-1 Video Edirol Field Recorder www.edirol.com The second Sony hard-drive recorder is also available in 60GB capacity, but for the PMW-EX1 (with 1.11 firmware) and EX3 cameras. It interfaces directly to one of the camera’s SxS card slots and acts, effectively, as a large SxS card. Powered by the same BUP batteries as the EX cameras, it integrates perfectly into the XDCAM EX workflow from shoot through edit. This innovative product connects to camera via FireWire 400 or USB 2. Its features include removable hard-drive cartridges, two balanced XLR audio inputs with 48V phantom power, RGB out to review dailies on a computer monitor, external 12V power via secure 4-pin XLR connector, and Ethernet interface for remote control of unit. This is a well-conceived, full-featured portable device. Records in .m2t or .dv formats. $2,995 Portable 120GB SD/HDV hard-drive field unit. 10 dv march 2009 www.dv.com http://www.convergent-design.com http://www.nextodi.com http://www.videonics.com http://www.nNovia.com http://www.nNovia.com http://www.pro.jvc.com http://www.panasonic.com/provideo http://pro.sony.com http://pro.sony.com http://www.edirol.com http://www.dv.com

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