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Features
Chapter
Chapter 1 Overview
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Overview
Features
The PDW-HD1500 is a professional disc recorder
supporting full HD (1920 × 1080) playback and recording
with Professional Disc
1)
media.
When you use this unit in combination with a nonlinear
editing system, the FAM
2)
function enables data file
transfers between the unit and computers over the i.LINK
interface, allowing the unit to be used like an external hard
drive. The unit can be used as a player for video editing and
program output, and as a recorder for nonlinear editing.
For these applications, it can be connected to Sony
nonlinear editors, monitors, and video equipment with
HDSDI interfaces via its standard HDSDI I/O connectors.
It has a compact, lightweight body for easy portability
outdoors, and can be powered from any of three power
sources: AC, DC, or battery
3)
power.
1) Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
2) FAM: File access mode
3) BKP-L551 Battery Adaptor is required.
Features of this unit
The principal features of this unit are as follows.
MPEG HD422
1)
codec
High-quality video and audio recording and
playback
The MPEG HD422 codec provides video compression
compliant with the MPEG-2 422P@HL standard. It
enables HD 4:2:2 (50 Mbps) digital component file
recording in the 1080i (1,080 effective scanning lines,
interlaced) format currently in use by many broadcast
facilities.
Uncompressed PCM recording of 24-bit 48 kHz audio
enables 8-channel audio recording at high sound quality.
1) MPEG HD422 is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Long recording times
PDW-HD1500 supports dual-layer Professional Discs (50
GB). When dual-layer Professional Discs are used, this
unit can record about 95 minutes.
Recording and playback functions
Support for multiple frame frequencies
The unit can record and play back the frame frequencies
1080/59.94i and 50i.
HD downconvert function
The unit is provided with a downconvert function. HD disc
playback signals can be downconverted to SD signals and
then output as SDSDI or composite signals. This allows
you to use SD nonlinear editors and monitors for editing
and program output.
HDSDI remote recording
HDSDI connections can be made to camcorders with
remote HDSDI support (PDW-700 XDCAM HD422
camcorder, HDW-730/730S/750/790/F900R HDCAM
1)
camcorders) to enable recording synchronized to REC and
STOP operations on the camcorder.
1) HDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Recording of proxy AV data
Proxy AV data is a low-resolution (1.5 Mbps video, 64
kbps per audio channel), MPEG-4 based version of a full
resolution data stream. Whenever this unit records full
resolution MPEG HD422 data, it simultaneously generates
and records low-resolution proxy AV data. Because of its
small size, proxy AV data can be transferred quickly over
computer networks, easily edited in the field with laptop
computers,
1)
and readily used in a wide variety of
applications, such as content management on small-scale
servers.
1) The supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to create
simple EDLs (Edit Decision Lists).
