JVC GY-DV5000U DR-DV5000U DTE Hard Disk White Paper - Page 1

FireStore DR-DV5000 and Disk Based Acquisition Technology Matt McEwen, Focus Enhancements, Inc. Introduction There is nothing new about recording video to disk drives. The first products appeared on the market in the late 1960's for use in television production environments for applications such as instant replay or still storage - both fairly specialized areas. With the advent of non-linear editing (NLE) in the early 1990s, the editing and post production process moved to disk based video production and more recently, DVD and video servers are beginning to dominate video distribution. What is new with video disk recording is the reality of disk based acquisition - the final step in converting to a world of tape-less video production. Disk based acquisition allows video professional's to record directly to disk while they shoot, then edit on a disk based non-linear editing system (NLE) and output to a disk based distribution media such as DVD. The entire process takes place without having to use tape. Tape and Disk Technology Co-existing Disk based acquisition is a relatively new concept. Many video professionals have relied on tape for years to record their productions. Some new disk based products require you to drop tape altogether in order to take advantage of disk based acquisition. Many video professionals however want to transition into this new concept and also make use of existing tools. The FireStore DR-DV5000 disk recorder from JVC Professional and Focus Enhancements was designed to co-exist with tape. Video professionals can add the power of this new technology to existing JVC DV camcorders. FireStore DR-DV5000 docked to the rear of a JVC GY-DV5000 camcorder. FireStore DR-DV5000 conveniently mounts between the camcorder and battery system on JVC GY-DV5000 series camcorder.