Sony PDWU1 Family Brochure (XDCAM Family Brochure) - Page 14

XDCAM Decks / Drives / Carts PDW-1500 COMPACT DECK (RECORDING AND PLAYBACK) PDW-R1 FIELD RECORDER (RECORDING AND PLAYBACK) PDW-V1 MOBILE DECK (PLAYBACK AND FILE RECORDING) PDW-U1 / PDW-D1 DRIVE UNIT (PLAYBACK AND FILE RECORDING) PDJ-A640/C1080 CART The Sony XDCAM products offer two types of decks and two drive units to meet the varying operational requirements both in the field and studio. Their functions have been carefully selected to increase production efficiency by exploiting the advantages of Professional Disc media. The PDW-1500, R1 and V1 decks provide familiar VTR-like controls that minimize the learning curve needed to get up to speed, while the PDW-U1 and PDW-D1 drive units place emphasis on compactness and cost-efficiency. Both decks and the drive units come supplied with four types of software: PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software, PDZ-VX10 XDCAM Viewer Software, Proxy Viewer Software, and PDZK-P1 XDCAM Transfer Software (for Apple Final Cut Pro). (For details, please refer to page 24.) PDW-1500 Studio Recorder The PDW-1500 Studio Recorder is a half-rack size recorder suitable for both nonlinear and linear editing environments. Despite its small size, this deck offers high-speed data transfer capability between compatible nonlinear editing devices, creating a powerful editing system for video productions. Equipped with an RS-422A 9-pin interface, the PDW-1500 also fits well in linear editing systems as a feeder, bringing the added benefits of nonlinear disc recoding into a linear editing environment. When the optional PDBZ-E1500 software is added, the PDW-1500 deck can perform insert and assemble editing, and can be used as a recorder in linear editing systems as well. ■ MPEG IMX/DVCAM recording ■ Proxy AV Data recording ■ High-speed file transfers: 50x for Proxy, 5x for DVCAM and 2.5x for MPEG IMX (at 50 Mb/s) files when using a Gigabit Ethernet connection ■ High-speed transfer of Proxy AV Data at up to 40 times speed ■ Metadata recording ■ Ability to write EDL (Clip List) back onto disc ■ A variety of interfaces (*refer to the chart on page 19) ■ RS-422A 9-pin remote interface ■ Thumbnail Search operation ■ Scene Selection operation ■ Search speed (in color) JOG : ±1 times normal speed Variable: ±2 times normal speed Shuttle : ±35 times normal speed ■ Insert editing of audio tracks of a single clip (Clip audio insert editing function) ■ Gigabit Ethernet connectivity ■ i.LINK (DV Stream) output from MPEG IMX playback ■ The use of the optional RM-280 Editing Controller allows easy control of Thumbnail display and Scene Selection operations, as well as basic playback controls ■ Repeat playback function ■ Equipped with two optical heads ■ Dimensions (W x H x D): 8 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 16 3/8 inches (210 x 130 x 415 mm) ■ Weight: 16 lb 5 oz (7.4 kg) PDBZ-E1500 Linear Editing Software for the PDW-1500 Deck The optional PDBZ-E1500 software is the latest addition to the XDCAM lineup and it provides Insert/Assemble editing to the PDW-1500 deck. Various editing modes including assemble, audio insert, video insert, time-code insert, A/V split insert, and Punch-in/out are all supported - and can be performed either in an A/B-roll or two-machine configuration. 14