The Professional Disc - Sony XDCAM PDW-U1 Brochure

Sony Professional Disc
XDCAM Series – Changing Workflow Paradigms
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In 2003, Sony introduced a new generation of video recording for standard-definition (SD)
video production – the XDCAM™ Series optical disc-based recording system.
The XDCAM Series utilizes optical disc media, otherwise known as Professional Disc™
media, with state-of-the-art blue violet technology for recording. The XDCAM's disc-based
recording offers users a number of tremendous benefits such as split-second
random-access capability, no overwriting on existing footage, and network capability.
The Professional Disc media itself is highly robust, reliable, inexpensive,
and reusable – ideal for practical day-to-day operations.
This media is also extremely flexible, and overcomes the limitations of proprietary
footprints, thus enabling XDCAM devices to record a wide assortment of data such as
MPEG IMX™ and DVCAM™ format video, metadata, and low-resolution versions of
footage onto a single disc.
Since its introduction, the XDCAM Series of products for SD programming has been widely
adopted by many different users all over the world, from broadcasters and production
facilities to professional sports teams and corporations. Sony has been continuously
enhancing the functions available on its current products, as well as developing new
products to fulfill the customers' diverse operational requirements. The latest XDCAM
system offers a variety of powerful functions such as enhanced clip operations, high-
resolution clip viewer software, and plug-in software for Apple Final Cut Pro nonlinear
editing systems. Furthermore, optional PDBZ-E1500 software has been added to the
XDCAM lineup, which provides the PDW-1500 deck with an insert/assemble editing
capability. Another new powerful member to the XDCAM lineup is the PDW-U1 drive unit
which can be used for desktop PC viewing and source feeding to nonlinear editing
systems. With these additions, the Sony XDCAM lineup now consists of two types of
2/3-inch type CCD camcorders, three companion decks, two drive units and two cart
systems – all of which meet a diverse range of operation requirements and
budgetary constraints.
As a future-proof, disc-based, nonlinear recording system, the Sony XDCAM system is
unrivaled – and gives you the ultimate solution for today's and tomorrow's SD
video productions.
■ DECKS
XDCAM SERIES
PRODUCT LINE-UP
Compact Deck
PDW-1500
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Field Recorder Mobile Deck
PDW-R1 PDW-V1
Drive Unit Drive Unit
PDW-D1 PDW-U1