Chapter 1 Overview; Features - Sony PDW-U1 Operation Manual

Overview

1-1 Features

The PDW-U1 is a compact and lightweight
disc drive, which connected to a nonlinear
editor, allows preview of video/audio data.
In combination with a laptop computer, it
can be used in the field, and together with a
nonlinear editor, it provides an ideal
inexpensive video production system.
The features of the PDW-U1 include the
following.
Support for all XDCAM
formats
Reading is supported in all formats adopted
1)
by the XDCAM series, that is, MPEG
HD, MPEG IMX, and DVCAM, in addition
to all bit rates.
1) XDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Support for dual-layer discs
In addition to conventional single-layer
discs (23.3 GB), dual-layer discs (50 GB)
are also supported.
IT-friendly system through
USB interface
The interface is the very widely used high-
speed USB (USB 2.0), enabling easy
connection to a computer. Data files can be
read into the computer just as from an
external drive.
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High data transfer rates
The newly-developed optical drive allows
high-speed access (maximum 120 Mbps)
from a nonlinear editing system.
Preview and simple editing
using supplied software
Using the supplied PDZ-VX10 XDCAM
Viewer (for Windows), you can preview
material simply. Further using the supplied
PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software (for
Windows), you can carry out simple editing
and adding of metadata. Additionally, the
supplied PDZK-P1 XDCAM Transfer (for
Macintosh) allows the XDCAM material to
be used with the Apple Final Cut Pro
video editing software.
1) Final Cut Pro is a trademark of Apple, Inc.,
registered in the United States and other
countries.
Note
It is not possible to write back the results of
editing to the disc inserted in the PDW-U1.
Lightweight and compact
field specification
The unit is designed to be lightweight and
compact for use in the field. The
mechanical construction is highly resistant
to shocks and dust.
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