Introduction; Dte Eliminates Pre-Edit Processing - Focus FS-4 User Manual

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this Focus Enhancements portable direct-
to-edit ( ) disk recorder. The FireStore FS-4 and FS-4 HD and the
DTE
professional version FS-4 Pro and FS-4 Pro HD are the first portable
DV disk recorders with DTE technology designed for hand held
camcorders in a small, rugged and shock proof chassis.
Information About Specific FS-4 Models
Throughout this manual, FS-4 indicates information that pertains to all
models of the FS-4 family. FS-4 Pro indicates data specific to the FS- 4 Pro.
The acronyms DV and HD refer to the recorder's video recording format,
digital or high definition, respectively. By default, both the FS-4 and FS-4
employ DV recording and HD is available as an option.
If you edit with applications from Adobe, Apple, Avid, Canopus,
Matrox, Pinnacle, Sonic Foundry, Ulead, and many others, FireStore's
DTE Technology is the only solution that can save you hundreds of
hours a year by recording clips to disk in your non-linear editor's
(NLE) native file format.

DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing

The FS-4 DTE disk recorder eliminates the need to capture, transfer
or convert video clips before editing. The FS-4 is a stand-alone device
that records DV25 video to its disk drive as a NLE native file. The
HD versions add the capability of capturing to disk HD 720p and
1080i video from HDV camcorders equipped with a 1394 interface.
When the disk drive is connected to a computer the clips are
immediately available for editing.
Shoot, connect, and edit: it is now that easy.
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