Features; Features Of This Unit - Sony XDS-1000 Operation Manual

Overview

Features

The XDS-1000 is a full-HD (1920 × 1080 and 1280 × 720)
hybrid media deck equipped with hard disk drives
("HDDs" below) as internal storage and also supporting
SxS memory cards.
Compared to conventional studio decks, the XDS-1000
features better support for multitasked operation,
networking, and other IT functions. It is highly compatible
with nonlinear editing systems and network production
systems, enabling efficient file-based operation.
In addition, the menu operation mode can be switched to
VTR mode for operability identical to conventional studio
VTR decks.
You can connect this unit via the standard HD-SDI I/O
connectors to devices provided with HD-SDI interfaces,
including conventional nonlinear editors, monitors, and
other video equipment. This allows you to use this unit as
a video editing or playout player, and as a recorder for
video editing.

Features of this unit

The principal features of this unit are as follows.
1)
MPEG HD422 codec
High-quality video and audio recording and
playback
The MPEG HD422 codec provides video compression
compliant with the MPEG-2 422P@HL standard. It
enables HD 4:2:2 (50 Mbps) digital component file
recording in 1080i (1080 effective scanning lines,
interlaced) or 720P (720 effective scanning lines,
progressive) format.
It supports 8-channel audio recording in 24-bit 48 kHz
uncompressed PCM recording format for high sound
quality.
1) MPEG HD422 is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Chapter
HDDs for internal storage
Long recording times
This unit is equipped with hard disk drives (HDDs) for
internal storage. These HDDs provide 1 terabyte (TB) of
data storage, allowing you to record up to about 30 hours
in the HD422 50 Mbps recording format.
High reliability
This unit is equipped with three HDDs (Data: 2 HDDs;
Fault tolerance: 1 HDD), configured for high reliability as
1)
a RAID-4 array.
It can also be equipped with a redundant power supply.
1) RAID-4: Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks Level 4
2) When the optional XDBK-101 is installed. (It is necessary to set the
maintenance menu item M22: OPTION SETTING >REDUNDANT PSU
to "ON".)
VTR-like operation
VTR deck operability
1)
Menu operation mode can be switched to VTR mode for
operability identical to conventional studio VTR decks.
1) When Maintenance menu item M397 PORT CONFIGURATION is set to
"VTR mode".
Multitasking operation
Chase play
You can perform chase play of material being recorded.
Support for multiple network connection
sessions, and the chase transfer facility
It is possible to individually control up to four sessions
using FTP/CIFS protocol.
You can also use FTP/CIFS protocol to transfer the
material being recorded (the chase transfer function).
Multifunction operations
You can perform the following operations in parallel on
individual clips.
• Record signals input on the HD/SD-SDI INPUT
connector to internal storage/SxS memory cards
• Copy to internal storage from SxS memory cards
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Features