Features; Features Of This Unit - Sony XDS-PD1000 Operation Manual

Overview

Features

The XDS-PD1000/PD2000 is a full-HD (1920 × 1080 and
1280 × 720) hybrid media deck that can use an internal
storage, Professional Discs, and SxS memory cards as
recording media.
The XDS-PD1000 is equipped with hard disk drives
("HDDs" below) as internal storage.
The XDS-PD2000 is equipped with solid state drives
("SSDs" below) as internal storage.
Compared to conventional studio decks, the XDS-PD1000
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.
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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.
PD2000
1)
XAVC codec
The XAVC codec provides video compression compliant
with the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 standard. It enables HD
4:2:2 digital component file recording (CLASS 100) in
1080i (1080 effective scanning lines) format.
It supports 8-channel audio recording in 24-bit 48 kHz
uncompressed PCM recording format for high sound
quality.
1) Requires installation of the optional XDBK-106.
PD1000
HDDs for internal storage
Long recording times
This unit is equipped with 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".)
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