LAS VEGAS – Sony is at NAB with its newest generation of XDCAM HD 4:2:2 technology. The company is finding growing support from leading manufacturers of NLE and server systems, which promise to maximize the format’s 50 Mbps 4:2:2 optical disc-based high-definition workflow.
Content captured with XDCAM HD camcorders and decks will, according to these manufacturers, be compatible with products from Adobe Systems, Apple, Building4Media, Cinegy, Convergent Design, FOR-A, Harris Corporation, Imagine Products, MainConcept, Matrox Video Products Group, MOG Solutions, Omneon, Quantel, SeaChange International, Sobey Digital Technology, Sony Creative Software, Telestream, Thomson and many others.
“In addition to broadcast and ENG, XDCAM HD technology can also benefit video professionals in corporate, education and cinematography applications,” says Bob Ott, VP of professional and optical products for Sony. “The enhanced features of Sony’s newest generation of XDCAM HD products and committed support from third-party developers take the workflow potential to a new level for a range of applications.”
Sony claims its XDCAM Professional Disc system is the most widely used professional tapeless acquisition system, with more than 31,000 units delivered worldwide. The system’s level of third-party interoperability demonstrates its ability to work well and communicate with many complementary products, allowing users, regardless of their editing platform, to employ new workflow efficiencies and cost-effectiveness of optical production.
