Introduction
1.1 What is a DTE Disk Recorder?
A DTE Disk Recorder is a device that allows you to record or playback DV video directly to/from a removable IDE disk drive or removable FireWire disk drives. The FS-2/2E features analog and digital inputs and outputs including DV25, SDI, composite, component, S-Video, AES/EBU digital audio and balanced analog audio.
Audio and video are recorded to disk as a DV25 data stream in NLE native file formats.
1.2 What is the FS-2/2E?
The FS-2/2E is a DTE Disk Recorder that mounts horizontally in a standard electronics rack. With the FS-2/2E, it is possible to:
•Input DV25, SDI, composite, component, S-Video, AES/EBU digital audio and balanced analog audio and record to disk in native DV25 NLE file formats.
•Playback video from disk or transcode during recordings in DV25, SDI, composite, component, S-Video, AES/EBU digital audio and balanced analog audio formats.
•Capture clips to hard disk at the acquisition stage. There is no need to capture them later.
•Record clips to disk in DTE Technology-based “edit-ready” file formats such as Raw DV, AVI Type 1, AVI Type 2, Matrox AVI, Canopus AVI, Pinnacle AVI, QuickTime and Avid DV-OMF. The FS-2E, and the FS-2 (with the version 2.0 upgrade), also include DTE support for 24P AVI Type 2 (NTSC only), and 24P Quicktime (NTSC only).This means clips are immediately available to your NLE system without first having to transfer or convert the files.
•Connect your FireWire disk directly to your computer or connect it using FS- 2/2E which allows mounting and dismounting of the drives without re- cabling or computer re-boots.
•Use the FS-2/2E's 10/100BaseT Ethernet port to share files over a network using FTP. This is not suggested for larger files. The FS-2E, and the FS-2 (with the version 2.0 upgrade), also include IP control of the FS-2/2E. This means you can control the FS-2/2E using a standard web browser.
•Jump from clip to clip without spooling through tape when in playback mode.
•As well as video, record and playback embedded DV audio in 2-channel (16- bit, 48kHz) format.
•Record external timecode, embedded timecode or create your own timecode using Free Run, Regen or Rec Run time code options. You can also preset timecode and user-bit values.
•Record, play and navigate using FS-2/2E's VTR-style controls.
•Lock to your facilities Reference Video signal during playback and record.
FS-2/2E Studio DTE Disk Recorder User Guide
