Overview

Features

The PDW-HD1500 is a professional disc recorder supporting full HD (1920 × 1080) playback and recording with Professional Disc 1) media.

When you use this unit in combination with a nonlinear editing system, the FAM 2) function enables data file transfers between the unit and computers over the i.LINK interface, allowing the unit to be used like an external hard drive. The unit can be used as a player for video editing and program output, and as a recorder for nonlinear editing. For these applications, it can be connected to Sony nonlinear editors, monitors, and video equipment with HDSDI interfaces via its standard HDSDI I/O connectors. It has a compact, lightweight body for easy portability outdoors, and can be powered from any of three power sources: AC, DC, or battery 3) power.

1)Professional Disc is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

2)FAM: File access mode

3)BKP-L551 Battery Adaptor is required.

Features of this unit

The principal features of this unit are as follows.

MPEG HD422 1) 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 the 1080i (1,080 effective scanning lines, interlaced) format currently in use by many broadcast facilities.

Uncompressed PCM recording of 24-bit 48 kHz audio enables 8-channel audio recording at high sound quality.

1) MPEG HD422 is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

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Long recording times

PDW-HD1500 supports dual-layer Professional Discs (50 GB). When dual-layer Professional Discs are used, this unit can record about 95 minutes.

Recording and playback functions

Support for multiple frame frequencies

The unit can record and play back the frame frequencies 1080/59.94i and 50i.

HD downconvert function

The unit is provided with a downconvert function. HD disc playback signals can be downconverted to SD signals and then output as SDSDI or composite signals. This allows you to use SD nonlinear editors and monitors for editing and program output.

HDSDI remote recording

HDSDI connections can be made to camcorders with remote HDSDI support (PDW-700 XDCAM HD422 camcorder, HDW-730/730S/750/790/F900R HDCAM 1) camcorders) to enable recording synchronized to REC and STOP operations on the camcorder.

1) HDCAM is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Recording of proxy AV data

Proxy AV data is a low-resolution (1.5 Mbps video, 64 kbps per audio channel), MPEG-4 based version of a full resolution data stream. Whenever this unit records full resolution MPEG HD422 data, it simultaneously generates and records low-resolution proxy AV data. Because of its small size, proxy AV data can be transferred quickly over computer networks, easily edited in the field with laptop computers, 1) and readily used in a wide variety of applications, such as content management on small-scale servers.

1)The supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software can be used to create simple EDLs (Edit Decision Lists).

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