Utilizing nonlinear disc media for recording, the XDCAM system provides a number of powerful benefits such as instant random access to footage and advanced IT-friendly, network-based operations
Highlights:
The XDCAM system uses Professional Disc
23-GB optical media for recording
The XDCAM system records AV signals as data
files in the industry-standard MXF format
Video formats supported by the XDCAM
system include DVCAM™, MPEG IMX™ at
50/40/30 Mb/s (PDW-1500 deck), and MPEG
HD at 35/25/18 Mb/s (PDW-F70 deck), and MPEG HD 422 (PDW-HD1500)
The XDCAM system allows quick random
access to footage
The Professional Disc media is highly robust,
long-lasting, and economical.
- Packaged in a durable, antistatic disc
cartridge for high reliability
- 50-year life
- Reusable over 10,000 times (based
on Sony testing)
- No physical contact between disc
and XDCAM laser optics during
recording or playback
Professional Disc media does not
require periodic maintenance after
it is archived – unlike tape-based
media, which has to be rewound
from time to time
The XDCAM system records framesynchronized,
low-resolution “Proxy Data”
simultaneously with high-resolution data. This
Proxy Data can be used as material for
browsing and logging
Metadata – which is information about
recorded material such as the date, title, and
description – is recorded together with the
associated material
