Digital Betacam editing recorder with analog Betacam SP playback capability
• Coefficient recording (component digital), pre-read capability for video and audio, SMPTE 259M serial digital V/A interface, built-in analog video and audio interfaces, optional composite analog input, 4:3 and 16:9 capability.
• Cassette dimensions same as analog Betacam SP, maximum record/play time: small cassette - 40 minutes; large cassette - 124 minutes, dynamic tracking at -1 to +3 times normal speed, digital jog sound for precise audio monitoring, video program play at +/- 15% in 0.1% steps, audio pitch correction option for program play, 10 bit 4:2:2 serial digital interface and processing, four editable 20 bit digital audio channels, high speed shuttle with picture, 50 times normal speed, same machine size as BVW series Betacam, built-in AES/EBU digital audio interfaces.
• Built in D/A and A/D converters for both audio and video allow the DVW-A500 to quickly and seamlessly incorporate into current analog set-ups.
For those editing systems and platforms capable of reading and writing SDI and AES/EBU media, the DVW-A500 offers superior picture recording and playback through digital circuitry. Recording is permissible on Digital Betacam tape stock only. It plays back Betacam SP and Digital Betacam tapes in both analog (composite and component) and digital (SDI and AES/ EBU) formats for both audio and video.