VTRs, Discs & Drives
The Sony DVCAM™ format was born in 1996 as an extension of the consumer format called DV, with which it is compatible. With its superb high picture quality, excellent editing capabilities and multi-generation performance, DVCAM is the perfect choice of format in the highly competitive world of...
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Sony provides professional users with a range of compact Video Tape Recorders for their HDV format. The Sony HVR-M15E was brought in to replace the HVR-M10E, supporting both DV and DVCAM formats along with HDV content. The Sony HVR-M25E gives you the ability to see as you work with an integrated 16:9...
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720P HDV is a development of the original DV format. The tape is used at the same rate as ordinary DV, by advancing the tape 10 μm per track. Tapes for HDV are made to a higher standard than for DV, because the risk of loss through dropouts is much greater (a drop-out in HDV can affect 12...
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An exciting new, low-cost entry point into the world of HD, XDCAM EX records onto “SxS PRO™” memory cards which comply with the ExpressCard™ standard.
Huge High Definition Memory
Up to 100 minutes of HD content can be recorded onto two removable 16GB cards. 1080/720 switchable...
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In 2003 Sony produced an optical disc based format known as XDCAM. This format offered a non-linear and re-recordable functionality. Late 2007 saw the European release of XDCAM EX , a tapeless format recording onto SxS Expresscard . As well as the cameras in the range, Sony also produced decks...
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The HDW range offers the user both playback and record functionality to bring the HDCAM production chain to an end. The machines concentrate on the frame rates used for worldwide TV distribution but can playback other frame rates giving a progressive scanned output.
Sony introduced HDCAM in 1997 as...
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Panasonics range of broadcast proven VTRs offer a wide range of facilities that encompass DV to DVCPROHD playback and record with analogue, IEEE1394, SDI and HDSDI inputs and outputs.
DV & HD VTRs
We stock a range of VTRs that cover every application from DV to HD. Panasonic provide VTR's for DVC...
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Panasonics P2 solution provides a robust and rugged format which is HD ready and removes the requirement to ingest material in real time. The P2 format can be accessed instantly from the P2 card. To support the format, Panasonic have released several machines.
Front Panel LCD
The AJ-PCD10 features...
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Hard Disk drives are becoming more and more common in the broadcast environment. Many have standard VTR style commands for record, playback and full function FFW and REW. Data Video provides the DN300 hard disk drive which has the capability of recording over 18 hours of continuous footage.
Sony Silver...
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The Digital Betacam half-inch professional videotape products were introduced by Sony in 1982. Digital Betacam is the third generation after the original Betacam became Betacam SP. As a Sony Specialist Dealer, all of our Sony equipment comes complete with manufacturer guarantee, including Sony's Silver...
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The DLS-1000 is a cost effective and easy to use digital library system software and is the ideal solution for video archiving.
Archived Footage
It utilises picons, metadata and automatically generated low resolution WMV files for easy browsing of archived footage via a web browser. Original files...
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In the 80’s Industrial and Professional Video Production was a costly affair. Due to the loss of image quality that Analogue Video signals suffered from in both the Linear VTR editing and format duplication process stages , huge investments were made in ensuring that the original image quality was maintained to the highest standard possible. Typically a Professional on-line editing suite would comprise of three or more vtrs, a vision mixer, timebase correctors, four or more monitors, editing controller, Waveform vectorscope, audio mixer and caption generator.
Digital Media Equipment
Todays market is very different. Digital Media equipment of Broadcastable quality has never been so affordable and easy to maintain. The on-line Editing process is now mainly computer based, replacing the majority of hardware that was historically required.
Broadcast quality productions can now be achieved with much lower budgets and High Definition acquisition and editing formats both tape and tapeless are set to change the process even further bringing new applications and expanding the use of Digital media production worldwide
In this section of the PROAV website you will find the latest Digital equipment formats from tape to tapeless. Standard definition to High Definition. From DV to Hard disc , Solid State and Optical Disc. Should you have any queries or require any advice regarding format choice or compatibility, please call our sales team for further help.