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Shining Technology Brings Direct-to-Edit DV, HDV CitiDISK Recorder to European Market at IBC 2005 (20/9/2005)

Portable, Timesaving Solution Eliminates Re-Capturing Process; Offers Fast FireWire Connection for Direct Video Recording and Instant Playback.

Shining Technology, a leading provider of high-performance data storage solutions for the professional and prosumer digital video, video editing and broadcast markets, today announced availability to the European market its new award-winning CitiDISK HDV, a high-capacity DV and HDV storage peripheral small enough to fit in the palm of the hand.

Weighing a mere 10 oz., the FireWire-enabled CitiDISK HDV offers the speed, storage capacity and portable convenience of recording directly from camcorders into most NLE (non-linear editing) software packages with instant playback capability, thus eliminating the otherwise time-consuming intermediate step of re-capturing video footage.

Diminutive, Yet Heavy Duty Punch

Despite its small form factor, CitiDISK HDV is long on storage capacity and, with its rugged design, is built for durability for the working broadcast, video and editing professional in the field. CitiDISK HDV embeds a high-capacity laptop computer-grade hard drive (available in 40GB, 80GB or 100GB models) with internal shock absorption cushioning (all around) for maximum hard drive protection.

With its ultra-fast FireWire connectivity, CitiDISK HDV users can record their video footage at continuous speeds of up to 12 MB per second. In addition, the sustained device transfer rate is four times faster than recording speed. Depending on the selected video resolution, CitiDISK HDV can store between 1.5 and 7.5 hours of DV or HDV footage.

Video File Format Flexibility

Optimized for both Mac and PC professionals and video editors, CitiDISK HDV records and organizes video footage into the user's choice of computer-recognizable file formats (.M2T, .MOV, .AVI, .DV and others), and users can instantly play back, edit, review and archive files. When done shooting, camcorders can be set to VCR mode to "QPLAY" the last scenes on the viewfinder or simply plug into the computer's FireWire port and edit/play directly on the digitized video at anytime.

Providing users further convenience is the drive's "PLAYALL" feature, which allows pre-captured footage to be looped and can loop from the last scene captured and wrap from the beginning to the end in a forward direction - giving the users the option to toggle the scene selection backwards or forwards as they wish.

Powerful Portability

To give users maximum power sources without disrupting their workflow, CitiDISK HDV embeds a rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery that automatically kicks in when external battery power runs low. This seamless battery power changeover ensures non-stop shooting capability without needing to shut down the unit.

"We're seeing continued market demand for the ability to record digital and high-definition video directly to the computer, and the European markets are no exception," said Chris Wang, Shining Technology's U.S. marketing manager. "Broadcasting standards are steadily evolving across Europe - the analog-to-digital and high-definition transition is taking shape so we believe it is critical to position ourselves with the peripherals to support the needs of broadcasters and videographers. CitiDISK HDV is one of those enabling tools that helps make DV and HDV a reality."

Additional key features include:

á Camera-Controlled HDV/DV/DV50 Recording With Or Without Tape: Records HDV/DV/DV50 streams from camcorder controlled by camera's REC button with tape, or by CitiDISK HDV's REC button without tape. Since HDV cameras are more widespread today and continue growing in popularity, CitiDISK HDV stores the MPEG2 transport stream as a M2T file, as well as DV (DV25) and DVCPro50 (DV50) into the unit for immediate editing capability. á Multiple HDV/DV/DV50 Formats And Audio Sampling Rate Detection: CitiDISK HDV automatically detects incoming MiniDV/DVCam/DVCPro (DV or DV25), DVCPro50 or HDV stream formats and 2-ch-16bit-48Khz/2-ch-16bit-44.1Khz/4-ch-12bit-32khz audio sampling rates, and provides record/playback in either format. á Pre-Scene Loop Recording (FW1256C And FW1256H Only): HDV/DV/DV50 streams are buffered in internal memory and instantly recorded to the unit's hard drive when the REC button is pressed or REC command is selected. This function helps to avoid the loss of important scenes. á Plug 'n Play - Instant HDV/DV Editing: CitiDISK HDV appears as an external FireWire hard drive on the user's computer desktop. Video clips are immediately editable/playable by most NLE software packages. á Flexibility - Multiple Shooting Methods: CitiDISK HDV includes a belt clip-configured pouch to shoot from the belt, with newly designed pouch pocket for multiple types of external battery packs. Optional mounting pocket bracketed with V-Mount or Gold-Mount fits at rear end of broadcast camera - accompanies one D-Tap connector to CitiDISK HDV converting power cable. á Quick Erase Button And Utility Programs: Convenient one touch "Quick Erase" button provides instant file system cleaning to re-claim full hard disk space. Utility programs included (PC and Mac compatible).

Pricing & Availability

CitiDISK HDV carries an MSRP of €790.00 to €990.00. It is currently available through Shining Technology's European distribution network and is also sold to OEMs.

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