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Fast Forward Video Shows Omega HD high-end digital video recorder for the broadcast industry (23/8/2007)

With its wide range of broadcast-quality digital video recorder (DVR) options, Fast Forward Video is able to offer many solutions for broadcast and professional video recording applications. In addition to support for motion key fill, bumpers, slow-motion replay, instant replay, still frames, moving wall paper, animation recording, in-machine editing, commercial insertion, video assist, and motion analysis, the company's DVR solutions are ideal for discreet on-body recording; portable, lightweight location recording systems; rugged and miniature sports recorders; and also for cable head-end solutions and embedded board level DVRs for OEMs. FFV machines feature file formats (QuickTime(r)) that are easy to transfer and download, adjustable compression ratios, removable and transferable storage media, and analog or digital I/Os, as well as full motion-JPEG or JPEG2000 recording, NTSC/PAL recording, time-lapse recording, pre-event recording, loop record, and looping playback capability.

Showing for the First Time at IBC2007

Omega HD

As the next-generation of the Omega Deck, FFV's flagship high-end digital video recorder for the broadcast industry, the Omega HD records SD and HD video with high-quality JPEG2000 compression up to 100 Mbits/sec. The recorder allows users to store multiple SD and HD video files and create video clips, loops, and playlists from the front panel for many applications, including graphics and key fill, spot insertion, and sports/instant replay.

The Omega HD uses standard SATA drives and accepts FFV's next-generation Xi and NDT 200 recordings, and it offers accurate frame control via RS 422 or Gigabit Ethernet using standard control protocols.

DigiDeck (16:9)

The DigiDeck now provides broadcast-quality digital video with 16:9 aspect ratio in either single- or dual-channel configurations, with a variety of features that can be custom ordered to meet the demands of individual applications, including:

* Fixed or hot swappable IDE drives * Serial Digital Interface (SDI) I/O * Instant cueing, clip recall * SMPTE/EBU Time Code * Full variable speed playback controls * Discrete access to every frame

The DigiDeck features an intuitive front panel touch screen that provides access to record and playback settings including user selectable compression (from 4:1 to 20:1), speed of play, and playlist management. DigiDeck delivers the advantages of clean digital images and the random-access, non-linear benefits of hard-disk media, as well as familiar transport controls, inputs, and outputs.

www.ffv.com

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