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PANASONIC INTRODUCES AJ-HD1800, NEW DVCPRO HD STUDIO VTR
October 11, 2007
Source: Panasonic
Panasonic
Broadcast unveiled the AJ-HD1800, a new full-size DVCPRO HD
Studio VTR for broadcast, post production, and mobile production
uses. The versatile VTR offers all of the popular features
of its predecessor, the AJ-HD1700, plus new enhancements including
720/50 recording, a built-in up-converter, UMID/VANC metadata
recording/playback, and expanded IEEE 1394 interface capabilities.
The multi-format HD1800 records for 126
minutes at 100Mbps with 4:2:2 sampling and intra-frame compression
on a single XL DVCPRO HD cassette in both 1080i and 720p,
including 720/50p, covering all the world’s HD broadcast
formats. In addition, the VTR features a built-in up/down/cross
converter for easy conversion between 1080i and 720p, for
down-converting 1080i or 720p to 480i or 480p, and for up-converting
pre-recorded DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50 tapes to 1080i or
720p HD. It plays back all DVCPRO HD sources, including 1080/23.98p
over 59.94i, as well as all existing ¼” DV-based
compression formats including DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, DVCAM*, and
DV*.
An outstanding feature of the HD1800 is
its ability to convert 720/23.98p (over 59.94p) and 720/25p
(over 60p) footage acquired by Panasonic AJ-HDC27 VariCam®
HD Cinema cameras to 1080/24p or 1080/25psf, which allows
the VTR to act as a source deck in a 1080p-based linear or
non-linear editing bay.
The HD1800 VTR performs frame-accurate insert/assemble
and audio split editing, and offers continuous variable HD
slow motion playback of –1.0 to +2.0 normal speed (–1.0
to + 1.1 for DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO play). It comes standard
with HD-SDI input/output and SD-SDI output for line recording
and in-studio production and RS-422 remote operation. In addition
to utilizing its built-in IEEE 1394 interface for transfer
of HD and SD data without quality loss to an NLE system, this
interface also allows the VTR to down-convert the HD-SDI input
for uses including offline editing.
The VTR is equipped with extensive front
panel editing controls, a numeric key pad and a high-resolution,
built-in 3” LCD monitor that can eliminate the requirement
for external monitoring. Other key features include jog and
shuttle dial with up to 32X normal speed in forward/reverse,
SD analog composite output, RS-232C and encoder remote controls,
four user settings, and up to 60 cue points.
It also offers eight channels of high-quality,
discrete digital audio (with 16-bit quantization and 48-kHz
sampling) to fulfill requirements for 5.1 surround sound and
SAP or multi-language programming.
The VTR is a 4U-size and fits into a 19”
rack.
The AJ-HD1800 is available now at a suggested
list price of $49,999.
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