XDS-PD2000

XDCAM Station with two SxS slots and Profes- sional Disc drive

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION Supports 4G PD drive and 4-layer disc Supports the new high-speed DCHS optical drive. The XDS-PD2000 is the top level model of the XDCAM Handles the dual-layer disc (PFD50DLA), single-layer Station range. It supports the operation with all SxS disc (PFD23A) and quad-layer disc (PFD128QLW). cards types and formats, including and Handles SxS Pro, SxS-1 and card adaptors for SDHC cards when correspondent Mead adaptors are memory sticks and SDHCs. used, plus supports all XDCAM mod- els in all recording formats and modes. The 4G drive and 4-layer discs offer larger storage volumes and higher access speeds. They are ideal for The XDCAM Station is a professional media station archiving large quantities of material. with built-in storage and interfaces for both Profes- sional Disc media and SxS memory cards, enabling Supports all XDCAM/XDCAM EX file formats, co- hybrid operation in an XDCAM workflow. It features decs and metadata better support for multi-task operation, networking, The XDS System Decks support all XDCAM/XDCAM EX and other IT functions. Adding the XDCAM Station to File formats, codecs and metadata. This is an ex- an XDCAM workflow makes file-based operation much tremely powerful aspect of XDS System Decks’ more convenient and efficient. “Bridge” capability, effectively offering complete format transparency. MP4 and AVI files generated by the PMW-EX series re- cordings, when transferred to the internal SSD, are Multi-tasking internal storage operations converted to MXF format, while all MXF recordings generated with PMW-500 series are maintained in The internal hard-disk storage is capable of multi- MXF mode. The Internal 500 GB SSD and 1Gigabit tasking when carrying out certain tasks. This in- Ethernet connection allow multi-user simultaneous ac- creases interoperability and overall efficiency when cess and a total of about 16 Hours of continuous re- working with Network Production systems. cording in HD4:2:2 @ 50Mbps. Familiar VTR-like user interface The internal 4th generation Professional Disc Drive al- The layout of controls on the XDS decks follows low partial transfer of materials or full backup from industry-standard conventions, already familiar to the XDCAM Disc to the internal 500 GB SSD. Further- most users. This makes it easy to use, configure, and more, materials from internal SSD can be also par- integrate into the overall workflow. tially copied to the XDCAM Professional Disc. Simul- taneous operation of baseband recording and play- Enhances network functionality back or slow-motion is possible. Editing while record- The XDS-PD2000 allows users to access growing ing (growing file editing) mode is also possible. volumes of files from nonlinear editors without file transfer, offering high-speed file transfer and multiple access via a network. Features SD HD cross-conversion PRELIMINARY INFORMATION It supports SD and HD as standard with up-conver- This is preliminary information prepared for NAB sion Record, and up/down/cross-conversion playback. 2011. All features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Supports industry-standard protocols (VDCP, ftp, CIFS) Supports all XDCAM storage formats It brings the XDCAM Professional Disk and XDCAM EX SxS workflow together. A powerful “Bridge” solution.

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Technical Specifications

General Control Protocol RS422A (Protocol: VTR, VDCP), Process Con- Mass 17 kg (37 lb 8 oz) trol, API/Ethernet control, Dimension (W x H x D) 424 x 132 x 460 mm (16 GPI (4in/4out) 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 18 1/8 inches) Disk Storage System 256 GB, SATA SSD, 2 Power requirements AC 100 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Drives, Raid-4 (option) Hz, 250 W Input and output 1 input channel and 1 output Recording time, 50 Approx. 12.5 W (while re- channel Mbps Video cording, EVF On, LCD monit- Network Interface GbE, ftp and CIFS or Off) Media Drive 2 SxS memory slots and a Recording time, 50 16 H Professional Disc Drive Mbps Video

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