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Sony Electronics has updated its J-Series compact videotape players with an i.LINK® IEEE-1394 interface as a standard feature. |
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NewsreleaseDate:
2004-03-07
SONY ENHANCES J-SERIES OF COMPACT VIDEOTAPE PLAYERS WITH i.LINK IEEE-1394 INTERFACE
New Connectivity Allows Half-Inch SD Betacam Material to Be Converted to DV Signals and Transferred to Compatible DV Machines
PARK RIDGE, N.J., March 2004 - Sony Electronics has updated its J-Series compact videotape players with an i.LINK® IEEE-1394 interface as a standard feature. Since its introduction in 2001, the J Series has become an established standard-definition desktop player that broadcast producers and journalists use for material viewing, logging, and source feeding to servers or nonlinear editing systems.
The series' IEEE-1394 connectivity now enables professional users to migrate easily to a DV environment, allowing half-inch SD Betacam® series materials, even 20-year-old archives, to be converted to a 25 Mbps DV signal and transferred to a compatible DV device via a single digital interface cable.
The new i.LINK-equipped models include the J-10, J-10 SDI, J-30, and J-30 SDI decks.
"The enhanced interfacing capability makes the series an even more powerful production tool," said Bob Ott, vice president of the professional audio and video group in Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Production Systems Division. "And the new players retain the same design concept, affordability, and fundamental features of their predecessors."
The J-Series compact players can be easily switched between 525/60 and 625/50 playback modes, enabling operation in international environments. The J-10 and J-10 SDI models can play back Betacam SX®, Betacam SP®, and Betacam tape recordings. The J-30 and J-30 SDI models add playback capability for MPEG IMX® and Digital Betacam recordings.
During cassette loading, each format is automatically identified for playback, so no menu settings or switching is necessary. And despite their compact size, the J Series Compact Players can play large-size as well as small-size cassettes.
"Perfect for space-constrained or awkward environments, the players can be placed on the desks of busy producers, journalists, and editors either horizontally or upright in the supplied vertical stand," Ott said. "In addition, their new light-metallic finish makes them suitable for any office environment."
J-Series compact players offer a choice of either analog component output or SDI output depending on application requirements. While the J-10 and J-30 offer one set of analog component outputs (BNC x 3) as standard, the J-10 SDI and J-30 SDI offer two SDI outputs (BNC x 2) - including one with superimposition capability. Also, one time code output is provided on the J-10 SDI and J-30 SDI models.
Two channels of analog audio output are available either through the XLR connectors or RCA pin jacks located on the rear panel of the players. A headphone jack is also provided on the front panel. The audio channels to be output to the analog outputs and headphone jack can be selected from channels 1/2, 3/4, and cue track. Audio is automatically muted for off-speed playback and non-data playback.
Also suited to presentation and demonstration applications, the J Series players incorporate an infrared remote controller, which allows basic operations to be controlled wirelessly. This feature comes in handy for connection to conventional TV monitors, as well as data projectors with composite video or S-video input capability.
A new auto-repeat playback function allows the J-Series compact players to repeatedly play back a portion of a recording designated by setting the in and out points, a feature that is useful for exhibition and display applications.
The J-30 SDI model can read Unique Material Identifier (UMID), a type of metadata approved as a SMPTE standard (SMPTE-330M) on MPEG IMX and Digital Betacam tapes, and output this data through the SDI interface. The UMID consists of a globally unique number and a material number, used for the identification of recorded material.
The J-Series compact players can scan tapes with Shot Marks and automatically detect their position. After scanning, a list of all marks can be displayed on a video monitor, allowing easy cueing to any mark.
The players measure 12 1/8 x 4 x 15 3/4 inches in size and weigh 16 pounds, 9 ounces. They are planned to be available in April, at prices still to be determined.
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