Panasonic unveils ING tapeless approach to news acquisition, editing, production
Sep 18, 2003 12:00 PM
Panasonic unveiled a complete range of news gathering products based on its solid-state memory cards using the DVCPRO compression scheme at IBC2003.
 P2 card |
 P2 cam |
 P2 editor |
At the core of the new technology, called ING for IT News Gathering, are SD memory cards, Panasonic’s highly compact, portable high-capacity storage media.
For the broadcast industry, Panasonic has packaged four 1GB SD memory cards onto a single standard PCMCIA card. Called a P2 card, this compact, portable media replaces the role of the videotape cassette in a traditional news environment.
ING offers broadcasters a number of benefits over traditional videotape, including streamlined acquisition and news workflow, significant savings, operational efficiency, increased ruggedness of equipment , reduction in consumable media and lower total cost of ownership.
Panasonic also unveiled a range of DVCPRO P2 series products, including:
- P2 card
. A single P2 card storing 18 minutes of DVCPRO at 25Mbps and nine minutes at DVCPRO50. A key feature of the P2 card is the rapid transfer rate.
- P2 cam
. With five P2 card slots, P2 cam has a total potential record capacity of 90 minutes with 4GB P2 cards at DVCPRO. With no moving parts, the camcorder is extremely resistant to shock and vibration and has a lower power consumption compared to previous tape systems.
- P2 editor
. A laptop editing system based on Panasonic’s Toughbook notebook PC. It comes equipped with a PCMCIA card slot for P2 cards and a non-linear software editing system.
- P2 deck
. Links the ING system into the standard broadcast infrastructure. Using a P2 deck capable of handling five P2 cards and with interfaces and operation similar to a VTR, on-air transmission is possible from an OB truck.
- P2 drive
. A five P2 card reader/writer equipped with a USB 2.0 interface that links the cards into a PC. Provides one of the routes linking ING to newsroom networks.
For more information, please visit: www.panasonic-broadcast.com.
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