Sony Begins Shipment of DNW-A75...
Dual Format Editing Player/Recorder for Betacam SX and Betacam SP
09/24/98
Business Wire
(Copyright (c) 1998, Business Wire)
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--Sony Electronics has begun shipping the DNW-A75 editing recorder/player, the latest in the Betacam SX(R) family of products and a crucial piece in the Betacam SX ENG system.
The VTR features frame-accurate editing of MPEG - 2 P@ML compressed video on Betacam SX tape, plus a full range of Betacam SP(R) playback capabilities.
Ideally suited for newsroom applications, the VTR features frame-accurate audio/video insert editing, pre-read editing and fast linear editing operations with familiar operating characteristics. In addition to 525/625 operation, variable playback, and dynamic tracking, the VTR features four-channel digital audio playback at full bandwidth and simple A/B roll effects with the use of two machines.
"We have seen an exceptional response to this machine since it debuted at NAB this year, especially to its video performance at low bandwidth," said Robert Ott, vice president of VTR products and marketing for Sony Electronics' Broadcasting and Professional Company.
"The versatility of our latest VTR cannot be underestimated. It was designed to be the workhorse of the Betacam SX family and is an integral part of our Betacam SX strategy. Not only does it allow full linear editing of both Betacam SX and Betacam SP, but because it's dockable to the DSR-70 DVCAM(TM) recorder/player, editors can also edit DVCAM or even DV."
The DNW-A75 VTR is gaining wide acceptance in broadcast and several other environments, as is demonstrated by the partial customer list below. These customers will be using the Betacam SX VTR in applications including electronic news gathering, post production, educational programming and television program creation.
KARE Minneapolis
WHDH Boston
WHAS Louisville, Kent.
KING Seattle
KGW-TV Portland, Ore.
WKRG Mobile, Ala.
WKYC-TV Cleveland
KMGH Denver
KPNX Phoenix
KSTU Salt Lake City
KSWB-TV San Diego
KTMD Houston
KTVN-TV Reno, Nev.
KTVT Fort Worth, Tex.
WBBH Ft. Meyers, Fla.
WBNS Columbus,Ohio
WCYB Bristol, Virg.
WGN Chicago
WNYW New York
WPIX New York
Capitol Cities/ABC
Tribune Broadcasting
Young Broadcasting, Inc.
CBS Telenoticias Miami
CNN
Fox Sports Net Dallas
Fox Sports Net Los Angeles
Fox Sports International
USSB Minneapolis
GP Studios Santa Barbara, Calif.
PGA Tour Productions
The Post Group
USIA Washington, D.C.
Michigan University
University of Washington
Editor's Note: More information about Sony products can be found on the World Wide Web at sony.com, or readers may call 1-800-686-SONY. Additional press information is available at sony.com.
The Broadcast and Professional Company of Sony Electronics is an Emmy award winning, leading U.S. provider of video and audio equipment for the broadcast, production, business, industrial, government, medical and education markets. Sony offers a wide array of products and systems for image capture, production and display. Sony also provides specialized equipment and systems for data recording, duplication, electronic photography/publishing, video conferencing, high definition video, interactive and security applications. In the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 1998, Sony Electronics had record sales of $10.5 billion.
Note: In the type of compressed video mentioned above (" MPEG - 2 P@ML"), there is an "at" symbol between the "P" and the "ML." This symbol may not appear properly in some systems.
CONTACT: Sony Electronics Inc. Lisa Young, 408/955-5683 lisa_young@mail.sel.sony.com or Technology Solutions, Inc. Gregory Wind, 212/320-2221 gwind@tsipr.com
09:00 EDT SEPTEMBER 24, 1998
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