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To: DiViT who wrote (24752)	11/3/1997 1:32:00 PM
From: Peter V	Respond to of 50808

Sony cam: Pro news camcorders are huge compared to consumer camcorders. To get a steady shot, these cameras are large, shoulder-held units. Therefore, they could conceivably hold a large MPEG2 encoding solution.

To: DiViT who wrote (24752)	11/3/1997 5:09:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Sony has customers........................................ digitaltheater.com Sony To Provide Betacam SX Systems To 19 U.S. TV Stations <Picture> [ Back to the News \| Back HOME ] Nikkei English News via Individual Inc. : TOKYO (Nikkei)--Sony Corp. has received orders for digital broadcasting systems based on its Betacam SX news-gathering VCR format from 19 U.S. Tribune Broadcasting affiliates. The equipment, worth about 120 million yen, is used to transmit digital Betacam SX field footage to television stations via satellite. The systems include a digital satellite modulator/demodulator, camcorders and non-linear editors. The Betacam SX format uses the MPEG-2 4:2:2 Profile Main Level compression algorithm and is capable of high-speed or two-channel transmission via satellite digital circuits. Sony will later provide additional equipment to the Tribune stations, bringing the total value of orders to around 400 million yen. (The Nikkei Industrial Daily Friday edition) <<Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. -- 10-31-97>> [Copyright 1997, Nikkei America]