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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Linda Pearson who wrote (49286)	3/4/1998 11:42:00 AM
From: dale velkovitz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Forwarded from the AOL-MF IOM Board: New Sony Jaz2Gig Dubber FYI, this blurb from the current March issue of Audio Media magazine, a pro-audio rag for the audio/video/film post-production industry... >>>Sony Previews New Dubber Sony Pictures' R&D shows their mag film replacement Three years ago the post-production division of Sony Pictures identified the need for a digital replacement for their mag film dubbers as part of a move to a totally digital signal chain. According to Michael Kohut, President of Sony Post Production Facilities, their digital vision saw different requirements for different types of work: "We consider that TV post will be 16- or 20-bit, and for feature films we want nothing less than 24-bit uncompressed audio. It was essential that whatever system we developed could be switchable wordlength." ADSG, the Advanced Digital Systems Group of Sony Pictures, identified Iomega's Jaz drives as a possible record medium, but were aware that they weren't designed for the intensity of professional A/V type use. They started a development program with Iomega to create a more suitable version of the Jaz format. Today these certified versions retain full compatibility with standard Jaz media, but only the use of certified drives and media together offer the advantages of the firmware control and reliability. The completed ADSG dubber is based around the use of dual A/V certified Jaz drives. Running with two 2Gb media, this offers a maximum of 28 minutes of 16-track recording at 24-bit/48kHz, which increases to 42 minutes when the bit rate is dropped to 16-bit. Using the 1Gb media halves those times. The standard unit comes with AES/EBU inputs and no analog connections, although converter sets will be available in the future. <snip> Further details will have to wait until a machine is available to review later in the year. ADSG's dubber is just one of many dubber-replacement products now available, but, at present, it is the only one designed specifically by an end user.<<<