A Unified Hybrid Recorder: Combining Hard Disk Drives, Betacam SX, and Analog Betacam

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE J
Volume: 106, No. 9, pp. 611–617
Abstract: The transition of the broadcast industry to an all-digital environment for the operation of television news programming poses some unique challenges. Harnessing the best of contemporary digital compression technology with an efficient total video/audio data rate that supports higher quality (than the best of current analog ENG systems) while also facilitating novel new networked system concepts (that introduce crucial new efficiencies to the total broadcast news operation), formed a core design imperative. This new high-speed digital system streamlines the production of broadcast news to service the existing analog NTSC service, but also fully anticipates the imminent 4:2:0 MPEG-2 SDTV digital U.S. broadcasting standard by being squarely based on the 4:2:2 digital component signal format. At the same time, the recognition that broadcasters must transition at their own pace — oftentimes in incremental steps spanning some years — dictates a system approach that assigns an equally high priority to maintenance of a crucial compatibility with the predominantly component analog Betacam environment (presently the mainstay of ENG acquisition and news program editing).
Publication Date: 1997-09-01
DOI: 10.5594/J04533
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J04533
Author(s): I. SatoSony Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA 95134.
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Ichitaro Sato joined Sony Corp. in 1966 after graduation. His first job at Sony was in magnetic tape development at the Sendai Technology Center. After seven years in tape development, he moved to the Atsugi Technology Center, where he works on the development of various types of professional video equipment (U-Matic, Betacam, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam) for broadcast and industry. He is currently the project manager for the development of Betacam SX.
K. HyodoSony Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA 95134.
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Kenji Hyodo joined Sony Corp. in 1973. His first assignment was as a designer of video circuit development for the U-Matic format VTR. After that, he developed a series of Betacam formats for the broadcast and professional video industry. He has participated in the design and development of renowned products such as Betacam, Video Disc Player, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, and Betacam SX. Hyodo is currently the project leader for Betacam SX.
C. GolsonSony Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA 95134.
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Chris Golson is vice-president of broadcast storage systems for the Business and Professional Group of Sony Electronics, Inc. Golson has been with Sony America for 14 years, during which time he has held a variety of positions. He joined Sony Broadcast as a product manager of monitors and later became manager of marketing development. In 1988 he started the northwest sales regional office for the division, where he held the position of regional manager. Golson has a B.A. degree from Tufts University. He is a member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
J. P. CreignouSony Electronics, Inc., San Jose, CA 95134.
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Jean-Paul Creignou is the product development manager of video storage products at Sony Broadcast and Production Systems, San Jose, Calif. He attended the Ecole Spéciale de Mécanique et d'Electricité Paris, France. After graduating with a degree equivalent to a B.S.E.E., he joined Thomson-CSF in Genvilliers, France, where he was head of field service and the maintenance laboratory. In 1984, he joined Sony in the Technical Support division to become manager of the Recording Products Sustaining Engineering group. He is now involved in the product development of the Betacam family of products including the newly introduced Betacam SX system.
Copyright: © 1997 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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