Sony AWS-G500E - Manual (Page 8)

Multi-Camera Recording* 5
Camera 1
Camera 2
Camera 3
Camera 4
DV Compression
Nonlinear Editing
HDD Handover
External hard disk drives (HDD) operation* 5
During a live event, the AWS-G500E with optional BKAW-570 or
BKAW-580 allows synchronized recording (DV-AVI format) of
two primary standard definition video input sources to an
external third-party hard disk drive*
6 via an IEEE1394 interface.
This means that with only two hard disk drives, four primary
inputs can be recorded. What’s more, the PGM output of the
AWS-G500E can also be recorded to them as DV files.
After recording, the DV files can be played back on a PC by
connecting the hard disk drives to it, as well as on the
* 5 Optional BKAW-570 or BKAW-580 is required.
* 6 Go to www.sony.com/AnycastStation to contact the nearest certified Anycast Station system demo artist.
AWS-G500E. Loop playback between designated IN and OUT
points is possible, and six pairs of IN and OUT points can be
set for one clip file.
In addition to recording, external HDDs can be used to supply
the AWS-G500E with externally created video sources in the
DV-AVI format.
Furthermore, the AWS-G500E has the capability to
automatically create an EDL (Edit Decision List) based on its
switching information, which allows users to edit DV files on a
PC very efficiently.
Seamless switching between video and
PC sources
In live events, there’s no telling what types of signal source
need to be presented or distributed. With the AWS-G500E
this dilemma is a thing of the past. The AWS-G500E allows
live switching between a variety of signal sources – from
standard definition video (analog composite, S-Video, DV,
SD-SDI), high-definition video (HD analog component,
HD-SDI) to PC images with various resolutions.
Two important features make this possible - the
sophisticated built-in line converters and the high-resolution
internal processing. Each input source supplied to the AWS-
G500E is up-converted and processed within a 1280 x 1024
progressive domain to allow switching between sources of
different resolutions, while keeping picture degradation to
a minimum.
The program can be output from a variety of interfaces
including analog composite, S-Video, SD-SDI*
1 for video, HD
analog component* 2 , HD-SDI* 3 , and D-Sub 15-pin outputs
for projectors and plasma displays* 4 .
* 1 When using the optional BKAW-580 or BKAW-581 Serial Digital Interface Module.
* 2 When using the optional BKAW-560 HD Video Interface Module.
* 3 When using the optional BKAW-590 HD-SDI Module.
* 4 Available output depends on the interface module used.
Primary Inputs
Video
HD Video
(720p/1080i)
Video
Internal Process PGM Outputs
Composite
Component
Y/C
DV Input
SDI
SDI
SDI
SDI
Composite
Component
Y/C
DV
HD Video
(720p/1080i)
Up
Converter
Down
Converter
Up / Down
Converter
Down / Up
Converter
Switching
(1280x1024 pixel)
Computer RGB
(XGA/SXGA)
Computer RGB
(XGA/SXGA)
Up
Converter
Down
Converter
Live Content Producer
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