HPX500 World

News Acquisition and Recording

You can configure a basic P2HD recording system by simply connecting the AG-HPX500 to a laptop. It connects to a Windows PC via USB 2.0 or to a Mac via IEEE 1394. Insert a P2 card in the AG-HPX500's slot, and you can use the PC to preview video clips on the card, copy files, and perform simple editing. Or, you can plug the P2 card directly into the slot on your laptop. For a higher-performance system, combine the AG-HPX500 with the AJ-HPM100 Mobile Recorder. This system lets you perform a variety of operations, such as flexible previews with jog and dial control, playlist editing, file writing, and HD- SDI/Analog/IEEE 1394 streaming output. The AJ-PCS060G P2 store brings new convenience to many applications. It provides high-speed copying of video clips from a P2 card to its internal hard drive, and initializes the P2 card for immediate re-use. The P2 store connects and mounts easily to a non-linear editor via USB 2.0.

Editing and Production

The AJ-PCD20 P2 drive lets you use P2 cards in nonlinear editing systems manufactured by other companies. Simply connect the AJ-PCD20 to the system via IEEE 1394 or USB 2.0. With the P2 card there's no need for digitizing, so there's no time wasted.

The AG-HPX500 also adapts to conventional tape-based HD editing systems. Its HD-SDI/SDI output allows line recording or copying using any of a variety of HD/SD digital VTRs.

Movie Production

The AG-HPX500 integrates smoothly into systems with DVCPRO HD VTRs like the VariCam. Because the recording codec in the AG-HPX500 is the same one used for both tape and card, it lets you convert, with no degradation, between media – from card to tape and from tape to nonlinear editor – via the IEEE 1394 interface.