Editcam
Editcamis a professionaldigital camerasystem manufactured byIkegamiand first introduced in 1995, available both as professionalcamcordersand modular dock recorders. It is the first ever tapeless field acquisition device and has evolved into a range ofSDandHDcameras.[1]As a portable camera system, it can record digital video data direct to ahard disk drive.[2]
The Editcam's most distinguishing feature is the recording medium: theFieldPak,which is a cartridge that contains an IDE hard disk with up to 120 GB of storage, or its compatible companion, theRAMPak,aflash memorymodule with up to 16 GB. A 120 GB capacity FieldPak translates to some 9 hours of DV25 video. Both, unlike tape-based formats, allow random access to the video data, and both standalonevideocassette recorder(VCR) replacement players andcomputeradaptor racks are available for the Paks. This made the Editcam a pioneer in the field of non-linear acquisition, but the earliest incarnations of the Editcam were plagued with high power consumption and weight and sold only about 50 units.[3]These problems were addressed with the Editcam II in 1999.
The latest generation of the Editcam system, Editcam3, can record in the formatsAvidJFIF,DVand optionallyMPEG IMXandDVCPRO50.HDTVvariants are now also available, which record in the Avid DNxHD format. Introduced at NAB 2005, the Editcam HD allows for video capture at 145 Mbit/s. Employing CMOS sensors, the camera record files natively in 1080i or 720P and at several bitrates. One of its most notable products is the HDN-X10 Editcam HD camera, which was adopted by the American Idol production company in its bid to save drive space.[4]It is capable of storing images in full resolution on the FieldPak2 removable media using the Avid DNxHD codec in MXF file format.[4]
The Editcam product family is a result of the development ofCamCuttertechnology developed jointly by Ikegami and Avid Technology.
References
[edit]- ^Torelli, Joe (2010).Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for News and Sports Quick-Reference Guide, 2nd edition.Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. p. 49.ISBN9780321564061.
- ^Jones, Graham; Layer, David; Osenkowsky, Thomas (2013).National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook.Burlington, MA: Taylor & Francis. p. 1129.ISBN9780240807515.
- ^Fox, Christina (Oct 2000)."Ikegami's Editcam Disk Camera".urbanfox.tv.Retrieved2023-03-15.
- ^abBrowne, Steven (2014).High Definition Postproduction: Editing and Delivering HD Video.Burlington, MA: Focal Press. p. 112.ISBN9780240808390.
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