SRW-5500

Sony SRW-5500 and SRW 5800 Buy or Rent at  Lowest Prices in L.A. CALL NOW and save! New and used units available for purchase and rentals. Sony HD recorders Since 1991.Sony's flagship mastering VTR it is a HDCAM SR/HDCAM dual format recorder-Full-Bandwidth, Multi-Frame Rate, Hi- Def Mastering VTR, with HDCAM and it also has an optional Digital Betacam Playback Compatibility.

The Sony SRW-5500 is the first dual format recorder of it's kind with  switchable HDCAM and HDCAM SR record formats, this new VTR provides the perfect solution for facilities requiring multi-format flexibility. In addition it has the ability to simultaneously produce HD and SD output, as well as playback and up-convert Digital Betacam recording, the  SRW-5500 can be considered a technology bridge to the future. Capable of recording 23.98/24/25/29.97/ 30PsF, 1080/50i/59.94/60i, and 720/59.94P, the Sony SRW-5500 was created to meet all common worldwide delivery requirements.

The HDCAM SR format is capable of recording the gamut of HD frame/line rates in both 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 formats using the highly efficient MPEG-4 Studio Profile compression scheme. The Sony SRW-5500 records HDCAM SR format video at 440 Mbps, 10 bit Log or linear, at 2.7:1 compression ratio in 4:2:2, and 4.2:1 compression ratio for 4:4:4. It can also record a robust 12 channels of audio at 24-bit per sample resolution. HDCAM format recording offers the standard 4 channels of uncompressed audio.

The optional HKSR-5001 Format Converter provides 3/2 pull down sequence for conversion of 23.98 or 24 fps recordings to 59.94 interlaced output. It also provides conversion of 1080 to 720/59.94P, and 720P to 1080. With the optional HKSR-5002 Digital Betacam decoder board, Digital Betacam tapes can be played back and up converted to either 1080i or 720/59.94P formats. The optional HKSR-5003 interface board allows for full bandwidth 4:4:4 RGB recording, via dual link HD SDI. RGB 4:4:4 recordings can be internally converted to 4:2:2 output via the HKSR 5001 format conversion board in real-time during record or playback.

Sony SRW-5500 Highlights:

HDCAM SR and HDCAM recording
MPEG 4 Studio Profile Compression
4:2:2 and 4:4:4 (optional) record capability
10 bit per sample video record capability - log or linear
Records 1080 line (Interlace and/or Prog) and 720 line Prog images
Records 12 channels of audio at 24 bits per sample
Optional Digital Betacam playback
Pre-Read Editing, Edit/Record Confidence Playback
Records non audio AES/EBU data in audio tracks
Internally routable audio outputs

Sony SRW-5500 Features:

	Feature		Benefit
	HDCAM and HDCAM SR recording		Maximum flexibility in one machine to meet current and future HD demand.
	4:4:4 RGB record capability in HDCAM SR format (optional HKSR-5003)		4:4:4 recording is competitive with 2K data for high end archiving and digital intermediate workflows.
	12 channels of audio