(Las Vegas NAB--April 15, 2008) Panasonic announced here at NAB the AJ-PCD35, a new five-slot P2 solid-state memory drive with an ExpressCard interface that will dramatically increase simultaneous access to P2 content on ExpressCard-equipped notebook or desktop computers. Until this announcement, P2 ExpressCard interface access was limited to a single card at a time using a third-party adapter.
Offering the benefits of solid-state P2 technology, the PCD35 P2 memory card drive provides professionals with a faster, more convenient file transfer workflow with the latest generation of ExpressCard computers. The external P2 memory drive can transfer data from up to five P2 cards, making content immediately available to nonlinear editing systems and servers.
The PCD35 can hold five 32GB P2 cards simultaneously offering immediate access to more than 10 hours of DVCPRO, five hours DVCPRO50 or AVC-Intra 50, or more than 2.5 hours of DVCPRO HD or AVC-Intra 100 content. With the recently announced 64GB P2 card, these times will again double. This ability to expand storage capacity is another key advantage of P2 versus fixed format systems such as optical disc and tape.
The PCD35 plugs easily into a laptop or tower computer’s PCI Express card slots, making it well suited for flexible playback or editing in the field or in the studio. It is compatible with Windows XP and Mac OS X. The drive comes with a high-speed copy software library and an AC adaptor.
The AJ-PCD35 will be available later this year.
Panasonic currently sells the AJ-PCD20, a five-slot P2 drive with USB 2.0/ IEEE1394b interface.
P2 HD all solid-state products offer high definition recording without the mechanical wear and environmental limitations of tape, hard disk, and optical disc based systems. P2 HD ensures the highest reliability, especially in challenging conditions of extreme temperature range, shock, and vibration. P2 HD products provide a significant reduction in maintenance costs, longer useful product life, and immediate access to recorded video (no need to digitize, ingest or create proxy video files) and metadata. P2 HD provides the reliability of solid-state production; the immediate connectivity to existing IT infrastructures; the speed, ease of use and portability of P2 cards; and the interoperability with leading NLE systems.
About Panasonic Broadcast
Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co. is a leading supplier of broadcast and professional video products and systems. Panasonic Broadcast is a unit company of Panasonic Corporation of North America. The company is the North American headquarters of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC) of Japan, and the hub of its U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. For more information on Panasonic Broadcast products, access the company’s web site at
http://www.panasonic.com/broadcast.
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