Shoot Tools: Fast Forward Video

Works with HD-SDI switchers for recording live events. Price: TBA

At NAB Show 2008, Fast Forward Video (FFV) became one of the first companies to deliver a camera-mounted DVR that records to the open-standard JPEG 2000 (J2K) compression codec. Designed to record HD-SDI signals, FFV's Elite HD mounts on the back or base of a camcorder. It also handles up to eight channels of embedded audio. Using J2K to record to cost-effective, off-the-shelf, hot-swappable 2.5in. SATA drives, users will be able to save money while recording at data rates up to 100Mbps — with no apparent loss in signal quality.
www.ffv.com

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