The Flash XDR ^TM

Ruggedized HD-SD Portable Recorder / Player with Line/Mic Analog Audio I/O

Available from stock

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Highlights

• Rugged, portable HD/SD Recorder/Player
• HD/SD-SDI: 1080i, 1080p, 1080psf, 720p
• Utilizes affordable Compact Flash Media (4 Slots)

Selectable Quality / Record Rates

• Master Quality - I-Frame Only : 160 Mbps 4:2:2 I-Frame Full-Raster; 1.24 GB/Min
• Master Quality - Long GOP : 100 Mbps 4:2:2 Long-GOP Full-Raster; 0.8 GB/Min
• Broadcast TV Mode: 50 Mbps 4:2:2 Long-GOP Full-Raster; 0.4 GB/Min
• Proxy Mode: 19 Mbps 4:2:0 Long-GOP 1440x1080; 0.15 GB/Min

Near Universal NLE Support

• Final Cut Pro: All Quicktime files
• Avid Media Composer: All I-Frame MXF files, 35/50 Mbit Long-GOP MXF files
• Edius: All MXF files
• Matrox Axio: All MXF files
• Vegas: All MXF files
• Premiere CS3/CS4: now supports all MXF files, with Main Concept MPEG Pro XDCAM Plug-In:
  • MainConcept Plug-In info, special offer
  • MainConcept Plug-In link

Easy Workflow

• Play / Edit directly from the Compact Flash Card
• No transcode or data re-wrap required
• Tapeless workflow: no ingest, metadata support

Applications

• Upgrade the built-in recording capability of your existing camera
• 4:2:0 to 4:2:2
• 1440 x 1080 to 1920 x 1080 raster
• 25/35 Mbps to 100/160 Mbps
• Long-GOP and I-Frame
• Upgrade to tapeless workflow, Video Assist
• Medical, Military, Airplanes, Race Cars, Helicopters, Helmet Cameras
• Museums, 3-D, Theaters, Amusement Parks, Client Review
• Cinematography, Documentaries, Drama, Episodic TV, Commercials
• POV cameras, DSLRs, SDI Switchers, ASI Encoder, Live News Broadcast, Satellite Uplink

• Flash XDR Promo Video (54MB, 25 March 2009)
• Flash XDR Brochure (607KB, 3 November 2008)
• Flash XDR FAQ's (147KB, 7 January 2009)
• Flash XDR Photos (1.4MB, 25 March 2009)
• 20 Reasons To Go Tapeless (29KB, 25 March 2009)
• Flash XDR User Manual (1.5MB, version 1.1.151, 4 Dec 2009)
• Flash XDR Order Form


• dvinfo's Flash XDR forums

Sample Video: All of these videos were recorded on the Flash XDR / nanoFlash

You will need Final Cut Pro 6.04 or better to play the Quicktime files on a MAC.

You will need the Sony MXF Player to play the MXF files on a PC.

1080i59.94 (100Mbit Long-Gop) (with an Iconix camera)

• Motorcycle1 MXF, Quicktime (89MB, 18 April 2009)
• Motorcycle2 MXF, Quicktime (200MB, 18 April 2009)
• Motorcycle3 MXF, Quicktime (400MB, 18 April 2009)

  1080p23.98 (100Mbit Long-Gop) (with a Sony EX1)

• Moody-Phone MXF, Quicktime (299MB, 18 April 2009)
• Garden of the Gods 1 MXF, Quicktime (132MB, 18 April 2009)
• Garden of the Gods 2 MXF, Quicktime (131MB, 18 April 2009)
• Green-Screen MXF, Quicktime (366MB, 18 April 2009)

1080p25 (100Mbit Long-Gop) (with a Sony EX3)

• Nature Australia MXF, Quicktime (299MB, 18 April 2009) (Copyright © 2009 Ofer Levy, not for commercial use)

720p59.94 (100Mbit Long-Gop) (with a JVC 250)

• Buffalo 1 MXF, Quicktime (60MB, 27 May 2009)
• Buffalo 2 MXF, Quicktime (200MB, 27 May 2009)

1080p23.98 (220 Mbit I-Frame) (with a Canon XL-H1, 24F mode with 3:2 pulldown removal)

• Lab Window MXF, Quicktime (100MB, 16-Oct-2009)

 

Further Reading:

• Upgrade your existing camera
• It's Real, It's Working, and It's shipping now!
• Flash XDR Awards
• ASI Option
• Rental Houses

Firmware Updates:

• *** Firmware Updates ***