Portable Computer features 1,920 x 1,200 HD display.April 24, 2009 -
Designed for users of P2 HD tapeless digital video camcorders and solid-state recording media, NextDimension Director PX2 fits into tapeless P2 workflow, providing transportable solution for off-loading, reviewing, and archiving of video files recorded to P2 cards. Unit includes 5 P2 card slots connected over high-speed internal PCI Express interface, 2 sets of 2 removable and protected SATA hard drives for up to 2 Tb of media storage, and portable chassis weighing less than 25 lb.
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Original Press release
NextComputing
4 Townsend West, Unit 17
Nashua, NH, 03063
USA
NextComputing Announces NextDimension Director PX2 Portable P2 Acquisition and Review System
Turnkey portable solution features fast data transfer and verification with redundant, removable storage and full HD display
NASHUA, NH - April 7, 2009 - NextComputing, manufacturers of high-performance mobile computers for digital media production, today announced a new addition to its NextDimension series of portable computers which is designed specifically for users of Panasonic's P2 HD tapeless digital video camcorders and solid-state recording media. The NextDimension Director PX2 fits seamlessly into a tapeless P2 workflow, providing a robust and transportable solution for fast offloading, reviewing, and archiving of video files recorded to P2 cards.
The NextDimension Director PX2 will make its public debut at the NAB Show, April 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in booth SL6427.
The Director PX2 is the market's first portable P2 media management system to feature:
o Five (5) P2 card slots connected over a high-speed internal PCI Express interface
o Two (2) sets of two removable and protected SATA hard drives for up to 2TB(terabytes) of media storage
o Integrated high-resolution (1920x1200) wide-screen HD display and robust graphics for full-raster 1080 clip playback
o Easy-to-use ShotPut(TM) Pro media offload software from Imagine Products
o Briefcase-like portable chassis weighing less than 25 lbs.
o Optional integrated touch-screen for a streamlined user experience
Intended for use as a media offload system, NextDimension Director PX2 is powerful enough to perform "rough-cut" edits on-set. Optionally, the Director can function as a central media server for connecting multiple external editing stations, such as laptops running Apple's Final Cut Pro, to edit off the Director's local storage.
The Director PX2 incorporates the Panasonic AJ-PCD35, a 5-slot P2 card reader connected directly to the high-speed PCI Express bus for the fastest possible file transfers. For example, using the integrated PCD35 reader, a 32GB card holding around 37 minutes of DVCPRO HD 1080i/60 video can be copied to the Director's local storage in around 10 minutes - much faster than USB or FireWire. Access to 5 slots in a single system means multiple P2 cards can be offloaded quickly and easily without replacing each card individually.
The Director PX2's additional media storage consists of two removable storage "magazines" each holding two 500GB hard drives. With a total of four drives, the Director can have up to 2TB of storage or, with each magazine set up for redundancy (RAID 1), 1TB of protected storage. NextComputing's pending external hard drive carrier, when connected to another workstation or storage server, will enable quick transfer of these media drives from Director to post-production with no time-consuming transfers.
The Director comes preloaded with ShotPut Pro from Imagine Products, a simple yet powerful application for fast and easy transfer of P2 media files to local storage. Besides ShotPut Pro, the system can support any number of P2 ingest or review applications, depending on the user's preference and particular workflow.
NextComputing based the Director PX2 on its flagship NextDimension family of high-performance, mobile computers, taking its enterprise-class server characteristics and incredibly compact design and tailoring it to meet the needs of the professional video production market. Since the NextDimension is built on open-standards system architecture, future plans for the Director include support for other tapeless video formats such as Sony SxS cards for its XDCAM EX series or REV-Pro media for the Grass Valley Infinity(TM) Digital Media Camcorder.
Availability and Pricing
This turnkey solution is available now from NextComputing starting at $10,995. To learn more, visit www.nextcomputing.com/products/nddir.php
About NextComputing
NextComputing manufactures high-performance mobile and small form-factor workstations and servers. Its open-standards, modular systems are used throughout the digital media industry for a range of professional applications including real-time broadcast graphics, media encoding/streaming, video quality analysis, and film/video production.
Sales Inquires:
Aaron Sherman
Business Development Manager
+1.603.459.2462
asherman@nextcomputing.com
Sales contact:
Sales@NextComputing.com
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