Server: Netscape-Commerce/1.12 Date: Thursday, 18-Dec-97 00:25:03 GMT Last-modified: Monday, 08-Sep-97 04:29:00 GMT Content-length: 4434 Content-type: text/html Pioneer introduces DRM-1004X CD-ROM autochanger

Pioneer introduces DRM-1004X CD-ROM autochanger

For immediate release

Value-Priced 100-disc Changer Features Read and CD-R Write Capabilities

Long Beach, October 9, 1996 - Pioneer New Media Technologies announced today that their new Digital FastFileTM Integrated Stills and Clips System has begun shipping. The first system was recently shipped to WUSA in Washington, DC. First shown at this year's NAB, Digital FastFile incorporates a host of new features. "Digital FastFile is a powerful video stills and clips management system," asserts Richard Bauarschi, Director of Marketing for Pioneer's Optical Disc System Products Group, "By combining new state-of-the-art digital disk recording technology with a PC running the new FastFile software, users can instantly locate, assemble and playback a combination of recorded video stills and clips."

Pioneer's Digital FastFile is ideally suited for a number of broadcast applications demanding real-time performance for the retrieval and playback of video segments. For instance, EFP/ENG Sports and News crews can now capture, assemble and play back edited clips faster than with conventional tape based editing systems. Acquired news clips and footage can be instantly brought up on screen, assembled into a run list and uplinked to a head-end for on-the-spot news coverage. Additionally, multiple sequences can be assembled and played back in real-time for news, sports opens and closes, bumpers and tags. Utilizing scaleable MJPEG compression and hard disk technology, users can now record up to 2 hours of material on a standard system. An optional disk storage array can be added to increase recording time. Hard Disk technology allows users to seamlessly link video stills and clips together, all randomly accessed for non-linear playback. Video and up to 4 channels of digital audio can be independently recorded and played back. Digital FastFile can even perform digital slow motion playback and audio scrubbing to fine tune the edit point. The FastFile Windows based software GUI gives the user unprecedented control and flexibility. For previewing, thumbnail images are quickly displayed for easy selection. The system controller allows for intelligent database management, automatic sorting of stills and clips as well as having the ability to create and playback multiple lists. "We've designed the Digital FastFile system to be expandable to ensure compatibility with our clients growing needs," continues Bauarschi, "Digital FastFile works in NTSC and PAL and can accept a variety of inputs including Composite, Y/R-Y/B-Y, S-Video as well as optional Serial D1. Audio comes standard with 2 channels and an additional 2 channels can be added to enhance its flexibility. For further expansion, the initial stills and clips video management system can be upgraded to accommodate a multiple recorder architecture featuring simultaneous read/read or read/write to and from a RAID Disk Array. Despite its superiority, it's competitively priced…lower, in fact, than to conventional tape or optical systems. This affordability and high performance makes the Digital FastFile a top choice in this budget minded economy." Pioneer's Optical Disc System Products Group, a part of Pioneer New Media Technologies, Inc., is headquartered in Long Beach, CA. The company delivers innovative technology solutions, such as video disc recorders/players, video storage devices and multi-disc changer systems, to broadcast and other professional markets. The Optical Disc System Products Group of Pioneer prides itself on offering practical solutions that address the needs of the market today. Pioneer's goals is to design each of its products with future technology in mind to eliminate problems with obsolescence. Pioneer New Media Technologies, Inc., is a subsidiary of the Pioneer Electronic Corporation. The company can be reached at 2265 East 220th Street, Long Beach, CA, 90810 or you can call at 310-952-2111. To learn more about our products, you can also visit our website at www.pioneerusa.com.