The
PRV-LX1 easily transfers video and audio content to DVD while offering the
ability to customise DVD menus and chapter points - a first for a stand-alone
video recorder. Professional video customers and serious video users
can easily perform tasks including one-step conversion of existing content from
videotape formats to DVD, easy authoring of video projects and archiving video
tape assets to the DVD-Video format. Core customers for the PRV-LX1
include film and video production, post-production, CATV and broadcast
facilities, DVD authoring, reproduction and duplication houses. Video
producers in the corporate, education, medical, government and military sectors
will also benefit from the PRV-LX1's extensive capabilities.
Erik Haugen, European sales manager, Industrial
Systems, Pioneer Multimedia Division, observes, "The PRV-LX1's intuitive set up
and operation enables users to become familiar quickly with its features and
capabilities. Tasks such as converting show reels to take advantage of the
superior presentation capabilities of the DVD format, creating DVD 'viewing
copies' and transferring video archives to DVD are performed easily and cost
effectively. Within production facilities, a wider range of staff can
perform DVD transfer tasks so that experienced production executives can be
redeployed enabling companies to secure more value from team resources.
Across corporate environments, the PRV-LX1 ensures that expensive outsourcing of
DVD recording is no longer required."
The PRV-LX1 is equipped with a 120GB
internal hard disk drive and one or two DVD-R/RW recordable drives. The
second DVD-R/RW drive enables simultaneous recording to two DVD discs and simple
disc-to-disc duplication. Video inputs and outputs are component video (Y,
Pb, Pr) composite, S-Video and DV (IEEE-1394). Audio inputs and outputs
include 2 channel balanced (XLR), 2 channel unbalanced (RCA), and coaxial
digital audio output (for playback through external Dolby Digital, DTS and LPCM
decoders). Video and audio content can be recorded from multiple sources
direct to DVD or to the PRV-LX1's internal hard disk drive.
- Other interfaces and connections in the PRV-LX1
include an RS-422A control interface, LTC, USB2, external sync, Ethernet, VGA
monitor output, RS-232C and a headphone jack with volume control. DV interface
handles control and audio signal as well. The PRV-LX1 includes the following
key functions for professional users: Keyboard and mouse operation via USB2.0
and GUI (graphical user
interface) on video monitor - Time code control via RS-422A and DV over Pro
VTRs and LTC link
recording - Auto capturing with time code and batch
capturing function using EDL
(edit decision list) with Macro
commands - EDL and custom menu background file (bmp/jpg)
imported via Ethernet - UPS (uninterruptible power supply) control via
RS-232C
The first products will be available in Europe
early spring 2004.
About Pioneer
Pioneer Corporation is a global leader in
electronics and audio/video products for the home, car, commerce and industry,
particularly in the two core multimedia technologies - DVD and plasma display
panels (PDP). Its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker
symbol: PIO), Euronext Amsterdam, Tokyo Stock Exchange, and Osaka Securities
Exchange.
Source: Pioneer
