FFV's Omega HD Digital Video Recorder is
Key Player in Mobile Services for Sweetwater Digital Productions
January 15, 2010
Source: Fast Forward Video
Fast Forward Video (FFV) announced that
Sweetwater Digital Productions, a full-service video production
equipment rental company based in Van Nuys, Calif., has chosen
the FFV Omega HD digital video recorder (DVR) as a key
component in its mobile HD broadcast service offering.
As featured gear for all of Sweetwater's production trucks,
the Omega HD provides a cost-effective solution for smooth
and seamless video playout and replay for mobile productions.
"Our clients require easy-to-use yet powerful solutions
for HD video capture and playout, and the Omega HD is a perfect
choice. We've been sold on FFV solutions ever since we purchased
one of the first SD Omega decks 10 years ago," said Stephen
Sharp of Sweetwater Digital Productions. "Not only is
the Omega HD a compact unit that delivers top-quality HD services
at a very attractive price point, but the fact that it handles
SD as well as multiple HD formats is important since our trucks
offer multiformat capabilities."
Sweetwater's Omega HD systems alternate between three mobile
units. The DVR acts as a powerful enhancement to production
switching equipment that enables Sweetwater clients to ingest
pre-recorded video segments at a moment's notice.
These segments, primarily for transition effects, are often
too large to be stored in the switcher's memory. The Omega
HD then interacts with a controller to play the video clips
out on cue as part of a live sports or entertainment production.
"Sweetwater is a great example of the growing role that
the Omega HD is playing in mobile production for sports and
other live events, as a powerful, lower-cost, and easy-to-use
solution for video playout," said Harry Glass, vice president
of sales for FFV. "Also, since so much pre-recorded content
still exists in SD format, the Omega HD's multiformat capabilities
make it ideal for broadcasters who are in the midst of migrating
their operations to HD."
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