After pioneering digital video disk recorder technology with the successful VVCR line of products, Drastic Technologies now offers its next generation digital media products, the VVW Series digital disk recorders, featuring QuickClip clip control and MediaReactor file conversion software. Once again, Drastic Technologies is poised to revolutionize the way digital video is acquired, managed and delivered in broadcast and post-production facilities.

The VVW series - Single and Multi-Channel Broadcast-quality Video Servers.

Choose from a variety of formats, including Uncompressed 8 or 10 bit Standard and High Definition. Drastic's standard QuickClip clip control software allows transport control, clip editing and sequencing, external control and media management capabilities. Onboard MediaReactor file translation capabilities provide format compatibility with industry-standard digital video/audio devices.

INTERCHANGABLE SYSTEM

Drastic's innovative media management coupled with the Windows platform provides the backbone for these interchangeable, networkable devices. This distributed network architecture allows the sharing of media, seamless random access control and monitoring throughout the network. RS-422/ P2/ VDR/ VDCP/ Odetics protocols are included to support external control and automation systems.

GROW WITH DRASTIC

Drastic's VVW Servers as a component of your media handling network allow you to grow your facilities as the needs of your work flow increase. Upgrade the storage, adopt new formats or codecs and extend your media acquisition and delivery capabilities through the Drastic line of Video Servers. Users in a networked production environment can exchange files between VVW Series and other manufacturer's systems with the exclusive MediaReactor media conversion utility.

RELIABILITY

VVWs are configurable with a variety of Fault Tolerant solutions including software or hardware based RAID formats

EASILY CONTROLLABLE

• Logging, batch digitizing, play list management and non-linear clip playback/edit
• Full function network remote interface for Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and Irix
• Pure HTML or mixed HTML/Java remote for lower client requirements
• Real time video/audio/graphics conversion
• Gigabit Ethernet included (model-dependent). SCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity included (model-dependent).
• Easy integration with automation systems and standard remote controller
• Extend your capabilities using application specific third party software or Drastic's hardware independent software modules

THE DRASTIC ADVANTAGE

• All units upgradable with software license or board swap out
• Standard, user supplied storage options available for fiber, scsi, sata, and sas
• Fully compatible with CXFS, CVFS, NTFS and other file systems
• No 'hidden data'. All files recorded directly as DPX, Cineon, YUV, Avi, Mov, Gen, etc on standard file systems
• Easy integration with your current and legacy equipment
• Optional front panel transport controls with jog/shuttle knob
• Simple add on control, monitoring and network software options
• Uses standard OS interfaces allowing for standard IT control and backup tools

TELECINE CAPTURE

The VVW series is designed to be controlled by Da Vinci, Pandora, Digital Vision and other standard controllers for telecine capture. Using a multi channel SD or HD VVW allows the material being captured to be available to another operator seconds after it hits the disk. No more waiting for the transfer to finish to start working on audio linking, color grading or editing.

COMMERCIAL INSERTION

The VVW series simplifies commercial insertion and spot caching applications. With two independent channels, spots can easily be added while on air, or two channels may also be fed simultaneously. Benefit from instant random access using internal software or external control via VDR /VDCP /Odetics protocols.

A/B EDIT SOURCE

Instantaneous access to your material with familiar VTR-type controls brings your linear suite up to non-linear speed. View, log, sequence, edit and create multiple versions of material with ease.

VVW NETWORKING

VVW Digital Video Disk Recorders can be interfaced to each other as well as other systems through 100BaseT/Gigabit Ethernet or ideally, through a multi-platform high speed Fiber Channel network. Drastic Technologies fully exploits the SANergy Storage Area Networking Operating System. This offers the benefits of an open architecture NT-based file system as well as supporting major third party production solutions.

When using a Fiber Channel network with SANergy, the network allows sharing of files and media between all connected nodes at full uncompressed video bandwidth per node. The network is compatible with NT, SGI and Mac platforms, provided they can be connected via Fiber Channel.

Drastic Solutions for Fibre Channel

Drastic Solutions has certified Eurologic and Adjile SCSI storage systems, the Mercury Systems SANergy Operating system, Ancor Fibre Channel switches and Q-Logic Host Bus adapters for use with the VVW Series.

The VVW Digital Video Disk Recorders are currently available in two main model lines: the VVW 5000 series and the VVW 7000 series. Each model series offers a different primary codec technology, video input/output format and internal channel capability. All models can communicate with one another as well as share footage and data through MediaReactor. All models also share an easy to integrate and manage common NT File System storage format. The use of the industry standard NT file system allows storage to be easily scaled from minutes to hundreds of hours, using off-the-shelf disk technology.