Pour les utilisateurs utilisant encore des enregistreurs HD sur bande magnétique, Panasonic sort un tout nouveau Magnétoscope DVC Pro HD qui vient compléter avec intelligence la gamme des VTR entre le HD AJ-HD1200 et le AJ-HD1700. Il sera disponible auprès de CTM Solutions en Septembre 2006 au Prix HT de 25000 € HT environ (incluant l’ option HD-SDI et la carte firewire IEEE 1394). Il dispose d’une entrée sortie HD-SDI et Firewire 1394, et d’une nouvelle fonction qui manquait au modèlle AJ-HD1200 avec le mode assemble / insert de montage qui peut être controllé par le port RS422-9 pin ou l’interface firewire 1394. > Communiqué en Anglais : . the AJ-HD1400 delivers all its predecessor’s capabilities plus comprehensive assemble/insert editing functions controlled by either the RS422 9-pin or IEEE 1394 interfaces. The VTR features HD-SDI in/out and SD-SDI out for applications such as line recording and in-studio production, and supports VANC metadata (UMID, CC, et al.) and also encoder remote control (component/composite style). It incorporates a built-in up/down/cross converter, so that users can play back DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV tapes and output a converted HD signal. Utilizing the advanced DVCPRO HD codec, the AJ-HD1400 supports superior 4:2:2 color sampling and independent frame compression. . Only _ rack-width wide and 18 pounds light, the AJ-HD1400 can record up to 64 minutes of HD footage on a single, compact cassette (AJ-HP64ELG). The VTR can play the entire family of DVCPRO tapes—DVCPRO HD and HD-EX, DVCPRO50 and standard DVCPRO, as well as any DV and DVCAM tapes. Its universal design also allows playback of both NTSC (480i) and PAL (576i) tapes. . The AJ-HD1400 supports multiple U.S. and worldwide HD/SD formats including 1080/59.94, 1080/50i, 720/60p, 720/59.94p and 720/50p, and it can convert from an AJ-HDC27 VariCam 50p recording (over 60p) source to native 720p/50 or PAL output, making it an exceptionally useful tool for producing HD/SD content for worldwide distribution. The AJ-HD1400 is a perfect complement to the AJ-HDC27 VariCam and new AJ-HDX900 DVCPRO HD camcorder. . The VTR offers a multitude of conversion capabilities between image formats and frame rates. Digital audio with up to eight embedded channels ensures high sound quality.