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nanoFlash Professional HD/SD Recorder/Player
Building on the success of the award winning Flash XDR, Convergent Design now offers the highly anticipated nanoFlash.
The nanoFlash offers most of the capabilities of the Flash XDR, plus some new features of its own, all in a compact size.
For most cameras with HD-SDI or HDMI outputs, when recording in-camera, you are losing quality. This is true of the EX1/EX3 series, XL H1 series, XH G1, and most other tape or disk based cameras. And this is true for many pro cameras also.
Your internal recording may be 4:2:0 while the HDSDI or HDMI outputs are 4:2:2, which is dramatically better. The nanoFlash can improve your images by recording the high-quality 4:2:2 signals.
All of the image quality of the Flash XDR plus HDMI inputs and outputs are included in the nanoFlash.
The HDMI output allows for on-set monitoring and playback using a quality HDTV, and playback off-set is now practical wherever an HDTV with HDMI is found.
The nanoFlash records from HDMI equipped cameras, as well as cameras with HD-SDI. Regardless of the input signal type, both HD-SDI and HDMI outputs are available for use simultaneously.
The nanoFlash also functions as a standalone HDMI<>HD-SDI converter. An advanced Sony Codec is used in the nanoFlash to produce the same stunning images as the award-winning Flash XDR.
The images are recorded, Full-Raster, 4:2:2, at 50 or 100 Mbps Long-GOP, which has been proven to provide outstanding quality, while maintaining a manageable file size. I-Frame only formats, at both 100 and 160 Mbps, are available as a menu option.
You can record in native Quicktime or native MXF and a program is provided to convert formats.
The nanoFlash records to low-cost, highly reusable, CompactFlash cards from many manufacturers; Transcend, SanDisk, Lexar and others. Quality 32 GB CompactFlash cards, with a lifetime warranty, are available for under $80 (US). Low cost, high performance, card readers are widely available.
With the nanoFlash, you can instantly achieve the benefits of a tapeless workflow. Tape dropouts and real-time (1x) captures are a thing of the past. Instant, on-set review of your footage is now possible, allowing you to ensure that your shot is perfect.
For longer recording times, for use with the original Canon XL H1 and POV cameras, for external professional XLR audio I/O, and for uncompressed support, the Flash XDR is your best choice. If compact size is your first priority, choose the very capable nanoFlash.
nanoFlash Features| Feature Comparison Chart| Advantages & Applications of Flash XDR / nanoFlash
Industry Standard QuickTime or MXF (OP-1A) File Format.
NLE support from FCP, Avid, Vegas, Edius and Premiere
Metadata Support (Mark Take: Good/Reject, etc)
Instant Playback of last clip recorded, no need to rewind
Instant Editing from the CF Card or Copy to NexTo DI Drive
Daisy-Chain Up to Four Lexar Firewire-800 Readers
Play / Edit directly from CF card without re-wrap or transcode
Copy CF card to eSATA/USB drive (using NexTo DI Drive)
500 GB drive holds 8 hours of 100Mbps footage
Unique Recording Capabilities
Redundant Recording Capability, two simultaneous masters
24p Pulldown Removal and Image Flip
16/24-Bit Uncompressed Audio (Silent - no fans in the unit)
Selectable triggers: External Switch, Incrementing Time-Code, etc.
Master Quality (100 Mbps), High Quality (50 Mbps) as well as Proxy Quality (18 Mbps) recordings
High Bit-Rate Recording, Full-Raster Processing, and 4:2:2 Sampling
Use 50/100 Mbps (Long-GOP) or 100/160 Mbps (I-Frame) instead of 19/25/35 Mbps (HDV/XDCAM HD)
or 100 Mbps (DVCProHD) for an overall quality improvement and reduced "mosquito noise"
1920x1080i/p processing instead of 1440/1280x1080i/p (HDV/DVCProHD) and 1280x720p as opposed to
960x720p (DVCProHD) for improved horizontal resolution and reduction of jaggy lines.
4:2:2 sampling in place of 4:2:0 (HDV/XDCAM HD) for improved color keying /compositing
Overcome tape-based limitations
No need to rewind tape to review last clip; instantly ready to start next record session
No Drop-outs or Time-Code Breaks (eliminated with solid-state recording)
Low cost Compact Flash Media with Redundant Recording Capability (RAID1)
Transcend 133X 32GB Compact Flash cards (US $135) are 1/10th the price of other professional solidstate
media; 70/35 Mins at 50/100 Mbps record capacity (per 32GB card); four CF card slots on Flash
XDR, (280/140 mins) two slots on nanoFlash (140/70 mins)
Simultaneously records identical data to two CF cards for automatic backup
Unmatched Portability
Low-Power (10-15W), Small Size, Silent Operation (No Fans), Lightweight (under 3 lbs / 2Kg)
24-bit PCM audio
Improved overall audio quality (24-bit PCM as opposed to 16-bit compressed)
No longer need to rent/purchase acquisition deck Post-Production Advantages - Faster Workflow
No digitizing tape
Video footage instantly accessible to NLE, no need to digitize, huge time saver!
24p Pull-Down Removal
No need to remove redundant frames during edit; also increases CF-card record time
Instant Post direct from CF cards
Multi-stream (4 streams @ 50 Mbps rate) editing direct from CF cards via daisy-chain of four Lexar FW-800 readers (total cost = US $240). Portable HDV drives limited to single stream.
MetaData support
Mark Take as "Good, Better, Best, Reject". Record project data: event, date, director, on each clip.
Quickly record project via NLE HD-SDI out to nano/XDR
Bring nano/XDR + CF cards to trade show, museum, presentation, client facility for review, etc.
Connect HD-SDI out (from nano/XDR) directly to monitor/projector or add HD-SDI to HDMI converter
Record finished project from NLE timeline (via HD]SDI out) at 4:2:2 100 Mbps onto CF cards. Copy 1-
Hour from CF card onto 50 GB Blu-Ray disk ($35) for long term storage, at quality levels above HD-CAM.
No need to rent/purchase archival deck
Building on the success of the award winning Flash XDR, Convergent Design now offers the highly anticipated nanoFlash.
The nanoFlash offers most of the capabilities of the Flash XDR, plus some new features of its own, all in a compact size.
For most cameras with HD-SDI or HDMI outputs, when recording in-camera, you are losing quality. This is true of the EX1/EX3 series, XL H1 series, XH G1, and most other tape or disk based cameras. And this is true for many pro cameras also.
Your internal recording may be 4:2:0 while the HDSDI or HDMI outputs are 4:2:2, which is dramatically better. The nanoFlash can improve your images by recording the high-quality 4:2:2 signals.
All of the image quality of the Flash XDR plus HDMI inputs and outputs are included in the nanoFlash.
The HDMI output allows for on-set monitoring and playback using a quality HDTV, and playback off-set is now practical wherever an HDTV with HDMI is found.
The nanoFlash records from HDMI equipped cameras, as well as cameras with HD-SDI. Regardless of the input signal type, both HD-SDI and HDMI outputs are available for use simultaneously.
The nanoFlash also functions as a standalone HDMI<>HD-SDI converter. An advanced Sony Codec is used in the nanoFlash to produce the same stunning images as the award-winning Flash XDR.
The images are recorded, Full-Raster, 4:2:2, at 50 or 100 Mbps Long-GOP, which has been proven to provide outstanding quality, while maintaining a manageable file size. I-Frame only formats, at both 100 and 160 Mbps, are available as a menu option.
You can record in native Quicktime or native MXF and a program is provided to convert formats.
The nanoFlash records to low-cost, highly reusable, CompactFlash cards from many manufacturers; Transcend, SanDisk, Lexar and others. Quality 32 GB CompactFlash cards, with a lifetime warranty, are available for under $80 (US). Low cost, high performance, card readers are widely available.
With the nanoFlash, you can instantly achieve the benefits of a tapeless workflow. Tape dropouts and real-time (1x) captures are a thing of the past. Instant, on-set review of your footage is now possible, allowing you to ensure that your shot is perfect.
For longer recording times, for use with the original Canon XL H1 and POV cameras, for external professional XLR audio I/O, and for uncompressed support, the Flash XDR is your best choice. If compact size is your first priority, choose the very capable nanoFlash.
nanoFlash Features| Feature Comparison Chart| Advantages & Applications of Flash XDR / nanoFlash
Powerful File-Based Tapeless Workflow
Instant Editing from the CF Card or Copy to NexTo DI Drive
Unique Recording Capabilities
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Summary of the Advantages & Applications of Flash XDR / nanoFlash
Acquisition Advantages - Superior Video/Audio QualityHigh Bit-Rate Recording, Full-Raster Processing, and 4:2:2 Sampling
Low cost Compact Flash Media with Redundant Recording Capability (RAID1)
Unmatched Portability
24-bit PCM audio
50 Mbps 4:2:2 acceptable to most major networks (BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, etc)
No longer need to rent/purchase acquisition deck Post-Production Advantages - Faster Workflow
No digitizing tape
Instant Post direct from CF cards
MetaData support
Eliminate digitizing and copying footage; quicker access to best clips
Presentation - Portable, High-Quality PlayerQuickly record project via NLE HD-SDI out to nano/XDR
Fast and simple; higher quality than Blu-ray, much easier to create
Finished Project Archival - High-Quality Video
High-Quality Finished-Project Archival
No need to rent/purchase archival deck
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Shipping May 2009. Contact Us for availability.
