FOR-A Company Limited, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will showcase its new LTR-120HS video archiving recorder during IBC2011, which runs through 13 Sept. at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam (Hall 2, Stand A51). Using high-quality AVC-Intra/DVCPRO codec and MXF wrapper/un-wrapper, the LTR-120HS records MXF files that can be used by a variety of NLE systems to LTO-5 tape.
The LTR-120HS supports AVC-Intra100, AVC-Intra50, DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, and DVCPRO files. Designed to enable “archive at ingest” solutions, it can record video footage as an MXF file in real time by simply pressing “record” and “play” on the convenient front panel controls.

With its internal hard drive, and with each LTO-5 tape providing 1.5 TB of recording capacity and LTFS portable file system, the LTR-120HS also doubles as a material/program exchange media server. The unit features HD/SD-SDI I/O, gigabit Ethernet interface for file-based I/O, and RS-422 for external VTR control. Housed in a compact chassis that is only three RU high and a half-rack wide, the LTR-120HS also includes a built-in LCD screen for convenient monitoring.

“The new LTR-120HS builds on the success of the LTR-100HS, which was introduced last year and supports various MPEG-2 video formats,” said Hiro Tanoue, General Manager, Americas/Europe Group, Overseas Sales and Marketing Division, FOR-A Company Limited. “LTO-5 high-capacity tape provides a simple, reliable, and cost-effective archive solution for broadcasters with AVC-Intra and DVCPRO file-based workflows. Our LTR product line is also an important part of FOR-A’s MediaConcierge content management system.”

For more information: www.for-a.com.