IRVINE, Calif. — Jan. 30, 2007— Fast Forward Video Inc. (FFV), a recognized innovator of digital video recorder (DVR) technology for broadcast, industrial video, presentation, and military applications, today announced that its Outrider CF DVR™ is being utilized by Inertia Unlimited, a provider of specialty camera systems to network television, in its supercross helmet camera. From Oct. 6 - 7, 2006, the recorder was used for on-body recording in the inaugural Jeremy McGrath Invitational in Carson, Calif.
Weighing less than 1 pound, Inertia Unlimited's helmet camera was worn by Ryan Clark and captured uninterrupted, broadcast-quality video of the Supercross Invitational that was aired by NBC on Oct. 22, 2006. Using FFV's Outrider, the helmet camera features rugged construction and can record up to two hours onto removable CompactFlash® cards as PC-viewable QuickTime™ files, providing simple transfer of video material.
"We chose the FFV Outrider for our helmet camera because it provides several advantages over the tape-based Handycams™ we had previously used for such events," said Jeff Silverman, president of Inertia Unlimited. "As the Outrider weighs less than 1 pound, it does not interfere with the rider in any way. Additionally, because this race was not broadcast live, easy removal and transfer of recorded material was a key factor."
Other key factors for Inertia Unlimited were durability and performance. FFV's Outrider CR DVR is tolerant of extreme conditions, including high-vibration environments and intense G-force and temperatures. It also features video capture and playback at 60 fields per second and offers a resolution greater than 550 lines at 4:1 compression.
At only 4.9 inches by 2.2 inches by 0.6 inches in size, the ultra-compact digital video recorder includes NTSC/PAL compatibility, composite and Y/C inputs and outputs, pre-event record, and loop record of PC-viewable QuickTime files or secure video files. The recorder provides 720 x 486 image pixel resolution and uses scalable and user-selectable motion JPEG compression.
Motion JPEG technology delivers exceptional picture quality for applications such as slow motion, quick-cut editing, and spontaneous, or interactive presentation requests. Unlike MPEG compression, which uses the difference between frames as a compression technique and thus does not keep each whole frame, Motion JPEG is the application of the original JPEG still-file compression technique to every individual frame of a video or film sequence. Using a pixel block match system that minimizes image degradation, video that is compressed in recorders using Motion JPEG retains and provides user access to each and every frame. The result is superb performance for every application with crisp images and random access to video material.
The Outrider is optimized for OEM applications and is ideal for high-resolution recording for surveillance, law enforcement, emergency first-responders, and portable broadcasters.
More information about the Outrider CF DVR and the company's complete range of digital video recording systems is available at www.ffv.com.
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About FFV
FFV designs, manufactures, and markets digital video recorders, board-level solutions, and time code generator/readers for professional broadcast, presentation, industrial, and military applications worldwide. Founded in 1985, the company was the first to incorporate digital computer technology, including random-access disk storage and data-compression capabilities, into professional video products. Today the company provides video technology solutions to a wide range of markets. Additional information is available at www.ffv.com.
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