How does audio insertion work with the deck products?
Currently, audio insertion cannot be performed directly on XDCAM deck products; however, it will be supported in the future. As of today, audio insertion should be done on either a nonlinear editor or an editing VTR. Fundamentally, when audio is imported through an analog or digital (SDI, AES/EBU) input, it is overwritten on the existing audio track. When audio is imported through an Ethernet or i.LINK (file access mode) port, the audio file is not overwritten. Audio file insertion should be done by an NLE. • Originally, the PDW-3000 was slated as being the “Studio Deck” for the XDCAM lineup. What happened? Once the original lineup was discussed with the market, the voice of the customer clearly said therw weren’t enough differentially features beyond what the PDW-1500 already offered, in order to warrant the additional cost. Therefore, it was pushed back to teh engineering table, and will ultimately returns as teh true “bridge deck” to the future, including support HD. • Is there cons
