Convergent NanoFlash Bundle

NANOBNDL - General Description

The nanoFlash from Convergent Design records video, audio and timecode from an HD-SDI stream onto CompactFlash (CF) cards, employing the high quality Sony 4:2:2 MPEG2 codec for compression. Boasting an incredible small size and super low power consumption, nanoFlash stands poised to revolutionize the broadcast video industry.

The camera-mountable nanoFlash, a miniaturized version of the award winning Flash XDR, has two CF card slots and embedded audio support only. nanoFlash can be powered from a camcorder battery (6.5-20VDC) and records 1080i60/50, 1080p30/25/24 or 720p60/50 at full raster (1920 x 1080i/p and 1280x720p) 4:2:2 MPEG2 at 50/100 Mbps (Long GOP) or 100/160 Mbps (I Frame only). As both a recorder and player, nanoFlash sports HD-SDI I/O as well as LTC in, wired remote control and a power/start/tally light connector.

We highly recommend that you purchase your CompactFlash cards in advance, then format them immediately upon receipt, to ensure that you have working cards for your projects. The use of non-qualified cards places your project at risk, as does using a higher-bit rate than specified. All CompactFlash cards must be formatted (initialized) in the nanoFlash or Flash XDR before the first use. When formating CompactFlash cards in the nanoFlash or Flash XDR, one must remove all cards that are not to be formatted. Formatting a card is a process that removes all recorded files from the card and prepares the card for recording new files. After the contents of a CompactFlash card are successfully transferred to one or more computers or other storage devices, it is important to reformat the card or cards in the nanoFlash or Flash XDR.

NANOBNDL - Features

• Ultra-compact, camcorder mountable, 7.5W active / 0.2 W Standby
• Comprehensive Digital I/O: HD/SD-SDI and HDMI: 1080i, 1080p, 1080psf, 720p, 480/576i
• Utilizes Affordable Compact Flash Media
• Now with Analog Audio Input (3.5 mm Unbalanced Stereo or Balanced Mono), Analog Output (3.5 mm Headphone)
• Master Quality - I-Frame Only : 160 Mbps 4:2:2 I-Frame Full-Raster; 1.24 GB/Min
• Master Quality - Long GOP : 100 Mbps 4:2:2 Long-GOP Full-Raster; 0.8 GB/Min
• Broadcast TV Mode: 50 Mbps 4:2:2 Long-GOP Full-Raster; 0.4 GB/Min
• Proxy Mode: 19 Mbps 4:2:0 Long-GOP 1440x1080; 0.15 GB/Min
• Near Universal NLE Support
• Upgrade the built-in recording capability of your existing camera
• 4:2:0 to 4:2:2
• 1440 x 1080 to 1920 x 1080 raster
• 25/35 Mbps to 100/160 Mbps
• Long-GOP and I-Frame
• Play / Edit directly from the Compact Flash Card
• No transcode or data re-wrap required
• Tapeless workflow: no ingest, metadata support
• XDCAM optical support; our MXF files can be directly transferred to XDCAM optical media for archival and play-out on Sony HD decks
• 280 Mbps I-Frame and 180 Mbps Long-GOP modes; for master-quality video
• MPG file support which can eliminate the lengthy video renders associated with DVD and Blu-Ray authoring
• 3:2 pulldown removal which extracts the 1080p24 frames from a 1080i60 input
• Time-Lapse recording, capture one frame at any interval from once a second to once a day, at the very high-quality level of 280 Mbps
• PreRecord Cache of 7 seconds (for bit-rates of 100 Mbps and less); great for wild life and nature shots
• Qualification of 64 GB Compact Flash cards, users can enjoy 5.3 hours of 50 Mbps recording on a single load of two CF cards.
• ASI Encode and Decode for streaming MPEG2 over SDI coax; great for live news
• Full SD-SDI support, including playback over SDI
• Jam-Sync
• 2X/4X/6X Playback speeds
• Convergent Design have released a free public beta update for the nanoFlash which includes the following features:
• Hot swap (continuous record)
• Improved MPG support
• RS232 Serial control capability
• LTC timecode accuracy improved
• Timecode trigger delay

NANOBNDL - Specifications

NANOBNDL - Contents

• 1 x nanoFlash HD/SD Recorder/Player with 2 CF Card Slots
• 1 x Power Supply
• 1 x CF Reader w/ USB Extension
• 1 x Hotshoe
• 1 x D-Tap
• SDI and HDMI Cables