Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
18/09/2012

Sound Devices Unveils PIX 220i And 240i

Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, has revealed its newly upgraded PIX recorders at IBC 2012.
Available this September, the PIX 220i and PIX 240i feature five-inch IPS-based LCD panels, with accurate color rendition and consistent off-axis viewing response.
The new recorders’ high-performance five-inch, IPS-based LCD displays are essential in the field, providing users with immediate confirmation of framing, exposure, focus, audio metering and Setup Menu selections. The new IPS-based displays also offer higher contrast and better off-axis viewing.
In addition, Sound Devices has released version 2.01 firmware for all PIX video recorders. This new revision offers numerous features including support for Alexa SDI filename metadata. New playback control is available including customized list playback, looped file playback, additional shuttle speeds. The new version also offers HD-to-SD and SD-to-HD aspect ratio conversion with selectable letter boxing, cropping and support for anamorphic workflows.
Sound Devices’ PIX 220i and PIX 240i offer users monitoring of the image’s exposure with Exposure Assist, a feature that shows either false-color or multi-level zebra-stripes. It comes equipped with Focus Assist, which includes a peaking filter and 1:1 pixel zoom. Monitor brightness, contrast and chroma adjustments are also now available. PIX 240i provides standard definition recording (NTSC and PAL) and support for using simultaneous analog and SDI/HDMI audio inputs. In addition, the PIX 240i has a built-in Ambient Clockit time-code generator/reader with genlock output for multi-camera and double-system sound applications. The source time-code can be derived from the SDI stream, from an external source or from the built-in generator in the PIX 240i. Other key features include digital audio inputs on AES3 and an external eSATAp connection for direct connection to large SATA drives.
Users can connect the PIX 220i and PIX 240i to cameras with HDMI (plus SDI with the PIX 240i) and record directly to QuickTime using Apple’s ProRes or Avid’s DNxHD codecs. Since PIX recorders use ProRes and DNxHD, files recorded in the field can be used directly in post production, making the workflow simple and fast. The audio circuitry on the PIX 220i and PIX 240i is based on Sound Devices’ award-winning 7-Series digital audio recorders. The low-noise (-128 dBu EIN), high-headroom, high-bandwidth inputs are mic/line switchable and include limiters, high-pass filters and phantom power.
PIX 220i and PIX 240i recorders are built with a metalized, molded carbon-fiber chassis and are powered by external 10-18 VDC or two removable Sony L-battery mount power supply systems.
Sound Devices, LLC designs and manufactures portable audio mixers, digital audio recorders, and digital video recorders and related equipment for feature film, episodic television, documentary, news-gathering, and acoustical test and measurement applications. The fourteen-year old company designs and manufactures from their Reedsburg, Wisconsin headquarters with additional offices in Madison, WI and Highland Park, IL. For more information, visit the Sound Devices website,
www.sounddevices.com

Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

12/10/2012
Sound Devices PIX 240 Takes Off
When Patrick Longman, cinematographer and aerial specialist at Active Camera Systems, an aerial cinematography and rental company based in Florida, wa
13/08/2013
Sound Devices Reveals 3.02 Update For PIX 220i And 240i
Sound Devices has announced a new version 3.02 firmware update for its PIX 220i and 240i Production Video Recorders. The update changes file formattin
31/05/2013
Sound Devices To Present Its New PIX 240i KIT
Sound Devices will be presenting its new PIX 240i KIT, an all-inclusive kit that provides all of equipment needed to use the company's PIX 240i in pro
16/11/2012
Sound Devices Showcases Audio And Video Production Solutions At CCW 2012
Sound Devices will showcase the latest audio and video production gear for content creation professionals at this year's CCW (Booth 946). The company
17/07/2023
ES-Pro Audio Appointed To Handle Prism Sound's Range Of Audio Converters
Prism Sound has appointed ES-Pro Audio to handle its entire range of audio converters to the professional market in Germany. Formerly a Prism Sound re
03/01/2013
Sound Devices Unveils PIX 240 and 240i Upgrade
Sound Devices has upgraded the PIX 240 and PIX 240i Production Video Recorders. This new update, available for all PIX customers free of charge, offer
20/03/2024
Barix Continues To Build It Next-Generation Line Of Audio Over IP Encoders And Decoders
Barix is continuing to build out its next-generation line of Audio over IP encoders and decoders with a new broadcast-specific solution that introduce
06/03/2013
Sound Devices Takes Proven Field Technology Into The Studio
Sound Devices has announced it is taking its proven field technology into the studio with its PIX 260i Production Video Recorder at the 2013 NAB Show
10/09/2012
Sound Devices Showcases New PIX 260 Production Audio/Video Recorder
Sound Devices has showcased its new PIX 260 production audio/video recorder at IBC 2012 (Stand 8.D74). Based on Sound Devices' field-proven PIX 220 an
26/10/2012
Sound Devices Showcases New Video Recorder At AES 2012
Portable audio and video firm Sound Devices has showcased its new PIX 260i Production Audio/Video Recorder at AES 2012 (Booth 934). Based on Sound Dev
10/09/2015
Video Devices' Debuts PIX-E Series At IBC
Video Devices is to demonstrate its PIX-E Series 4K recording field monitors and accessories at IBC 2015, Stand 8.B59. The show will make the European
23/01/2013
Sound Devices Equip Masterchef China
When the reality, cooking competition show, MasterChef China tasked Boxtop Studio Films' Director/Producer Chad Grochowski with overseeing the design
27/08/2014
Video Devices To Make Its Debut At IBC
Video Devices will make its IBC debut at this year's exhibition (Hall 8, Stand B59). Since Sound Devices introduced its first video products, the came
30/05/2013
Sound Devices Continues NBA Partnership
Since February 2012, Sound Devices has worked on the production of professional basketball games for the National Basketball Association. Continuing t
03/04/2013
Sound Devices Bring PIX 260i To NAB
Sound Devices has announced it will be showcasing the PIX 260i Production Video Recorder at NAB 2013 (Booth C2849). Based on Sound Devices’ PIX 240i R