Mel Medina

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• Mel Medina
• Product Manager

Professional Audio / Video Group
SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.
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Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere...
Powerful Live Event Content Creation System

• All in one design
• Attaché case size
• Light weight

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Ease of Operation

• Short operational learning curve
• Minimal external wiring and signal adjustment
  required.
• Built-in simple camera control.
• Extremely straightforward, intuitive control
  surface.
• Large, high resolution LCD screen offers large
  main monitor windows for PGM and PVW monitoring,
  and seven individual thumbnail windows to monitor
  all six live input signals the selected image
  file.

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AWS-G500 Functionality
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Version 1.0 functionality

• Video Switcher
• 16 Wipe patterns
• Still Picture Import
• (TIF, Targa, BMP, JPEG)
• DV PGM Out from DV IN/OUT Port
• Assignable via menu
• Independent Video Input Level Adjustment
• Fade to Black
• Color Bar, Color Matte
• DSK
• LOGO
• Luminance Key

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Version 1.0 (cont.)

• Audio Mixer
• 6Ch Stereo Mixing
• PGM / MIX / AUX Outputs
• Limiter / Compressor / EQ
• Audio Delay Adjustment
• 0-7.5F adjustment
• 4 Line Intercom Interface
• Built-in Audio Tone Generator

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Version 1.0 (cont.)

• VISCA Camera control
• Camera Control for up to 6 Cameras
• BRC-300 BRC-H700
• EVI-D70, D100
• Camera Presets
• Up to 6 presets per camera
• Presets include camera position, zoom, focus,
  iris settings

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Version 1.0 (cont.)

• Streaming
• 5 Clients _at_ 500/700kbps
• 10 Clients _at_ 250/350kbps
• 20 Clients _at_ 50/100kbps
• Real Video 9 Encoder
• Streaming Server

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Version 1.0 (cont.)

• Miscellaneous
• Last JOB Resume
• USB Storage Media support

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Functions Added with v1.10

• Released July, 2005

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V1.10 Added Function 1

• HDD Recording
• Hard disk drive (external) recording of up to 6
  live inputs
• Media file is compatible with
• Vegas 6.0
• Quicktime 6.5
• Final Cut Pro 4.5
• Premiere 6.5

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V1.10 Added Function 2

• RGB Output Improvement
• Video RGB (fH 15kHz, fV 59.94/50 Hz) Output
  Mode has been added.
• Best for moving video large screen display
• Picture Quality Improvement around bottom and top
  lines of RGB Output

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V1.10 Added Function 3

• USB Flash Memory Support
• Full function support (Same as Memory Stick)
• OK
• Buffalo, Green House, Hagiwara, IMASION, Logitec,
  Sony, SanDisk, TRANSCEND
• NG
• ADTEC, ELECOM, I/O Data, PQI, PRINCETON

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V1.10 Added Function 4

• Memory Stick Pro/Pro Duo Support
• Volume Sizes up to 4GB have been tested.
• The following have been confirmed for use with
  the Anycast Station
• Sony Pro 256MB to 4GB
• Sony Pro Duo 256MB, 2GB
• SanDisk Pro 64MB to 2GB
• SanDisk Pro Duo 32MB to 256MB
• No device was found to be NG from Sony or
  SanDisk.
• NOTE Supported in normal transfer speed. Magic
  Gate function is not available.

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V1.10 Added Function 5

• Switcher enhancements
• Look Ahead Preview by pressing PVW button
• Key Wipe

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V1.10 Added Function 6

• Text Typing Tool Enhancements
• Text Layout (Left/Center/Right)
• Gradation of Text/Line color
• Drop Shadow
• Transparency

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V1.10 Added Function 7

• VISCA Camera Tally Support
• For BRC cameras

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Version 1.20

• Released Nov. 1. 2005
• Adds Serial Digital Interface Capability to the
  Anycast Station
• BKAW-580 also introduced at the same time.

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BKAW-580 Serial Digital Interface Module

• 2 SDI Inputs, 1 SDI PGM Output
• SMPTE 259M, ITU-R 656 (SDTV 525/625)
• SMPTE 272M
• Embedded Audio (2CH selection 1/2 or 3/4)
• 10 bit to 8 bit dynamic rounding (On/Off)
• HDD Recording in DV25 format

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Version 1.30 released Dec. 5, 2005

• Added
• Non-VISCA camera tally support via FACTORY USE
  connector
• Change from Raw DV (.dv) file format to AVI type
  2 (.avi) for external HDD recordings
• HDD Jog/Shuttle support
• External Server support
• PinP (SD RGB)
• Control support (VISCA) for new BRC-H700 camera
• JOB Save feature
• Multiple JOB settings can be stored in the
  internal HDD
• New settings can be loaded via menu
• Import/export via MemoryStick and/or USB flash
  memory
• PVW window priority (menu selectable)

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Version 1.31

• Improvement of audio quality during HDD playback.

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Version 1.31 enhancement

• Internationalization of Text Typing Tool
• French, Germany, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,
  Korean, Japanese and English for UK keyboard
• Internationalized typing
• Internationalized menu
• Internationalized pop-up messages
• Released Feb. 3, 2006

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Pricing
Model / Description Pricing
AWS-G500 Anycast Station w/ BKAW-570 (x2) BKAW-550 (x1) Wireless Keyboard Sony Live Content Producer Software 19.5k LIST
BKAW-550 PC RGB video interface module 1,800.00 LIST
BKAW-570 Standard Definition video interface module 1,700.00 LIST
BKAW-580 Serial Digital Interface module (I/O) 2,250.00 LIST
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AWS-G500
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BKAW-550 PC RGB Interface Board
1,800.00 LIST
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BKAW-570 SD Video Interface Board
1,700.00 LIST
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BKAW-580 Serial Digital Interface Board
2,250.00 LIST
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Planned future software enhancements
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All software updates up to and including version
2.0 will be free of charge
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Version 1.40

• Will offer additional HDD functionality
• PGM record
• HDD REC start using ONLINE button (all start)
• Cue up using direct TC entry
• TC preset operation
• Will support EDL export
• EDL created in CMX format
• EDL export to MemoryStick or USB flash memory
• Allows RGB resizing (100-80) Repositioning
  capability

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Version 2.0

• Added functionality to include
• HD analog component software support hardware
  module
• 169 SD squeeze mode
• Chroma Key

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HD Video Interface Module (v2.0)

• BKAW-560
• 2 Inputs, 1 PGM Output
• Analog Component 1080i 50 / 59.94
• Analog Component 720p 50 / 59.94
• Multi-Format Combination
• 1080i 720p
• Output Format Selection (1080 or 720)

Available Fall, 2006
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BKAW-560 HD Video Interface Module
Available Fall, 2006
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Version 2.1

• Will Add
• HD-SDI interface module support
• VTR Control via i.LINK
• VOD file creation / storage

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HD-SDI Interface Module

• BKAW-590
• 2 Inputs, 1 PGM Output
• 1080 50i / 59.94i
• 720 50PsF / 59.94PsF
• Multi-Format Combination (1080 720)
• Output Format Selection (1080 or 720)
• Available Late, 2006

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BKAW-590 HD-SDI I/O Board
Available Late, 2006
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Target Markets

• Corporate AV
• Schools
• Event Management Companies
• Public Venues
• Government
• Cable TV
• Broadcast
• Worship Services

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Broad range of End-Users

• Houses of Worship (HOW)
• Video production companies
• Universities / colleges / high schools
• In-house corporate communications
• Public access
• Broadcast / cable news

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Wide Spectrum of Applications

• Producing instructional programs utilizing camera
  and PC sources.
• Lower end system for corporate meetings - IMAG,
  recording, etc. - combine with robotic cameras
  for a lower priced system (as opposed to a full
  Triax DFS700 system).
• Remote shows/stream lining
• Education/concerts/speaking-presentations
• Corp interviews, local interviews
• Remote events on campus
• In Public access, turnkey video solutions are
  important with limited staff. Applications would
  include high school sports and government
  meetings.
• Live event multi-camera support for campus
  events, meetings, concerts, etc

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Advantages

• Compact, light weight, easy carry-on
• Quick, easy set-up
• Comprehensive GUI and dedicated control panel
  offer ease of operation
• High quality AV processing, along with high level
  functionality and reliability for live production
• Simultaneous live web stream
• Current product is future proof

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Competitive overview

• NewTek Tricaster
• Edirol V-440HD
• Broadcast Pix
• Datavideo SE-400

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