SONY XDCAM HD and PANASONIC P2 HD

When I started in television broadcasting, Tapeless Workflow was almost non-existent in our country. The market was generally dominated by Sony’s Betacam series VTRs and cameras. In this system, cameras recorded onto tapes, and VTRs read recordings from these tapes. Editing suites had numerous VTRs, and editors would enter with armfuls of tapes. Due to frequent use of tapes, generation loss would occur, desired footage couldn’t be easily found, and it led to time losses.