Source: PostIndustry.com
Sydney Olympics Going Digital
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. announced that its Panasonic DVCPro50 4:2:2 component digital recording format has been chosen as the official video format for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Summer Games. The Sydney Broadcasting Organization (SOBO), the Games' host broadcaster, will use Panasonic cameras and DVCPRO50 4:2:2 camcorders to acquire more than 3,200 hours of live competition during the Games, which run from September 15-October 1, 2000. Matsushita/Panasonic will supply more than 1,000 DVCPro50 4:2:2 recorders, including AJ-D960 slow-motion studio VTRs, AJ-D950 studio recorders, AJ-D940 slow-motion players, half-rackñsized AJ-D95 studio VTRs and AJ-LT95 laptop editors.