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10 Reasons Why Sony's Professional Disc Is The Superior Archival Solution

Enjoy Easy Random Access

Based on a non-linear file-based recording system, meaning that there is no tape to forward or rewind, the optical pickup just goes to the file you need. That means less time spent waiting, giving you greater productivity and a faster response time.

Faster Than Real Time Transfer Speed

Due to the fact that XDCAM^TM is recorded on file format, users can enjoy faster than real-time dubbing and back up.

Easy and Simple Workflow

Sony's Professional Disc lets you use a single media type across every stage of your workflow, from shooting, editing, backup, to archival. Additionally, as there is no need to invest in duplicate equipment, there will ultimately be a reduction of overall business cost.

50 Years Archival Life

Encased in a robust anti-dust casing, your data is protected against physical shocks, vibrations, X-rays and magnetic fields. The optical recording technology also protects the integrity of your recording for up to 50 years when stored properly.

Easy to Reuse

Contents stored on Sony's Professional Disc can be easily erased and reused up to 1,000 times*. Successful and error-free re-recording is assured thanks to the durable and reliable optical technology.
*REWRITABLE media

Professional Service Support

With years of experience in the broadcast arena, Sony has an established team of service and support from both hardware and media groups that you can trust for your XDCAM^TM workflow.

Compatibility

Sony understands that professionals need solutions that work across the complete production chain, while minimizing cost. There are no worries on compatibility between hardware and media as the Sony's XDCAM^TM and Professional Disc teams work seamlessly together. In short, the end user enjoys the best solution from shooting to data archiving.

Product Life Cycle

Sony's Professional Disc has had a stable product lifecycle since the launch of its first single-layer disc. It is designed with forward and backward compatibility, so you spend less time worrying about upgrades. This is not true of alternative IT tape archive format, as the product renewal cycle is about 2 years. With this short product cycle, companies need to upgrade their hardware systems every 2-3 years, hence increasing their overall cost.

High Performance Under Tough Environment

Sony's Professional Disc is designed to work across a wide range of temperatures (-5 to 55 degrees Celsius) and humidity (5% to 90%). This is significantly more robust and resilient than traditional tape media.

Ease of Managing Archived File

With the high capacity of Sony's Professional Disc, users enjoy long recording times, allowing up to 600 minutes* of data onto a single disc. The XDCAM^TM system also records proxy data (low resolution video data), for easy tracking and cataloguing to the archive system.
*PFD128QLW LP mode recording