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Digital Betacam Player with Firewire
i-Link outputs

Plays back Betacam, Betacam SP and Betacam SX, DigiBeta and MPEG-2 IMX formats. It features a jog shuttle dial to enable easy searching, and handles both S and L-size cassettes. Has SDI and firewire outputs for capturing. Perfect for digitizing to Quicktime or to Final Cut Pro and Avid.
Beta SP

Betacam is a family of half-inch professional videotape products developed by Sony from 1982 onwards. In casual use, "Betacam" singly is often used to refer to a Betacam camcorder, a Betacam tape, or a Betacam video recorder.

All Betacam variants from the original (plain) Betacam to Betacam SP and Digital Betacam, use the same shape cassettes, meaning vaults and other storage facilities do not have to be changed when upgrading to a new format.

The cassettes come in two sizes: S and L. Betacam cameras can only load S tapes, while VTRs can play both S and L tapes. The cassette shell and case for each Betacam cassette is colored differently depending on the format, allowing for easy visual identification. There is also a mechanical key that allows a video tape recorder to tell which format has been inserted.