ES-3

Version 9

EditStation

™

Cut video footage, time and costs.

But not corners.

this is not a rehearsal.

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Advanced

Digital Processing

for

High

Performance

Editing

The Sony ES-3 EditStation

™ system is an extremely flexible and powerful non-linear video editing system with exceptional picture quality. Its operating interface is easy to use, allowing the user to focus totally on the creative aspects of video production, while its open architecture also supports popular third-party software for graphics, paint and effects applications.

The ES-3 is equipped with DV compression mode as standard and with uncompressed operation as an option. With this choice of operating modes, the ES-3 offers pristine image quality with virtually any video source.

This makes the ES-3 suitable for connection to VTR's ranging from Betacam SP

® and

DVCAM

™

SX

™ up to the Betacam

, MPEG IMX

™ and Digital

BETACAM™ formats. A wide variety of Digital I/O's including

SDI, SDTI (QSDI

™

) and i.LINK

™

(DV I/O) also play a vital role in keeping picture quality at its best.

Tight project time scales are no longer an issue with the ES-3.

The optional ES-3 accelerator board adopts advanced and unique technology to keep rendering time to a minimum – even for complex projects with many layers.

Its high performance, yet low cost, makes the ES-3 an ideal editing system for a wide variety of applications where creativity and ease of use are priorities.

Powerful

Production Tools

Two Compression Modes

The ES-3 addresses a broad spectrum of applications with its dual compression mode capability. As standard, the ES-3 offers the highly acclaimed DV compression mode to accommodate the large demands of non-linear in the DV world. When operated in this mode, Sony

“Direct Digital Link” technology is available via the SDTI

(QSDI) and i.LINK (DV I/O) interfaces, eliminating the signal degradation that usually occurs due to repeated recompression between DVCAM/DV VTR's and hard drives.

By installing the ESBK-3032 Uncompressed option, the

ES-3 takes a quantum leap in picture quality by allowing uncompressed operation. This capability makes the

ES-3 suitable for editing sources from VTR's ranging from Betacam SP and Betacam SX up to MPEG IMX and Digital BETACAM.

Since SDI capability can be added to the ES-3 by installing the ESBK-3031 SDI/SDTI option, signals from such sources are processed with minimum quality loss.

Another unique advantage of the ES-3's dual compression mode capability is that a single project file can be shared between the two modes. In high-end applications, this allows the operator to perform off-line editing in DV mode and then use this project data for on-line editing in uncompressed mode on the same or different system.

* The SDTI (Serial Data Transport Interface) is defined as SMPTE 305M.

The SDTI (QSDI) is the DV signal interface which is defined as SMPTE 322M

* i.LINK stands for IEEE1394 – 1995 standards and their revisions. is the logo for products that integrate i.LINK

Multiple I/O's

The ES-3 is equipped with composite, S-Video, Y/R-Y/B-Y component and i.LINK

(DV I/O) input/output capability as standard. SDTI (QSDI) and SDI I/O's are also available by installing the ESBK-3031 SDI/SDTI option. This means that the ES-3 is capable of supporting almost every video signal format I/O currently available in the market.

The ES-3 is special in that these I/O's are all available to the operator at the same time. Since I/O boards do not have to be swapped depending on the source type, this becomes extremely useful when the operator must digitise from various sources or when on-line and off-line editing must be performed on the same system.

ESBK-7011 Control Panel

As well as controlling non-linear functions with a traditional keyboard and mouse via the GUI, the operator can use the dedicated-style Sony ESBK-7011 Control

Panel. Familiar linear operational techniques such as jog/shuttle control, effects transition and audio fading can be combined with the convenience of non-linear editing to achieve more intuitive operation. The keys on the control panel are fully user assignable, allowing the operator to configure the control panel functions as required.

High Speed Rendering

Waiting for effect rendering has always been of great concern to non-linear operators working to tight time scales.

The ES-3 provides a most effective solution by allowing the addition of an accelerator board that uses unique and advanced processing technologies.

With the optional ESBK-3021 Accelerator board installed, the processing time of complex effects is dramatically reduced to a level where rendering time no longer becomes a concern. High-speed rendering is performed on such ES-3 effects as the Motion FX, Color FX, Wipe FX and

Filter FX.

The ESBK-3021 is very unique in that it provides true background rendering of unlimited video layers while permitting the editing process to continue. This is achieved by utilising six advanced DSP

(Digital Signal Processing) chips to complete the rendering independently from the main CPU. Only the accelerator board performs the effect rendering, leaving the CPU free to handle other editing tasks.

With the ESBK-3021, the accelerated rendering is applied to all layers simultaneously frame-by-frame, not layer-by-layer.

This allows the rendered portion of the effect to be played back even before the entire effect is rendered (Partial Preview)

* When the ES-3 is used in DV mode, basic effects such as dissolve and wipes are available in real-time, regardless of whether the ESBK-3021 is installed.

* When using the ES-3 in uncompressed mode, the installation of the ESBK-3021 is strongly recommended due to the higher throughput required for uncompressed operation

ClipLink™ Operation

(DVCAM only)

The unique Sony ClipLink operation extends editing efficiency throughout the digital production process. While shooting with the Sony DXC-D35/DSR-1, DSR-

135P, DSR-300A-AP or DSR-500WS/WSP camcorders, all of the In/Out time code data on a source tape is stored in the CM

(Cassette Memory) of the DVCAM tape.

Representative “Index Pictures” for each shot are also recorded on the tape. The

ES-3 can create clips instantly and automatically when a tape with ClipLink data is loaded into the Sony DVCAM DSR-

1500/P, 1600/P, 1800/P, 70/P or 85/P VTR.

This can save considerable time in logging and organising clip information and dramatically streamline the ‘pre’ editing process.

Digital Videocassette Recorder

DSR-1800/1800P

Scene n o

Index

Picture

1

2

3

Time

Code

(

IN

)

00:01:01

00:05:23

00:18:21

Time

Code

(

OUT

)

00:05:22

00:06:12

00:24:13

Digital Camcorder

DSR-300A/300AP

DVCAM or

DV Cassette Tape

EditStation ES-3 GUI

Greatly Simplified Editing

TimeLine

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Use the TimeLine feature to build your project, dropping video and audio clips, titles, effects and transitions onto each track in sequence. Various editing views are provided.

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Transitions and effects

Transitions and effects can be made on each Track. Transitions are placed between two clips, effects are placed directly on a clip.

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Unlimited Video/

Audio Tracks for Multilayering

You can add as many tracks as you need. The TimeLine has an unlimited number of tracks, with an unlimited number of clips. The video track can be used either for video or for title clips, significantly enhancing the ES-3’s layering capability. A virtually unlimited number of audio tracks can also be layered.

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Customising

Customising of tool icons is available for more effective operation. You can drag tools from the toolbox to the toolbar, and drag them around on the toolbar to rearrange them. Customising function is also available in other operating modes and Keyboard/

Control Panel buttons.

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Trim Editor

The Trim Editor is available for more precise trimming on the

TimeLine. It is opened as an independent window, which displays the video of the out point of the “outgoing” clip and the in point of the “incoming” clip.

Both single and dual trimming can be performed.

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Selectable

Track Views

You can select any items displayed on the TimeLine track such as Index Pictures of the head or tail of a clip, marker, name, duration, reel number, Mark In/

Out and so on.

The GUI’s are shown with the XL software option.

with easy-to-use GUI

The self-explanatory yet sophisticated GUI makes editing operations easy to use, even for newcomers to video editing.

The GUI can be displayed in English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish or Italian. The titler application also offers these languages, both for the

GUI and in the operation manuals.

Effects

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The ES-3 can execute many effects because of its open architecture.

Effects are categorised in a manner that makes them easy to find and use.

They are selected from the effects group in the FX tab and can be easily modified with the associated effect editors. This allows operators to generate effects that meet the needs of today's demanding productions.

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2D/3D Pattern Effects

2D/3D DME, such as page turns and many others can be created with Plug-in effects software

(third-party) as a rendering-based effect.

7

Colour Editor

Colour correction for materials in

A/V drive can be performed with the Colour Editor.

8

Motion/Wipe/

Filter Editor

The Motion/Wipe Editor can create keyframes for each effect or transition, and users can create unique transitions as they please.

Various picture effects can be created with the Filter Editor.

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Keying Editor

A luminance key and chromakey can be generated with the Keying

Editor.

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Eight channels of assigned audio signals can be monitored in realtime. Each input channel can be assigned to any track in the TimeLine.

Three-band Equalizer, Echo,

Maximiser and Crossfade are available within the

Audio Tool.

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Rubber

Band Control

The Audio Level and Panning for each clip can be controlled directly on the TimeLine with the

Rubber Band. Each track has its own Rubber Band control, which can be activated independently.

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Waveform

Each TimeLine track containing audio can show a Waveform representation of the sounds.

The Waveform can be activated simultaneously with the Rubber band, if desired.

Audio

12

Audio Scrub

Audio signals can be played back with superb clarity in both variable speed and direction on either the Clip Viewer, Source

Viewer, or TimeLine display.

With a responsiveness that is reminiscent of tape devices, it assists in the fast and efficient locating of audio cue points through the Jog/Shuttle knob of the ESBK-7011 control panel, as well as mouse, or keyboard operation.

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Audio mixer

The Audio Mixer consists of eight identical faders which correspond to eight TimeLine tracks occupied by audio clips, or video clips with embedded audio.

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Slider Recorded

Mode

Use the slider on the fader to control the audio level. In the slider recorded mode, movements of the audio level sliders and pan dial during TimeLine playback can be recorded on the TimeLine track. When the optional ESBK-7011 is connected to the ES-3, the four sliders of the ESBK-7011 can be used.

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Audio Meter

An independent audio meter window can be activated to display the volume level of the

Audio Clips on the TimeLine during playback.

Voice over function*

Voice over narration can be recorded and automatically placed on any track of the timeline. Since the timeline is previewed during the recording, narrations can be quickly added exactly as desired.

* The ESBZ-3020 is required.

Titles

●

A titler application is included with the ES-3. Title objects and simple graphics can be created as Title clips. Fade In, Fade out,

Crawl, Roll and Still are supported when a Title Clip is used on the TimeLine.

Computer Graphics and Movie File Editing

Productions demands superb integration of graphics, animation files and video from a variety of sources.

The ES-3 meets all of these needs.

Import Image Files

Image files created by an external computer can be imported into the ES-3 system as a BMP, TIFF and TGA file. Sequential graphic files (TGA) and AVI movie files are also supported for creating animations. The alpha channel of an imported graphic file (TGA) is also supported.

Movie File Format Export

The video and audio data stored in the disk drive of the ES-3 system can easily be converted to AVI or QuickTime file format and downloaded via the SCSI/

Ethernet interfaces. This feature allows you to create multimedia materials for CD-ROMs, Web sites and many other applications.

Additional Features

• Slow/fast Motion Control

High quality field-interpolated slow motion is provided

• Import of Avid ® Media log

• 16:9 Widescreen Support

• Full QuickTime support

• Accelerator option support

• Text EDL Conversion

Edits on the timeline can be converted to the BVE or CMX formats and displayed in an EDL window. The displayed EDL can be printed out and saved to disk.

Additional Features of ES-3 XL software

By installing the optional ESBZ-3020 ES-3 XL software, the following features are added.

• Partial Playback

Allows the rendered portion of an effect to be played back before the entire effect is rendered.

• Voice Over Function

• Container Support

• AV Clip Lock

• Auto-Dissolve/Cross Fade Button

• Stereo Waveform Display

• Global lifting/lowering of level and pan

• Single Click Auto Fade

• Waveform display in Viewers

• Full QuickTime Import

• Full Screen FX Editors

• Assemble Edit Mode for Playout

• Optimum support of Multiple CPU's

• OMF

®

Interchange Support

Product Configuration

The ES-3 provides exceptional flexibility and ease of operation.

It can be configured with an appropriately configured PC and

A/V hard disk drive.

SCSI Cable

Modular Cable

8

5

2

6

4

6

Audio /

Video

1

5

Audio /

Video

Control

3

10

9

1

SCSI Board

2

PCI Interface Board

3

VTR

4

ES-3

5

Audio / Video Monitor

6

VGA Monitor

7

Host PC

8

Disk Drive

9

Control Panel

10

Keyboard / Mouse

Standard Items

The following items are included as standard in the ES-3:

• Main unit

• PCI interface board

(PCI board for host PC)

• ES-3 application software

• Installation instructions

• AC power cord

• Modular cable

• Cable splitter

Optional Items

• ES-3 XL Software ESBZ-3020

• Accelerator Board ESBK-3021

• Uncompressed Option

ESBK-3032

• SDI/SDTI (QSDI) Interface

Option ESBK-3031

QSDI (Compressed digital signal)/SDI (Serial digital signal) input/output for upload/download.

• Control Panel ESBK-7011

Dedicated control panel for intuitive operation.

Cable included.

• Operation Manual

ESBK-3091E (English)

ESBK-3091J (Japanese)

ESBK-3091G (German)

ESBK-3091S (Spanish)

ESBK-3091I (Italian)

ESBK-3091F (French)

Printed manual available in

English, Japanese, German,

Spanish, Italian and French.

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Optional Equipment

VMC-IL4415

i.LINK Cable

(1.5 m type, 4 pin-4 pin)

VMC-IL4435

i.LINK Cable

(3.5 m type, 4 pin-4 pin)

VMC-IL4615

i.LINK Cable

(1.5 m type, 4 pin-6 pin)

VMC-IL4635

i.LINK Cable

(3.5 m type, 4 pin-6 pin)

ESBK-3021

Accelerator Board

GENERAL

Main Unit

Power Requirements

Power Consumption

Operating Temperature

Dimensions

Weight

Video Signal Standard

Video Processing

Audio Processing

Compression Scheme

PCI Interface Board

Standard

Dimensions

SIGNAL CONNECTORS

Analogue Inputs

COMPOSITE

Y, R-Y, B-Y

S VIDEO

GEN LOCK IN*, THRU OUT

AUDIO CH-1,2,3,4

Analogue Outputs

COMPOSITE

Y, R-Y, B-Y

S VIDEO

B.B. OUT

MONITOR

AUDIO CH-1, 2

AUDIO MONITOR

Digital Inputs

SDI/SDTI (QSDI)

DV IN

AES/EBU

AC 120 V (UC model)

AC 220-240 V (CE model)

50/60 Hz

100 W

5 ~ 35 °C (41 ~ 95 °F)

442 (W) x 134 (H) x 365 (D) mm (without projection)

(17 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 14 3/8 inches)

11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)

NTSC (UC model), PAL (CE model)

Y:R-Y:B-Y = 4:2:2, 13.5 MHz

48 kHz, 16-bit

DV compression (fixed 25 Mbit/s)

Uncompressed (ESBK-3032 is required)

PC/AT PCI Rev 2.1

PCI Full size

BNC

BNC

Mini-DIN 4-pin

BNC

XLR 3-pin

BNC

BNC

Mini-DIN 4-pin

BNC

Mini-DIN 4-pin (at PCI interface board)

XLR 3-pin x 2

Stereo Mini Jack (at Cable splitter)

BNC (ESBK-3031 is required)

DV-type 4-pin Jack

XLR 3-pin

Specifications

Digital Outputs

SDI/SDTI (QSDI)

AES/EBU

Digital Input/Output

DV IN/OUT

CONTROL CONNECTORS

PLAYER REMOTE

RECORDER REMOTE

PC INTERFACE

MAIN UNIT I/F

CONTROL PANEL

TITLER

Pixel Format

Display Area

Font

Import Format

* H-sync only

Rear Panel

BNC (ESBK-3031 is required)

XLR 3-pin

DV-type 4-pin Jack

D-sub 9-pin, RS-422A

D-sub 9-pin, RS-422A

Modular Jack 8-pin

Modular Jack 8-pin (PCI interface board)

D-sub 15-pin (at PCI interface board)

Y/R-Y/B-Y/Alpha = 4:2:2:4

720 x 486 for NTSC, 720 x 576 for PAL

True type™

BMP, TGA, TIFF

VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT

Y R-Y B-Y S VIDEO COMPOSITE SDI/SDTI(QSDI) SDI/SDTI(QSDI) Y R-Y B-Y S VIDEO COMPOSITE

CH-1 CH-2 CH-3

AUDIO IN

CH-4 AES/EBU AES/EBU CH-1

AUDIO OUT

CH-2

GEN LOCK IN THRU OUT B.B.OUT

DV IN DV IN/OUT PLAYER REMOTE RECORDER REMOTE PC INTERFACE

Dimensions

unit: mm (inches)

442 (17 1/2)

Digital Non-linear

Editing with the i.LINK interface

A fully digital non-linear system can be configured via the i.LINK interface. Sony

DVCAM Series equipment with an i.LINK connector can be connected to the ES-3.

Recommended Editing System

Digital Non-linear

Editing with the SDTI

(QSDI) interface

A fully digital non-linear system can be configured via the SDTI(QSDI)* interface.

* SDI/SDTI Option ESBK-3031 is required.

Analogue Component

Non-linear Editing

An analogue component non-linear system can be configured with any type of professional VTR equipped with an RS-422A interface.

Uncompressed

Non-linear Editing

A fully digital non-linear system providing the exceptional quality of full bandwidth 4:2:2 component can be configured by use of the uncompressed option together with the SDI/SDTI option.

* Installation of the Accelerator Option

ESBK-3021 is recommended.

EditsStation E-3

i.LINK

Video/Audio/

Control

00:00:00:00

Recorder

DVCAM VTR DSR-20/P

EditsStation E-3

SDTI (QSDI)

Video/Audio

RS-422A

Control

Recorder

DVCAM VTR DSR-1800/P

(with DSBK-1802)

EditsStation E-3

RS-422A

Control

SDI

Video/

Audio

EditsStation E-3

RS-422A

Control

00:00.00.

Recorder

Betacam SP VTR UVW-1800/P

Betacam SX VTR DNW-75/P, DNW-A75/P,

MPEG IMX VTR MSW-M2000/P, MSW-A2000/P,

Digital BETACAM VTR DVW-500/P, DVW-A500/P

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All rights reserved.

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

All non-metric weights and measures are approximate.

Sony is a registered trademark of

Sony Corporation.

EditStation, ClipLink, DVCAM, i.LINK,

QSDI, Betacam SP, Betacam SX,

MPEG IMX and Digital BETACAM are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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