Panasonic's DVCPRO HD codec will be the official recording format for the London 2012 Games

Panasonic Corporation announced at NAB 2011 that Panasonic's DVCPRO HD codec will be the official recording format at the London Olympics. Olympic Broadcasting Services London (OBSL) will also use the P2 HD series solid-state memory cards and the P2 AG-HPD24 portable recorder to support the broadcast of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Panasonic Corporation, Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the London 2012 Olympic Games, announced at NAB 2011 that Panasonic's DVCPRO HD codec will be the official recording format for recording the event. Olympic Broadcasting Services London (OBSL), the main broadcaster, will also use the P2 HD series solid-state memory cards for its video recording equipment, including the P2HD AJ-HPX3100 camera and the P2 AG-HPD24 portable recorder to support the broadcast of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The London 2012 Olympic Games will be the tenth Olympic Games in which Panasonic digital technologies will be used as the official recording format since the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The official international video will be produced and distributed from the International Broadcast Center (IBC) in the London Olympic Park, in HD 1080/50i format, during the 19 days of sporting competition with more than 640 sessions, more than 300 events, in the 39 disciplines of the 26 sports on the London 2012 Olympic Games programme, and is expected to offer spectacular images of the world's largest sporting event to billions of viewers around the planet.

“We are proud of Panasonic's contribution to the broadcast of the Olympic Games with HD technology and the latest developments in broadcast equipment, including the P2HD series, as we have been doing since Barcelona 1992,” said Kunihiko Miyagi, director of the Professional AV business unit, Digital Imaging Business Group, at ACV Networks Company of Panasonic Corporation. "During the London 2012 Olympic Games we will support OBSL in transmitting a more exciting image to viewers using the P2HD file-based workflow with fast and efficient IT technologies such as wireless, new Proxies and USB3.0. We also expect OBSL to test our latest professional format AVC-Intra 100 based on the latest H.264 technology which will realize a better quality image in recording and broadcast to homes in the future.”

“We are sure that the London 2012 Olympic Games will become one of the most important in history,” commented Manolo Romero, CEO of the OBSL. "London 2012 will be another Olympic Games in which we produce the international signal in High Definition and in which we bring the Games to life for viewers around the world. In addition, we value our long-term collaboration with Panasonic for their experience, the evolution of the technologies they promise to bring us and for helping us achieve our successes."

Panasonic's advanced HD imaging technologies will provide viewers with the ideal viewing environment to share the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic Games in High Definition through the company's stylish VIERA HDTVs, home theater systems and DIGA Blu-ray Disc recorders.