Nano3D, a recorder designed for 3D rigs

The new Nano3D, from Convergent Design, continues the success achieved by the NanoFlash among film, advertising and television professionals. The new version combines two synchronized NanoFlash recorders/players for HD quality 3D stereoscopic productions.

After the success of the NanoFlash, Convergent Design now has a new recorder/player on the market especially suitable for 3D stereoscopy productions with HD quality. The new Nano3D thus combines two NanoFlash with perfect synchronization, making it an ideal option to use together with 3D rigs.

Small in size, it consumes just 12W, and has the peculiarity that if not used for stereo recordings, both recorders can be used for recording online and offline files, in high and low resolution, or for HD recording with backup, with two completely identical master files.

The Nano3D uses the Sony MPEG2 4:2:2 codec with full resolution, and can be adjusted up to 280 Mbps. Files are recorded on Compact Flash cards in Quicktime or MXF, allowing them to be shared with most editing systems, including Avid, Final Cut Pro, Edius, Vegas or Premiere.

In recording, the Nano3D uses two HD-SDI inputs and one LTC time code input, to record in 1080i60/50, 1080p30/25/24 and 720p60/50/30/25/24. Maximum quality is obtained in the 280 Mbps recording option in I-Frame.

It also has eight audio channels embedded by HD-SDI stream, which is recorded in 24-bit 48 KHz without compression for program production in 5.1 or 7.1.

In playback, the Nano3D delivers two synchronized HD-SDI streams, but the real difference is found in the internal function that generates side by side, line by line or top/bottom formats. The generated video is output through a single HD-SDI cable to be displayed on professional 3D monitors (using an HDMI converter it is even possible to view images on a home monitor).

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