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Tapeless acquisition is quickly being accepted as the standard in broadcast production. Now everyone can make capturing a thing of the past with FS-4 or FS-4 Pro. Record directly from your camcorder while you shoot using Direct To Edit (DTE) Technology. When you are finished shooting, connect FS-4 to your computer and you are instantly ready to edit in the timeline! No capturing, no file transfer, no file conversion. Just shoot, then edit!Tapeless acquisition is quickly being accepted as the standard in broadcast production. Now everyone can make capturing a thing of the past with FS-4. Record directly from your camcorder while you shoot using Direct To Edit (DTE) Technology. When you are finished shooting, connect FS-4 to your computer and you are instantly ready to edit in the timeline. There is no capturing, no file transfer and no file conversion. Just shoot and then edit.No matter which DV NLE system you have, FireStore FS-4 has you covered. On FS-4, files are recorded to disk as RawDV, AVI Type 1, AVI Type 2, AVI Type 2 24p, Matrox AVI, Canopus AVI, QuickTime or QuickTime 24p as well as MXF, Pinnacle AVI and Avid DV-OMF support. Once you have finished shooting, FS-4 is mounted to your Mac or PC editing system like a normal FireWire hard disk drive. Transfer clips to your NLE's media drive at up to four times real-time or edit instantly in real-time using FS-4 as your media source. Simultaneously record to disk and tape using FireStore FS-4. FS-4 is immune to tape drop-outs providing you with a clean edit source and an archive on tape.FS-4 interfaces with your camcorder using a single FireWire cable that passes audio, video, timecode and control information. When a tape is present, each press of start and stop on your camcorder's record button will create an individual clip on disk. FS-4 features a comprehensive backlit display, menu system and buttons allowing easy control and management. FS-4 lets you be safe in the knowledge your system is upgradeable in the field. In addition to standard DTE Technology file formats, FS-4 adds MXF, Avid OMF and Pinnacle AVI support.