At NAB 2009, Maxell Corp. of America will introduce several products for the HD marketplace that provide professional broadcasters and the postproduction industry with solutions to the ever-changing digital media landscape. As the HDTV market continuously expands and technology moves beyond traditional tape formats, Maxell is prepared with a full line of high-quality and dependable professional recording media for HD technology.

Maxell product debuts include the Maxell P2 Card, Maxell Professional Disc PD-50DL and Maxell iVDR-Xtreme. As well as discussing the new products, Maxell reps will provide a video demonstration of Maxell iVDR-Xtreme at Maxell's NAB booth (C9121).

The Maxell P2 Card offers a fast file-based workflow for recording, nonlinear editing and data transmission for broadcasters shooting with the Panasonic P2 Series Camera.

The Maxell Professional Disc PD-50DL is powered with a blue-violet 405nm laser and incorporates a dual-layer structure with an optimized recording layer ideal for high-density recording for use with Sony’s XDCAM. For high dependability and greater storage capacity, the Professional Disc PD-50DL is manufactured with precise spin-coating and a durable hard-coating technology.

Fully compatible with the XDCAM system, the Maxell Professional Disc is rewritable optical disc (120mm diameter) packed in a cartridge. With a 23.3GB storage capacity, the Maxell Professional Disc provides up to 122 minutes of record/playback in the HD format (MPEG HD LP mode), more than 65 minutes in HD format (MPEG HD HQ mode), approximately 45 minutes of 50Mb/s in SD format (MPEG IMX) and up to 85 minutes in SD format (DVCAM). The high transfer rate—72Mb/s on one optical head and 144Mb/s on two optical heads—enables stable, high-bit-rate recording and playback.

Maxell's iVDR-Xtreme offers a solution for professionals shooting HD content in variable outdoor conditions. iVDR-Xtreme is a rugged, pocket-sized 250GB removable hard drive. This field-tough media by Maxell is designed for high-speed, high-resolution imaging.