Software Update Adds Features to HHB's Portadrive
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March 24, 2005Showing their ongoing commitment to improve and refine
the Portadrive digital field recorder, HHB has announced the availability
of new V1.40 Portadrive software - which offers a number of
enhancements including Disk Mirroring, USB Target Mode, full iXML support
and improved auto-shutdown modes.
The Disk Mirroring feature automatically records the current session to both
the internal disk and an external SCSI drive (such as a DVD-RAM or hard
drive), adding security and providing an identical copy of the session
within a few seconds of completing the recording. Disk Mirroring can be
suspended at any time allowing the external SCSI drive to be temporarily
removed for example when going 'off cart,' and the external drive is
automatically re-synced when re-connected. This mirror copy is synchronous,
so any changes made to the recording, even metadata changes after the
recording is complete, will be accurately mirrored to the copy.
When a standard data transfer option such as the Portadrive docking station,
DVD-RAM or FTP via Ethernet is unavailable, the new USB Target Mode feature
allows the copying of files from Portadrive to any computer fitted with a
USB port. And since the Portadrive emulates a standard mass storage device,
no additional software is required. This feature is particularly useful for
the transfer of Pro Tools sessions.
By supporting the iXML standard, the V1.40 software will improve the
exchange of audio file information between different systems and different
stages of the production chain - meaning that an ever increasing number of
systems can utilize all the advanced features of Portadrive's metadata.
Additional software enhancements implemented in V1.40 include improved Power
Source Switching and Auto-shutdown features, increased speed when opening
sessions, improvements to the creation of new sessions and refinements to
the display of slate and take information.
Coinciding with the release of V1.40 software is a new DVD featuring a
comprehensive overview of the Portadrive, an in-depth demonstration of its
features, and interviews with leading sound mixers relating their
experiences of using the Portadrive on location. The DVD is available free
of charge from HHB and Portadrive distributors worldwide.
HHB products are distributed exclusively in the United States, Mexico,
Central and South America and the Caribbean by Sennheiser Electronic
Corporation (www.sennheiserusa.com).
For more information, visit their web site at www.hhb.co.uk. | 
