FOR-A INTRODUCES WORLD'S FIRST 14-BIT PROCESSING FRAME SYNCHRONIZER AT NAB 2005

New FA-128 Frame Synchronizer Provides Unparalleled Image Quality

Feb 2nd, 2005

CYPRESS, CA, February 2, 2005 - FOR-A Corporation of America (NAB Booth #C4519), with over 30 years of experience in time base corrector (TBC) and frame synchronizer innovation, introduces the FA-128 frame synchronizer, the world's first 14-bit internal processing frame synchronizer. It comes as a stand-alone unit or as a modular card (UFM-128FS).

Prior to the FA-128, even the most high-end frame synchronizers were only able to offer 12-bit digital processing. Now, with the FA-128, operators can take advantage of the clear, crisp images that only 14-bit processing can provide. Plus, with its half-rack size, the FA-128 won't take up much space in the broadcast plant or the mobile unit. Operators looking for even more space savings can opt for the modular version of the FA-128, the UFM-128FS. The UFM-128FS cards can be inserted into FOR-A's UF-106 or UF-112 frames.

"Up until now, frame synchronizers have only been able to offer 10- or 12-bit processing," said Hiro Tanoue, Sales Manager, Eastern Region and Central/South America, FOR-A. "Even the most expensive products on the market could only provide 12-bit processing. The introduction of the FA-128 marks the first time a frame synchronizer can provide 14-bit encoding and decoding. That means the operator can benefit from a higher picture quality output."

Key features of the FA-128 (UFM-128FS) frame synchronizer include:

-- Analog composite I/O, 4:2:2 component internal signal processing

-- NTSC/PAL automatic detection

-- Digital 3-line adaptive comb filter processing

-- Full frame memory to prevent picture field inversion during processing

-- Process control functions (video level, chroma level, setup level, and chroma, H, and subcarrier phase)

About FOR-A

FOR-A is a major manufacturer and distributor of audio and video systems to the broadcast, postproduction and professional video markets. For more information about FOR-As product line, call 1-714-894-3311 or visit our web site at www.for-a.com.