After pioneering digital video disk recorder technology with the successful VVCR line of products, Drastic Technologies released its next generation digital disk recorder, the VVW Series, featuring QuickClip capture/control/playback software and MediaReactor file transcoding. These robust devices have been installed around the world and satisfy a wide range of demanding applications in real world environments.

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The VVW Series - Single and Multi-Channel SD, HD and 2K systems

The VVW Series added support for compressed and uncompressed 8 or 10 bit SD, HD and 2K. Drastic's standard QuickClip clip control software allows transport control, clip editing and sequencing, external control and media management capabilities. Onboard MediaReactor file translation capabilities provide format compatibility with industry-standard digital video/audio devices.

Ongoing Development

The VVW Series established a new standard for media capture and playback, offering compressed and uncompressed capture and playback in a range of standards and formats. Ongoing development, including a moving target in video hardware support, made the VVW Series limited in its scope of possible expansion. For this reason, we have replaced the VVW Series with our Titan Series, though we have not eliminated this functionality. The features present in the VVW Series are still available in a Drastic DDR, including up to 4 SD or 2 HD channels in one system, full MediaReactor transcoding, wide previewing and output flexibility.

Legacy Support

For those owners of a VVW Series DDR, you will already be aware of our attention to detail, and our ongoing efforts to provide support. Where possible we will try to keep systems running in the field for as long as the hardware can survive. If you have a VVW Series DDR and need technical support, please email us with your concerns at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The VVW Series Digital Disk Recorders were offered in four main model lines:

• the VVW 2000/250x series - these systems offered compressed (MPEG-2) capture and playback based on Matrox DigiServer hardware. This video hardware has since been discontinued by the manufacturer.
• the VVW 3000/3x00 series - these systems offered compressed (MJPEG) capture and playback based on Matrox DigiSuite hardware. This video hardware has since been discontinued by the manufacturer.
• the VVW 500x series - these systems offered uncompressed standard definition based on VideoPump, and then AJA hardware.
• the VVW 7000 series. - these systems offered uncompressed SD and HD capture and playback based on VideoPump, and then AJA hardware.

New Platform, New Features

The VVW Series may live on forever in our mind, but the actual systems and their underlying architecture have reached the end of their lifespan. If you would like to see Drastic's latest DDR technology products, please view the Net-X-Code page.

Supported Applications

The below screen shots serve to illustrate some of the features of the VVW Series, which have been completely integrated into the Titan Series digital disk recorders. If you have questions about specific features, please direct your inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Louth/Odetics/Server Mode                           VTR Emulation (virtual tape mode)                        Pull in clips from an external device

Play out to an external VTR or on air                                   Setup/ Options                                                        Control from any web browser.

NOTE: This area contains legacy material from previous Drastic Technologies websites. It is provided for reference only, and contains information, products and links that may no longer exist and which are no longer supported by Drastic. For current Drastic Technologies products, please see our main site here:

http://www.drastic.tv