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February 2011: expansion

Just making an outline for others wishing to help expand the article stub:

History & "first use" of the term/acronym with source. Focus Enhancements uses it the most, it appears (photos of FS-100 show DTE^® Technology). Panasonic P2 system may have been the origin of the workflow concept.
Description of NLE workflow that led to the technology.
Major video company players & equipment models extant:
- Panasonic [P2 system]
- Sony [HVR-MRC1, MRU, etc.]
- Focus Enhancements [Firestore FS-series]
- Aja [KiPro, KiPro Mini]
Advantages over tape:
- Non-linear files rather than "real-time" tapes.
- Editors & data-jockeys/camera assistants can work quicker.
Disadvantages/drawbacks:
- File-transfer bottlenecks due to FireWire & computer bus speeds:
  - IEEE 1394 (FW-400/i.Link) vs. IEEE 1394b (FW-800)
  - Although "non-linear", still "takes time" due to large filesizes.
Future of industry direction:
- No "crystal balling", rather current white-papers & future-product announcements/prototypes.
- E.G.: Fibre-optic interfaces for increased speed/thru-put on the horizon? Chip-speed limitations?
Visuals:
- Typical small form-factor model & storage card/module.
- Typical on-camera Velcro "kludge" and/or hot-shoe mount.
- Need free-use WP:CC-BY-SA materials.
- Possible workflow diagram?

Thanks for any additions to this list & contributions to the article. — DennisDallas (talk) 15:33, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]