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Focus Enhancements Inc (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced that it has added a 250GB model to its FS-100 line of Portable Direct To Edit® (DTE) recorders for Panasonic P2 users. The new FS-100 250GB model offers over 11 hours of recording in 720p24PN mode, 9 hours in 720p25/30PN mode, or 4.5 hours in full frame rate 720p/1080i DVCPRO HD mode, setting a new standard for long record times for P2 users.

"Ultra-long continuous record times are now even more economically viable, as our FS-100 250GB offers a stellar 4.5 hours of continuous record time at the full DVCPRO HD 100Mbps/ 60frame data rate," said Mark D’Addio, VP of business development for Focus Enhancements. "At a recording cost of a mere $11 per Gigabyte, FS-100 250GB offers incomparable capacity-to-cost advantage to Panasonic DVCPRO HD P2 camera owners on long-format shoots."

The new FS-100 250GB model joins the lower capacity 100GB and 160GB models. All models offer the following:

Support for both P2 and QuickTime file formats

Support for 720p PN record modes, which more than doubles the DVCPRO HD record times

PN variable frame rate (VFR) recording, which delivers stunning slow motion and fast motion effects

QuickTime Reference Movie support, which enables long record sequences to appear as a single file

Pricing and Availability
The FS-100 250GB model is available now through authorized Panasonic resellers for an MSRP of $2,795 (US). For more information, please visit www.focusinfo.com.