It would be easy for him to transfer the format to TV and, according to the New York Times article, shoot several shows over the course of a day to free up time for him to continue acting.

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"Transcoding will play a bigger role, " said Mr Erensen, referring to the potentially real-time transfer of one format to another.

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These PVRs differ from most, however, as they can record content from television or any other attached source (i.e. a camcorder), and transfer the video in MPEG4 format directly to an attached USB flash drive.

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Built with a focus on high quality audio and video reproduction, with a compatible TV, the new line offers pristine 3D video via the latest HDMI standard, 1.4a, allowing for passage of the high data transfer rate required by the Blu-ray 3D format.

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