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|features=10-bit digital processing, frame synchronizer, time base corrector, 4:2:2 component internal processing, full frame memory, Y and C recursive filtering, analog proc amp controls, genlock input, NTSC/PAL support
|features=10-bit digital processing, frame synchronizer, time base corrector, 4:2:2 component internal processing, full frame memory, Y and C recursive filtering, analog proc amp controls, genlock input, NTSC/PAL support
|year_released=2001
|year_released=2001
|description=The FOR-A FA-350 is a 10-bit digital time base corrector and frame synchronizer introduced in 2001, marking FOR-A's entry into the 21st century with new digital technologies. It accepts analog composite video input and outputs processed composite video, making it suitable for a variety of closed circuit and broadcast applications.
|description=The FOR-A FA-350 is a 10-bit digital time base corrector and frame synchronizer introduced in September 2001, marking FOR-A's entry into the 21st century with new digital technologies. At the dawn of the 21st century, FOR-A celebrated its 30th anniversary. For notable turn-of-the-century FA products, new digital technologies were introduced, with younger engineers leading development.
 
The FA-350 accepts analog composite video input and outputs processed composite video, making it suitable for a variety of closed circuit and broadcast applications.


The FA-350 features 10-bit internal processing with 4:2:2 component signal passage, providing high-quality signal processing. Full frame memory prevents picture field inversion during processing. Y and C recursive filtering helps eliminate signal noise from the luminance and chrominance channels.
The FA-350 features 10-bit internal processing with 4:2:2 component signal passage, providing high-quality signal processing. Full frame memory prevents picture field inversion during processing. Y and C recursive filtering helps eliminate signal noise from the luminance and chrominance channels.
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Front panel analog potentiometers provide direct control over processing amplifier settings. The unit supports both NTSC and PAL video standards.
Front panel analog potentiometers provide direct control over processing amplifier settings. The unit supports both NTSC and PAL video standards.


The FA-350 was the foundation of a new series of digital-era FOR-A signal processors. Related models in the series include the FA-360 (analog component I/O), FA-370 (SD-SDI), FA-390 (SD-SDI with audio I/O), and FA-395/FA-395A (expanded audio). Even a decade after their introduction, these models remained leading products in the broadcast industry.
The FA-350 was the foundation of a new series of digital-era FOR-A signal processors. Even a decade after their introduction, these models remained leading products in the broadcast industry.
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! Model !! Description
! Model !! Description
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| FA-350 || Analog composite I/O
| FA-350 || Analog composite I/O (this model)
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| [[FOR-A FA-360|FA-360]] || Analog component I/O
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| FA-360 || Analog component I/O
| [[FOR-A FA-370|FA-370]] || SD-SDI I/O
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| FA-370 || SD-SDI I/O
| [[FOR-A FA-390|FA-390]] || SD-SDI with audio I/O
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| FA-390 || SD-SDI with audio I/O
| [[FOR-A FA-395|FA-395]] || Expanded audio capabilities
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| FA-395 / FA-395A || Expanded audio capabilities
| [[FOR-A FA-395A|FA-395A]] || Successor to FA-395
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The FA-350 series represented FOR-A's transition to 21st century digital technologies:
The FA-350 series represented FOR-A's transition to 21st century digital technologies:


* '''FA-410P''' (1982) - First model in the FA series
* '''[[FOR-A FA-410P|FA-410P]]''' (1982) - First model in the FA series
* '''[[FOR-A FA-300|FA-300]]''' (1987) - Early digital TBC
* '''[[FOR-A FA-300|FA-300]]''' (1987) - Early digital TBC (~8,800 units sold)
* '''[[FOR-A FA-310|FA-310]]''' (1989) - Best-selling model (13,000+ units)
* '''[[FOR-A FA-310|FA-310]]''' (1989) - Best-selling model (13,000+ units)
* '''[[FOR-A FA-820|FA-820/830]]''' (1998) - Analog + digital component I/O
* '''FA-350 series''' (2001) - Digital era redesign (this model)
* '''FA-350 series''' (2001) - Digital era redesign (this model)
* '''FA-115 series''' (2003) - Compact economical TBCs
* '''[[FOR-A FA-125|FA-115/125 series]]''' (2003) - Compact economical TBCs
* '''FA-9000''' (2006) - All-in-one HD signal processor
* '''[[FOR-A FA-128|FA-128]]''' (2005) - World's first 14-bit processor
* '''[[FOR-A FA-9000|FA-9000]]''' (2006) - All-in-one HD signal processor


== See Also ==
== See Also ==


* [[FOR-A FA-360]]
* [[FOR-A FA-370]]
* [[FOR-A FA-390]]
* [[FOR-A FA-395]]
* [[FOR-A FA-300]]
* [[FOR-A FA-300]]
* [[FOR-A FA-310]]
* [[FOR-A FA-310]]
* [[Time base corrector]]
* [[:Category:Time base correctors and frame synchronizers|Time base correctors and frame synchronizers]]
* [[Frame synchronizer]]


[[Category:FOR-A AV devices]]
[[Category:FOR-A AV devices]]
[[Category:Time base correctors]]
[[Category:Time base correctors and frame synchronizers]]
[[Category:Frame synchronizers]]
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