That window has shrunk from about 12 to eight months between theater and pay tv, but more significantly than the time frame, is platform.

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The microP2 card will ensure high-speed transfer, high reliability and the writing assurance of all P2 frame rates, formats and codecs, as well as Panasonic's newest compression platform, up to the AVC-Intra200 mode of AVC-ULTRA, which will be available within 2013.

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