DDRs drive in the FAST lane.

The article offers insights about the current status of the direct disk recorder (DDR) market in the U.S. as of October 2005. The market has matured, and products are full of enhanced features that are popular with wedding and event videographers. The ability of a portable DDR to record digital video and convert it to an appropriate format means digitizing time is reduced and workflow is enhanced. However, it is not recommended that DDR should be on the shelf all the time, so transferring files to a storage drive, maintaining their formatting, backing up the digital video, are significant considerations. Depending on the DDR, other enhanced features can help not only with editing, but also with shooting and playback.