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Founded more than 50 years ago, FOR-A has spread globally, with subsidiaries in America, Canada, Korea, Italy, United Kingdom, India, Hong Kong, Middle East and Africa.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4FOR-A manufactures 4K variable-rate, slow-motion digital video cameras,[1]  digital video switchers, signal processing equipment, broadcast graphics products (such as virtual processors and studios), multi viewers, frame synchronizers and time base correctors, HD\/SD converters, and video stabilizers.Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Company Timeline[edit]Associated Companies[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]FOR-A was established on October 21, 1971, by Keizo Kiyohara in Tokyo, Japan. Its first product was the VTG-32, a worldwide video timer \u2013 the success of which allowed for the opening of a FOR-A Corporation of America, established in California.In 1977, after producing the FVW-900 (a video writer), the company went on to manufacture the FA-410P, a time-based corrector that was universally recognized as the strongest in the market. From there, FOR-A went on to open locations in Canada, England, Italy, China, and Korea.By the 1990s, FOR-A was a leading developer of DVE manipulation units, character generators, Time Base Correctors and Frame Rate Converters. In 1994, their character generator (the VWS-100) was chosen for official production display use at the Nagano Olympic Games. FOR-A recently also developed the instant replay\/mark entry used by the International Skating Union at all major figure skating events, including the Olympics.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Company Timeline[edit]1970 \u2013 VTG-32 produced.1974 \u2013 FOR-A Corporation of America established in California.1977 \u2013 FVW-900 produced, a video writer allowing for freehand drawing on the screen. 1981 \u2013 FA-410 Produced, widely considered the best TBC on the market at that time.1985 \u2013 FOR-A Research and Development Center opened in Sakura City, Chiba.1986 \u2013 First DVE Manipulation Unit Produced 1988 \u2013 FOR-A Corporation of Canada established in Toronto.1989 \u2013 Sakura R&D Center Expansion Completed1991 \u2013 R&D Center opened in Sapporo City, Hokkaido.1992 \u2013 Video Gainesville Inc. (Florida, USA) acquired to establish overseas development center and expand production.1993 \u2013 VWS-100 selected for official production display use at Nagano Olympic Games1994 – PC board assembly factory opened at Sakura R&D Center.1995 – FOR-A (UK) Limited established in London (England). 1996 – FOR-A Italia S.r.l. established in Milan (Italy). 1997 – digiWarp designed to add virtual studio systems to product lineup.1998 – Headquarters moved to Ebisu in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Japan). 1998 – Extension expansion of Sakura R&D Center completed. 1999 – 24-hour, 365-day FOR-A service call center established for Japanese market.2001 – ISO certification of Sakura R&D Center successfully completed. HD and SD versions of HVS-3000 (2M\/E Digital Video Switcher) Debuts to acclaim at IBC2001.New headquarters building completed in Ebisu in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (Japan).Special camera related sales and development center completed on Sakura R&D grounds.2004 – FOR-A Corporation of Korea established in Seoul.2010 – Introduced LTR-100HS Video Archive Recorder with LTO-5 and LTFS at NAB trade show (NAB-2010)Associated Companies[edit]FOR-A Corporation of AmericaFOR-A Latin America, IncorporatedFOR-A Corporation of CanadaFOR-A UK LimitedFOR-A Italia S.r.lFOR-A Corporation of KoreaEXA International Co., Ltd.FOR-A MFG. Co., Ltd.FOR-A System Service Co., Ltd.WIZ Co., Ltd.Towa Air Transport System Ltd.FOR-A KIKAKU Co., Ltd.VIF Co., Ltd.Idea Institute Inc.Vanguard International Foods Co., Ltd.The company name, “FOR-A”, is derivative of a similar\u2014sounding Japanese phrase (“Han’ei”) meaning “Prosperity with friends”.References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki2\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki2\/for-a-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"FOR-A – Wikipedia"}}]}]