IRIDAS Extends Capabilities of SpeedGrade OnSet
Service Pack Introduces New Matrix Control for Digital Cinema Cameras
Munich: March 1, 2007 … IRIDAS, the industry leader in non-destructive color grading technologies, announced the release today of Service Pack 1 for SpeedGrade OnSet 2006, its look management application. The update includes a new matrix control allowing filmmakers to shift the color space they are working in so that it matches the sensor characteristics of various digital cameras. It adds up to a more accurate representation of the final output against which artists can develop their creative looks.
“This technology allows for a very active relationship with your looks,” said director Martin Weisz, currently completing postproduction on ‘The Hills Have Eyes II.’ “I use SpeedGrade OnSet because I love the image. Like many new directors today, my background is in commercials and music videos. I’m used to having complete control of the look.”
Establishing color early on provides a guide throughout production and postproduction. “With our workflow, we know we’ve got the looks right and the colorist knows exactly what he or she has to do,” explained Weisz. “When we’re finishing the film, the colorist can work for three days or so before I even need to show up.”
Service Pack 1 of SpeedGrade OnSet 2006 is a Universal Binary application providing improved performance on Intel Macs. It is available immediately for Mac OS X and Windows by download from the IRIDAS web site. Personal licenses are cross-platform and can be used on multiple machines. SpeedGrade OnSet costs $399 per seat and trial licenses are available. The update is free for owners of the current version. For more information, visit www.speedgrade.com.
About IRIDAS
IRIDAS pioneered desktop film-resolution playback in 2001. Its
FrameCycler products are now the industry standard for frame-based
image review. In 2003 IRIDAS introduced the first non-destructive color
correction application. Today SpeedGrade and FrameCycler provide the
critical links in an end-to-end pipeline for uncompressed content and
color metadata. IRIDAS' applications are used by filmmakers around the
world and most major animation and postproduction houses including
Industrial Light & Magic, The Moving Picture Company, Cinesite, The
Framestore CFC and many others. IRIDAS is an independent, privately
held company headquartered in Munich, Germany. For more information,
visit www.iridas.com.
NNA Becomes Official CHROME Imaging Reseller
Monday, April 24th 2006 – Las Vegas, NV – NAB 2006 - CHROME ImagingTM announced today that they have
signed an agreement with Germany-based NNA to market their high-performance Digital Intermediate
solution, MATRIX CompositingTM, making NNA the official reseller of CHROME Imaging products in Germany,
Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.
“CHROME Imaging provides more affordable turnkey solutions with more features compared to other
competitors’ products,” says Thomas Harber, Visual Effects Supervisor for NNA. “We feel that the
combination of CHROME Imaging’s products with our experience in client relations and support will
provide our region’s film industry with a great advantage, especially in those countries where price
matters.”
NNA are conscious that this challenge will be realized only by providing the best technical support and
intensified training policies, not only over the products but also over all DI workflows solutions and
technologies.
“CHROME Imaging has always been dedicated to being at the forefront of technology and providing high-
performance tools for the postproduction industry. We are very happy to have NNA representing us in
Germany and South East Asia and believe that this collaboration will help spread the word about digital
filmmaking.” said CHROME Imaging CEO Dan Tatut.
About NNA
NNA GmbH is a Germany based company founded in 2001 to supply customers in the field of cinema,
broadcasting and visual design with professional high-quality film and HD production and postproduction
equipment and accessories. NNA GmbH emerged from NNA Engineering, founded in 1983 by former ARRI
chief engineer Anh Nguyen-Nhu.
The management team has extensive experience in developing, designing and distributing state-of-the-art
equipment for Digital Intermediate (2K and 4K), 35 mm, and high-end postproduction. Combining
engineering skills, computing knowledge, and design talent, NNA is able to provide outstanding real-life
support and to meet even the most individual customer needs.
NNA headquarters in Munich closely collaborates with globally leading manufacturers of film and cine
technology. Together with the industry leaders, NNA develops new solutions to provide customers with
products that fully match production needs. NNA´s overseas office in Vietnam supplies not only products
but stands for technology and knowledge transfer to the Southeast-Asian region.
About CHROME Imaging
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, CHROME Imaging is a developer of high-end systems for advanced film and
HD postproduction. CHROME Imaging provides systems ranging from capture to processing, restoration and
archiving of digital media designed to meet the demanding requirements of the Digital Cinema revolution.
All the products are based on a common powerful media-oriented architecture specially developed to
sustain the versatility of the film and broadcast workflows.
Glassworks chooses ClipRecorder XTreme for new Telecine Suite.
September 2006
***PRESS RELEASE*** Digital Video Computing (DVC)
Glassworks, renowned special effects and post production house based in Soho,
London, has chosen a DVC ClipRecorder XTreme 2K disk recorder as the ideal
complement to its recently installed state of the art Telecine suite.
The ClipRecorder will be used to capture high resolution material, up to 2K, and store
directly to the Glassworks Storage Area Network (SAN) in DPX file format.
Richard Underwood, head of engineering at Glassworks, outlined his reasons for
choosing the ClipRecorder over other solutions:
“The ClipRecorder gave us the functionality we required for the suite in a cost effective
way. We were looking for a disk based device to give instant playback of material, for
example to allow the editors to compare multiple grading shots side by side. The fact
we were able to take the ClipRecorder without storage and connect directly to our
existing SAN means it slots into our workflow seamlessly.”