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workstations or through real-time video interfaces, transferring DPX frames with metadata, audio and time code intact without a need to modify a facility’s existing infrastructure. Fully compatible with S.two’s offline, archive and auto-conform products, the DSR allows post facilities to serve digital and traditional film capture with a single broad-based solution. Additional features include frontmounted control, full RS-422 edit and playback, two gigabit-Ethernet network connections, a built-in down converter and analog monitoring outputs. Steve Roach, S.two’s vice president of marketing, notes, “The delivery of A.Dock4 and I.Dock4 complete the missing pieces in the jigsaw for 4K clients who can now utilize the S.two toolset all the way from capture through post, to archive and conform.” The A.Dock4 and I.Dock4 are fully compatible with all previous S.two products, and the I.Dock4 features real-time deBayering of any single-sensor Bayerdata camera. It also supports userloaded LUTs and provides network access to uncompressed 4K and 3K frames with metadata. The A.Dock4 automatically provides fully data-based, verified, secure archive and safety copies to dual uncompressed LTO tapes, with network access to the D.Mag data. For more information, call (775) 853-9999 or visit www.stwo-corp.com. Synthetic Aperture Gears Up Synthetic Aperture has unveiled Test Gear 2.0, the new version of the company’s video- and audio-monitoring software designed for Adobe After Effects CS3. Test Gear’s waveform monitor, vectorscope and other diagnostic displays are now fully integrated into After Effects CS3’s user interface, and the release also adds Universal Binary support for Intel-based Macintosh systems. Version 2.0 enhances all of the test instruments by adding full support for 32-bit floating-point projects. Video footage imported into After Effects properly displays values above 100 IRE and below 0 IRE on the waveform moni- tor, slice display and histogram. A gamut display has been added, which clearly shows the “legality” of the levels in the image, making it easy to see where colors should be adjusted or a color legalizer applied. The swatch-book feature has also been enhanced to support 32-bit floating-point color values and to set paint and text colors with a simple right-click contextual menu. In addition to the existing support for importing Photoshop swatch books, Test Gear 2.0 now supports importing swatch books in Adobe Exchange format. All Test Gear test-instrument windows are integrated into the After Effects CS3 user interface, allowing them to be moved, docked or floated as desired. The windows are also fully resizeable and can be shaped to show the most important information. For exam- optimo rouge Only Angenieux delivers the best zoom optics for the new generation of large format digital cinematography cameras. Introducing the Optimo DP (Digital Production) Series – Optimo quality at an affordable price. It delivers industry proven superior optics and the images functionality and ergonomics DP pros demand. Like a focal length of 30-80mm, fast aperture of T:2.8, calibrated focus marks, no ramping or breathing. All in a lightweight compact PL mount lens that weighs only 4.2 lbs/1.9 kg. Plus, like all Angenieux lenses, the Optimo DP Series features our unique mechanical design for precise zoom and focus. It brings the very best of film to the new world of large format Digital Production. angenieux@tc www.angenieux.com 91

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