American Cinematographer - January 1998 - 14

Digital Video

Transfer, Meta-Speed works in conjunc¬
tion with JumpFree gates for digital pre¬

Projectors.

cision in

speed control. Meta-Speed also
extended multiple-speed range
that includes technology enabling the
transfer of 3-perf film with a 4-perf gate.
Completing the Diamond Up¬
grade Kit are two roller-arm assemblies
to improve film wind and packing for
offers

Now Available to Rent

The viable
alternative

16mm and 35mm stock. The

to 35mm film

arms,

up

Leading edge technology has made the latest

digital video projectors

a

an

roller

located close to the lead and take-

spools,

screws,

real option instead

new

are

installed using existing

without drilling the deckplate, to

create a film

pack with no stepping effect
film speed.
Postique senior colorist Eric
Maurer, who is impressed with every
aspect of the new Diamond Upgrade, sin¬
gles out the Meta-Speed servo system
for special praise. "The way it stabilizes
in real time rivals pinning to some
degree," he says. "Five years ago, every¬
thing had to be pinned, but today, with
technology like Meta-Speed, I don't even
think about it anymore."

oF traditional Film.

at any

The cost-eFFective alternative is
PSL

to rent

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digital rental

See the diFFerence
can

Encore Video's Bob Festa is enthu¬

make.

siastic

about

aspects of the
Upgrade, including TWiGI,
which he calls "head-over-heels great,"
some

Diamond

*

Leading edge technology
eFFective price

at a cost

and the Diamond Clear anti-moire tool,

Full back up service

which he describes

and support
*

International network

harbors

by Eon Productions

DIGITAL

Upgrade's

some concerns,

cannot control via remote from the Da

For the latest James
Bond movie

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the

citing a "lack of
flexibility" with Diamond Clear, which he

oF oFFices
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as

"most attractive feature." But he also

Vinci, and calling Diamond Set "poorly

implemented... and
its predecessor."

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more

unstable than

Since the Diamond

its

Upgrade is in
early days of implementation, it stands

to reason that Cintel will turn its attention
to

tweaking such problems, based

on

feedback from colorists. In the meantime,
have

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USA

Kingdom

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Diamond

feel

they already
exactly what they need. "This will
eliminate any difference between the
Spirit and the Ursa," declares Nice Shoes
president Flowie Burch, a longtime Ursa
fan. "We used to say, 'We can do as good
a job as someone else can on the Spirit,
with certain exceptions' - because the
Spirit had eliminated vertical jitter. Now
we feel we can do as good a job as Spirit
users all the way around."
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some

users
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