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INSAN
Film

J | FRANCISCO

PROVIDING THE NEW GENERATION
OF CAMERA SYSTEMS

iris and

control

through a touchpad. Settings are stored digitally and can
be easily changed. The integrated back¬
lit LCD

zoom

screen

shows frame rate, total

footage and last-take footage readings.
The unit also has additional outputs for
separate zoom and iris controls, and a
power output for adding an on-board

letterboxes

automatically generated.
a keypad to adjust
the image position, and the signal output
is recordable with all image manipula¬
tions through standard BNC connections.
Transvideo, +33 (0) 2-3232-2761,
fax+33 (0) 2-3260-1479.
are

The 10-ounce unit has

monitor. Sixteen-bit resolution allows
smooth focus, iris and zoom

manipula¬
pinpoint accuracy.
The system also operates as a
speed-aperture computer. Compatible

tion with

*

Electronic Variable Shutter &

Ramp

with Arriflex and Moviecam cameras,
the unit controls camera speed and the

*

Integrated Time Code & Super-35
Exceptional Viewfinder Optics

camera

*

Speed

iris and shutter
can

angle. Ramping the
manually or by
time duration into the

be done

programming
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a
unit's memory.
The Vertigo

Lowel Distributes

Tracking System is
of
is
advanced, the lens is automatically posi¬
tioned. For this function, the Scorpio
Focus System is equipped with a geared
digital encoder arm that reads from a
dolly track-mounted tracking belt for
accurate positioning, a motor-driver
interface cable, and universal mounting
brackets. Up to 60 points can be
programmed along the belt.
The system retains memory of all
programmed motor calibrations when
turned off. The transmission range is up
to 1,500'. A coverage indicator on the
LCD display flashes whenever the hand¬
activated by programming a sequence
focus and zoom moves. As a dolly

held Focus Controller is moved out of
range. The remote
wired by cable.

unit may also be hard¬

Service Vision

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or

can

Transvideo's

transform

Lowel-Light announced that they
have become the exclusive distributor of
the Fluo-Tec studio line of fluorescent
fixtures for North America. All existing
dealers in the USA and Canada

a
a

regu¬
16:9

anamorphic monitor. The converter
plugs in-line before the monitor, and
through digital processing, displays an
unsqueezed anamorphic or 16:9 image
on a 4:3 screen without cropping. Black

are now

able to offer Fluo-Tec studio

packages
provide cool, efficient light, either
tungsten- or daylight-balanced for a
wide range of applications.
Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Inc.,
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that

e-mail: info@lowel.com.
A Full Chalice

Hollywood-based Silicon Grail
has released the first

new

full version of

its 2-D

compositing software in three
Chalice Version 2.0. The new
version, which still incorporates the
Ultimatte software, is designed for
easier use, better performance on a
wider range of platforms and improved
management of large files required by
high-definition video and large-format
films. A streamlined graphical user inter¬
face has been reengineered to make the
years,

command structure

Options

PAL monitor into

Fluorescents

translates into
users

and

a

intuitive, which
speed for experienced
more

simpler learning

curve

for

new users.

An in-monitor

slicing system has
integrated throughout Chalice
Version 2.0 to greatly speed interactivity.
Images are subdivided into horizontal
strips for separate processing, which
been
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