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The detection
on

algorithm is based

the difference between readable time

code values. (It does not report camera

start/stop points or analyze scene
changes.) When the difference between
time code values is greater than the mini¬
mum gap setting, a "break" is denoted.
Each clip is assigned an alphabetical
label (A, B, C). The approximate Begin

strong evidence of Kodak's commit¬

Cinesite will continue to offer

provide cutting-edge hybrid
imaging service for visual effects, digital
film mastering and film restoration."
Cinesite opened its London facil¬
ity in 1993 with three staff members.
Approximately 160 people are now on

high-quality scanning and recording as

is

a

ment to

staff. For

clip, along with

call +44 (0) 20 7973 4000, fax +44
20 7973 4040.

cates the

has

and End Time Code

are

listed for each

a "Reference Time
Code." The Reference Time Code indi¬

approximate position of the
break on the tape. TCDetective can
report up to 24 clips (breaks) on a tape.
To

TCDetective, you must
OHCl-compatible FireWire port
use

have

an

and

appropriate Microsoft DV driver

installed. TCDetective

Direct Show

uses

display video feed-through, which
requires DirectX 8.1 or later. Hotlinks to
Microsoft DirectX updates are available
from www.imagineproducts.com/dldriv

to

ers.htm. TCDetective is Windows2000,

XP, ME, 98SE compatible.
To download TCDetective, visit

www.imagineproducts.com/tcdetective.
htm.

For

more

information, contact

Imagine Products, Inc. at (317) 843-0706,
(317) 843-0807, Web site:
www.imagineproducts.com.
fax

Magic Bullet Goes Red Giant
Orphanage's Magic Bullet

The

Suite 1.0 software, a standard- and hidef video enhancer and 24p converter
that was

profiled in AC in February'03, is
now
available through Red Giant
Software. Call (415) 274-2000 or visit
www.redgiantsoftware.com.

or

announced

Changes

Next month Cinesite

(Europe) Ltd.

will relocate from 9 Carlisle Street to
Medius House, 2 Sheraton Street, in
London. The new 30,000-square-foot
complex will have a 40-seat state-of-theart cinema and three floors of production

and facilities suites.
"This move," says

Cinesite CEO

Colin Brown, "gives us the opportunity to
rethink processes and pipelines from the
up, which are at the heart of a
successful visual-effects business. This

ground

May 2003

restoration services from its

for

more

information.

(0)

that

its

Cinesite

subsidiaries will create "centers of

growth" for its digital imaging services
business, building a future in long-form
digital film mastering around a core in
Cinesite Hollywood and devoting
Cinesite London to providing full-service
Barco for the

visual effects. Cinesite London will
continue to offer

a

D-Cinema

full slate of

digital
visual
effects, and through its
subsidiary, Effects Associates, will grow
its participation in models, miniatures
and other practical effects.
"Digital imaging services are crit¬
ical to Kodak's future," says Eric Rodli,
president of Kodak's Entertainment
Imaging division. "But we need to

for

a

Loungers

So you don't quite have the room
60' screen in your new digital

cinema

mastering theater. Barco Digital

Cinema has introduced the compact DCine Premiere DP30, a value priced DLP

Cinema projector designed to meet the
need for postproduction and true digital
cinema

concentrate our efforts and our invest¬

displays on screens of up to 33'
(1 Om) wide. Designed to meet a growing

ments in markets where we have a

demand for

long-term sustainable business model

correction of

with attractive rates of return, and

intermediates, the D-Cine Premiere

where

achieve

leadership
position. Long-form digital film master¬
ing offers that opportunity here in
Hollywood; London provides great
potential to build on Cinesite's award¬
winning work in special effects."
Over the past decade, Cinesite
we

has become

Some

as

Hollywood location. As that facility
completes the work it already has under¬
way, it will begin to phase out effects
operations. Contact Cinesite Hollywood
at (323) 468-4400 or fax (323) 468-4404

In other Cinesite news, Kodak

and

Cinesite Makes

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information, visit the

more

Cinesite Web site at www.cinesite.com

well

can

one

a

of Kodak's best-known

widely respected digital
brands, with responsibility for a number
of advancements in digital filmmaking.
"We continue to do award-winning
work in visual effects," says Ruth
Scovill,
president
of
Cinesite
Hollywood. "But the original intention of
Cinesite Hollywood was to be a 'learn¬
ing environment' where the company
could help to establish quality stan¬
dards and influence industry practices.
By focusing on long-form digital film
mastering, which is in its infancy, this
unit will be returning to those roots."
most

digital screenings for color
digital masters and digital

DP30 is

equipped with a range of
interchangeable
Barco's digital cinema projectors.

features that makes it
with

Like the Barco D-Cine Premiere

DP50

projector, which is designed for
larger-screen displays, the new DP30
incorporates all of the user benefits of
the company's extensive Communicator
setup, calibration and remote control
software. It also supports the RC567
touchscreen control and offers the

security, subtitling, color and contrast
imaging benefits of the Texas
Instruments DLP Cinema processing.
The DP30 projector allows users to
manipulate colorspace, and proprietary
3-D Color Look Up Tables (CLUT) are
downloadable to match the look and
feel of film, regardless of which
recorder or film stock is used.
For

more

film

information, contact

Harry Mathias at Barco Digital Cinema,
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