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sound.

the creation of smooth

colorist, capturing that data in a CDL and

Touting a high-power RGB light
engine made up of four arrays (each
containing 39 cavities which in turn
comprise multiple red, green and blue
LEDs), the Flashtransfer promises optimal
color uniformity as it presents the film to
the W, 3-CCD recorder at speeds ranging
from 7 to 25 fps in play mode. When
shuttling forward or rewinding, the Flashtransfer is capable of speeds up to 250
fps while still presenting the user with a
viewable picture. Along those lines, with
its Microcontroller Sync and Motion

Constructed of

precision-milled joints that can be
easily replaced without damaging the
track, and each piece of track under¬
goes a four-stage electrochemical
process that makes the surface
aluminum extract 30-percent harder

seeing that look passed down through the
entire production pipeline.
With Pandora's system, the output
from a digital camera or a calibrated video
assist will go through the box running the
CDL, providing a clear indication of the
final look. Furthermore, the cinematogra¬
pher and director can continue to develop
the project's look using controlling soft¬
ware on a laptop.

Control drive control system, users can

than stainless steel.

tracking shots.
lightweight, non¬
oxidizing aluminum extract, BarTrack
can accommodate up to 1,800kg (3,960
pounds) of crane or dolly weight with¬
out discernible sagging.
Helping ensure a smooth ride,
a

BarTrack also features stainless steel,

go to

BarTrack is available in both scis¬

The Flashtransfer's native video

rigid track configurations,
with a standard width of 62cm (24.18"),
although 100cm (39") and custom

play, stop, shuttle, search and
counter "0" all via remote control.

format is 625/50Flz (with 525/59.94Hz as
an available option) with 14-Bit DSP reso¬
lution for 800 TV lines (752/582 PAL), and
the unit

can

output DV/DVCam via IEEE-

sor

widths

also available. Standard

are

lengths of track include 2m30, 1m50,
(approximately 7'6", 4'10",
and 2'5", respectively), and
Solid Grip Systems also

and 0m75

For

more information, call
(0)20 428 2155, visit

+31

www.solidgripsystems.eu or
E-mail info@solidgripsystems.eu.

Pandora's CDL Module

Taking advantage of the
color

decision

list (CDL)

format established

6-pin interface, SDI 10-bit (with

more

information,
or

visit

call (323)

882-1800.
Pandora Yo-Yo

track and

offers curved sections.

1394

For

http://pogle.pandora-int.com

Another

breakthrough

from

Pandora in the world of color correction is
its new Yo-Yo system, which the company
praises as the first truly open intercon¬
nectivity for color processing, offering
true
resolution independent color
processing with no need for proprietary
storage anywhere in the system.
Comprising a pair of Macs running
Pandora software that form a bridge
between the color processor at one end
and a facility's storage area network
(SAN) at the other, the first Yo of the YoYo system handles the EDL, presenting
the colorist with a complete project as a
virtual clip, while Yo number two refor¬
mats the processed material and sends it
back to the SAN

as

DPX files - viewable

by the
ASC Technology Committee
and building on the success¬

thanks to

ful

the color corrector in the form it expects,
Yo-Yo can currently support HD 4:4:4 and

Revolution

Pandora has launched its

hardware,
new

CDL

HD

monitoring output.
Accessing industry standard DPX
files from the SAN and feeding them to
an

unbalanced stereo, balanced stereo,
AES/EBU and DV/SDI embedded. Lastly,

module specially engineered for
extremely high performance image
manipulation, delivering both 3-D look¬
up tables (LUTs) for systems matching
and color correction in a compact and

HSDL output formats, with PCI express on
the way, allowing resolutions up to 4K.
Because the color processor is reading
content from the SAN as it works, any

the unit's

economic form.

or

embedded audio) at 270 Mb/sec via

BNC,

analog component, S-video and
CVBS signals. Audio outputs include
or

digital color-correction tools
permit RGB matching, black and gamma
in the camera and variable light color.
MWA Nova GmbH, +49 (0)30

3980190-0, Web site: www.mwanova.de, E-mail info@mwa-nova.de.
BarTrackfrom Solid

Grip Systems
Holland's Solid
offers its

Grip Systems now
lightweight BarTrack system for

Tracking nine color parameters,

updates - including completed graphics
composite shots - are immediately

available to the colorist.

the CDL format allows color balances to
be matched

across

ent vendors.

systems from differ¬

Particularly attractive for
digital cinematography (although
certainly behooving film capture at the
scanning stage), the CDL format
presents the cinematographer and
director with the ability to start a project
by setting a palette of looks with the

Finally, because of the modular
structure of Pandora's color processors,

Yo-Yo

suites

be added to existing color
using the Pandora PiXi and the

can

Revolution modular hardware.
For

more

information,

http://pogle.pandora-int.com

or

visit

call (323)

882-1800.

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