Contact: John
Constantine
CELCO
(909) 481 4648 john@celco.com
CELCO
High Definition Film Recorder Proving Itself at Post Production Facilities
Around the World
The eXtreme
HDR which records onto camera negative or intermediate film stock, is
designed and optimized to shoot 1920 x 1080 High Definition
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
(March 29, 2000): CELCO’s new eXtreme HDR High Definition Recorder, the
latest in the company’s popular eXtreme Line of products, is proving
itself in post facilities around the world. The eXtreme HDR, which records
onto virtually any color or black and white original negative or
intermediate film stock, is designed and optimized to shoot 1920 x 1080
High Definition resolution. The eXtreme HDR can record a High Definition
image in five (5) seconds per frame and 2k image in six (6) seconds per
frame with uncompromised reliability. The recorder is capable of shooting
a range of resolutions including NTSC, PAL, HD, 2k and recording onto 16mm
and 35mm film.
Since their debut
the eXtreme HDR along with the eXtreme Nitro have gained rapid acceptance
and are installed in motion picture studios and post production houses
world wide. Here is some recent feed back from eXtreme users:
"When I think
of Nitro I think of explosiveness. And there is no other way to describe
the performance of our Nitro. This machine runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week and has recorded over a million frames in the last three
months."
Steve Hagel,
President ACMEworks Digital Film Inc.
"What can you
say, it performs well, exposes every stock I could ever want and the image
quality is excellent. As one of our clients said, Well that takes care of
all the can’t do’s and turns them into can do’s."
Peter Newton,
Optical and Graphic, Sydney, Australia
"The system’s
benefits are speed, repeatable results and shooting onto intermediate film
stock. Because of the reliability of the system and the experience of our
digital film team, we deliver our projects on time and on budget, which is
important when you are competing in the international market."
Tony Porizas, AAV
Digital Pictures, Melbourne, Australia
"For our images
to please the most critical eye, our digital film recorders must have the
highest resolution, 100% accurate color reproduction, reliability, speed,
and support that is second to none. CELCO has exceeded all of our
expectations."
David Rosenthal,
Head of Digital Film I/O, Tippett Studios
"Since we
acquired the CELCO, it’s been 100 percent reliable, and in this
business, that’s the most important thing. The CELCO recorder is the
only device we’ve ever owned that has worked flawlessly since the day we
got it."
Ray McIntyre Jr.,
OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
"The amazing
speed of the recorder enabled us to print our digitally manipulated images
in record time."
Ariel Sergio
Wollinger Martins, Casablanca/Teleimage, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The new eXtreme HDR
and Nitro Digital Motion Picture Recorders are designed with CELCO’s
innovative Advanced CRT Technology. This advanced technology produces
images with unprecedented speed and image quality while maintaining
reliability and flexibility that are second to none. Competing laser based
systems have gained a reputation for being undependable and unreliable due
to the unstable nature of the lasers and their highly mechanical design.
Autologic’s LUX, Pthalo System’s Verite, and Kodak’s Lightning laser
recorders have all been discontinued. The reliability factor of CELCO’s
rock solid technology allows users to output millions of frames flawlessly
for the new long form digital film market.
CELCO will be exhibiting at NAB 2000, booth S3311 at the Sands Convention
Center.
