Contact: John
Constantine
CELCO
(909) 481 4648 john@celco.com
CELCO
Introduces the New eXtreme HDR High Definition Digital Film Recorder
RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
CALIFORNIA (DATE, 1999) -- CELCO’s new eXtreme HDR High
Definition Recorder, the latest in the company’s popular eXtreme
line of products. The eXtreme HDR, which records onto camera negative or
intermediate film stock, is designed and optimized to shoot 1920 x 1080 HD
resolution. The recorder is capable of shooting a range of resolutions
including NTSC, PAL, HD and up to full 2K (2048 x 1556) onto 35mm or 16mm
film.
“The eXtreme
HDR is an important addition to our product line,” says CELCO
marketing director, John Constantine. “We expect to see entire films
shot digitally on HD video and projects scanned in HD with Philips’
Spirit DataCine and Cintel’s C-Reality scanners. HD video is so close to
2K resolution now that it looks good on the big screen: It’s theatrical
quality. The speed and price of our eXtreme HDR makes it more feasible for
filmmakers to shoot in HD because it brings down the cost-per-foot or
cost-per-minute to record to film. It will be some time before there are
substantial numbers of theaters with digital projection,” he adds. “By
going to film via the eXtreme HDR at the end of the postproduction
process, filmmakers can make a digital negative of their work for
theatrical release and archiving.”
The eXtreme
HDR will shoot the 1920 x 1080 HD format at a rate of five
seconds per frame, giving the system the speed of a laser recorder at
about half the price.CELCO has also continued making technological
advancements to its EBX Advanced CRT technology which deflects an electron
beam by non-mechanical means for increased reliability over laser systems.
The system’s software engineered by CELCO, is able to sharpen images on
the fly; it also contains interpolation tools for increasing resolution.
CELCO also offers
their top-of-the-line eXtreme Nitro recorder. “Nitro is
capable of handling any resolution from NTSC to 8K,” says Constantine.
"The Nitro also works with all film formats up to
65mm including 15-perf IMAX, 5-perf 65mm and 8-perf 65mm. It is also the
only production film recorder in the world that can expose 65mm formats
onto Kodak 5244 Intermediate film stock.”During the past year eXtreme
Nitros have been installed in a number of postproduction and
visual effects facilities worldwide where they have been in production on
many popular feature films. The Nitro at Industrial Light & Magic has
filmed out hundreds of shots for “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom
Menace,” “The Mummy,” “Wild Wild West” and “Deep Blue Sea.”
In addition, all of ILM’s contributions to the Electronic Cinema at
SIGGRAPH have been output on the eXtreme Nitro.
For more information
on CELCO’s eXtreme HDR and eXtreme Nitro products, please contact Jim
Darby at (909) 481-4648, by fax at (909) 481-6899 or by e-mail at info@celco.com.
Visit CELCO’s Web site at: www.celco.com
