September 9, 2005…IBC, Stand 7.441...CELCO
(www.celco.com), Rancho Cucamonga,
CA, the leader in digital film recording systems, today introduced the
newest version digital film recorder in its product line, the Firestorm
2. The first model, Firestorm, was launched internationally at IBC 2003;
since that time, several Firestorms have been sold worldwide, indicating
its rapid acceptance in the post-production community.
The Firestorm 2 will output a high-resolution
frame of film in 1.8 seconds, 30% faster than the original Firestorm, and
incorporates CELCO’s FilmOut Pro Advanced Digital Film Recording Software.
FilmOut Pro is CELCO’s Film Recorder and Image Control Software for its
latest generation FURY and Firestorm high performance digital motion picture
film recorders.
The Firestorm 2 is a low cost, high-speed
film recorder that utilizes CELCO's new XCRT Advanced Imaging Technology,
resulting in unsurpassed image quality. The new system is a continuation of
CELCO's advancement of their proven, award-winning electron beam control
technology for transferring digital images to motion picture film.
The Firestorm 2’s 1.8 second per frame speed
includes high definition images onto Kodak 5245 camera negative stock. The
system is also capable of imaging to intermediate stock and high-speed
output of any resolution up to 4K or higher for larger format purposes such
as 65mm. It takes only 15 seconds per frame to output a 4K 15-perf IMAX
frame onto Kodak 5245 low ASA camera negative stock. The Firestorm can
output multiple film stocks, including color and black and white
intermediate and camera negative stocks. The new system can also output to
multiple film formats including 16mm, 35mm, and 65mm 5, 8, 10, and 15-perf
(IMAX format). The system will also have the option to add CELCO’s newly
developed 2000ft split film magazines.
FilmOut Pro’s intuitive Graphical User
Interface (GUI) controls the film recorder and includes a variety of image
processing and viewing tools in a user friendly, easy to understand
environment. FilmOut Pro will allow the operator to define aspect ratios and
formats, and will provide image cropping, offset, and resizing tools. It
will display image histograms by color channel and have selectable image
sharpening algorithms and degrain functions. FilmOut Pro also includes an
automated color management tool to give Filmmakers on film what they see in
the digital color-timing suite. A unique feature of FilmOut Pro is an
interactive A/B image comparison slider that allows the user to view images
before and after different image processing tools have been applied. Bundled
within the FilmOut Pro software is FinalView, an image-viewing tool that
displays the final image and its exact size and position on film. This gives
the operator a final view of the image on film to verify everything is
correct before the image is sent to the recorder.
John Constantine, Director of Marketing,
states, "There are many facilities worldwide that require both speed and
quality yet don't have the budget for our FURY film recorder and don't want
to compromise with film recorders of lesser quality and performance from
other manufacturers. These facilities also want the peace of mind knowing
that they’re investing in technology provided by a well-established company
who will continually improve its digital film recording products far into
the future. CELCO has been providing digital film recording technology to
this market for many years, and we're continually advancing the technology
to meet the rigorous demands required by post-production facilities around
the globe. We're experts in this field, not newcomers, and we provide
unparalleled support and service, which is why facilities continually invest
in our digital film recorders to meet their imaging needs."
About CELCO:
CELCO was founded in
1950 by John M. Constantine Sr. as an engineering laboratory dedicated to
high resolution display technology. CELCO’s innovations in the field of
electron beam control soon made the company a leading producer of electron
optics including deflection yokes and focus coils used in high resolution
display systems. Its display components have been used for an abundance of
military and civilian applications in everything from fighter jets, flight
simulators, medical imaging systems, electron beam welders, to the space
shuttle. CELCO also became known for its lab standard test equipment
including high performance deflection amplifiers and precision display
systems. The technologies evolved into the production of complete digital
imaging systems starting in the 1970s with large format satellite imaging
systems to the first motion picture digital film recorder used for
Disney’s TRON in the early 1980s.
Clients have included Disney Feature Animation,
PIXAR, Industrial Light & Magic, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Tippett Studio, CFI/Technicolor, Double Negative, The Mill, Éclair Labs, AAV Digital Pictures, Klasky
Csupo, and Fotokem, just to name a few.
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respective companies.
For further
information, contact CELCO, 8660 Red Oak Ave., Rancho Cucamonga,
CA, 91730, USA, tel +1.909.481.4648, fax +1.909.481.6899, info@celco.com,
www.celco.com
