April 22, 2006…NAB Booth C-351...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
2X. The Firestorm 2 was launched internationally at IBC 2005; since that
time, several Firestorm 2 film recorders have been sold worldwide,
indicating its rapid acceptance in the post-production community.
The Firestorm 2X will output a high-resolution frame of film
in 1.4 seconds, 50% 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 2X 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 2X’s 1.4 second per frame speed includes high definition
images onto Kodak 5201 or 5245 camera negative stock. The system is also
capable of imaging to intermediate stock (Kodak 2242) and high-speed
output of any resolution up to 4K or higher for larger format purposes
such as 65mm. It takes only 12 seconds
per frame to output a 4K 15-perf IMAX frame onto Kodak 5201 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 CFI/Technicolor, Post Logic
Studios, Rainmaker, Cinema Concepts, Disney
Feature Animation, PIXAR, Industrial Light & Magic, Warner Bros.,
Tippett Studio, Double Negative, Éclair Labs, AAV Digital Pictures,
Taipei Motion Picture Co., Oriental Post, just
to name a few.
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
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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
