By Elina Shatkin, January 13, 2005
Snell & Wilcox Inc. announced that Shooters Post & Transfer, a Philadelphia-based post-production firm, is using the Snell & Wilcox Niagra high definition noise and grain management system to provide a smooth, clean look for projects ranging from feature films to commercial spots and material for corporate, industrial, and political markets.
Film grain and noise problems are much more significant in high definition productions than in standard definition work because the resolution of the format is more revealing and viewer expectations are much higher. Through seamless integration with da Vinci's 2K color corrector, the Snell & Wilcox Niagra allows Shooters Post & Transfer to produce material that looks pristine in HD and SD alike.
An intuitive interface allows operators to change grain reduction as needed depending on the film stock in use
. Enhancement controls allow the sharpness of output images to be improved, while a combination of linear and non-linear processes generate edge detection and peaking signals to ensure that overshoots and ringing are minimized.
Shooters Post & Transfer blends talent, technology, and customer service to provide a superior level of quality and creativity. Shooters' client base consists of ad agencies, production companies, film makers, television and cable networks, political consultants, PR firms, and corporations. The company is located in Historic Old City Philadelphia. Shooters supports all available high definition (HD) formats. Capabilities include film transfer with data and HD output, HD color correction with Defocus and Toolbox, five fire (HD) suites, CGI and graphic design, flame, four non-linear offline suites, two digital HD surround sound audio suites, audio recording studio, film HD, and video crews and studio.
.
|