IRIDAS and S.Two to Demonstrate Integrated Workflow at
DGA Digital Day
Store and Play SpeedGrade .Looks with
S.Two Digital Film Recorders
Los Angeles: July 26, 2007 ... IRIDAS, who introduced the
first non-destructive color grading technology in the film
industry, and S.Two, a leading developer of acquisition and
workflow solutions for digital cinematography, announced
today that the two companies are integrating their .Look
file and digital film recorder technologies to create a
seamless storage and data management system for digital
production work. Filmmakers will now be able to store
editable creative looks together with their data,
streamlining production as well as providing a comprehensive
metadata framework for efficient postproduction workflows.
The integration has been implemented in all S.Two
products including Take.2, the second-generation DFR from
S.Two which provides improved mobility and can run on
battery power for work in remote locations. IRIDAS’
SpeedGrade .Look file format saves grading as
non-destructive metadata resulting in exceptionally small
file sizes which are editable and easily exchanged. DPX
frames from the film recorder are loaded into a laptop where
.Looks are created - or existing .Looks applied - with
SpeedGrade OnSet. The .Looks are then exported back to the
film recorder where they are saved as metadata and can be
applied in real time to the monitoring outputs, either
globally, or on a take-by-take basis.
"We plan to demonstrate the system at the DGA Digital Day
event to show filmmakers just how simple it can be," said
Steve Roach, VP at S.Two Corp. "To be meaningful, creative
looks should be directly associated with the data. Saving
them as metadata allows the DP and director to apply looks
to offline materials using the S.Two i.DOCK with IRIDAS
FrameCycler or SpeedGrade as an integrated process."
"S.Two has always worked very closely with filmmakers
under production conditions to ensure smooth implementation
of digital film technologies," said IRIDAS CEO Lin Kayser.
"We value their commitment to the artist. With the
integration of our non-destructive grading technologies and
S.Two's expertise in data recording, we are expanding the
tool set of the modern filmmaker."
Attendance at DGA Digital Day is by invitation. Attendees
can meet S.Two and see demonstrations at the IRIDAS booth in
the main lobby area. DGA Digital Day takes place on
Saturday, July 28, at the Directors Guild headquarters and
screening rooms in Beverly Hills. For more information visit
www.iridas.com, contact IRIDAS USA at (818) 951-8927, or
visit www.stwo-corp.com.
About S.two Corp.
S.two is a privately held corporation based in Reno, Nevada.
Its primary mission is to develop acquisition and workflow
solutions for the digital cinematography marketplace. The
company specializes in solving the workflow issues arising
from using uncompressed digital media at higher than video
resolutions. To learn more, please visit their web site at
www.stwo-corp.com or contact Steve Roach at (775) 853-9999
or SteveR@stwo-corp.com. All products and company names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
About IRIDAS
IRIDAS pioneered desktop film-resolution playback in 2001.
Its FrameCycler products are now the industry standard for
frame-based image review. In 2003 IRIDAS introduced the
first non-destructive color correction application. Today
SpeedGrade and FrameCycler provide the critical links in an
end-to-end pipeline for uncompressed content and color
metadata. IRIDAS' applications are used by filmmakers around
the world and most major animation and postproduction
houses. IRIDAS is an independent, privately held company
headquartered in Munich, Germany. For more information,
visit www.iridas.com.
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