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s8filmreelLightpress is one of the few post production facilities in the country offering high definition transfer of Super 8. Transfer to HDCAM SR,HDCAM,DVCPro HD, or Uncompressed to drive

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Check out a video describing the composite and invisible effects for WA Lottery spot we worked on.

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Video Sweetening, also referred to as tape-to-tape color correction, is a postproduction process in which we manipulate video elements to "sweeten" the picture - much as we have become accustomed to sweetening sound.  more..

 

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Session Link Stills is an Lightpress exclusive service.  We choose select images from your transfer session, create alight-box style website and email you a link to the hidden page.  Ask for Session Link Stills when you book your next session.

Equipment

Quantel IQ Pablo w/ Neo control Panel
Finishing, Grading, Compositing for HD, 2K, 4K and stereo3D.
A comprehensive toolset for conform, color grading, effects, paint, retouch and versioning.

DFT SHADOW Telecine
The Shadow telecine leverages key technologies and proven concepts from
the Spirit DataCine® system.
Features include:
CCDs ensure no wear, tear, drift, or degrading
Diffuse illumination reduces the visibility of scratches and dirt
HD/SD Multi-standard video outputs.
35/S35mm and 16/S16mm & Super 8mm film formats, three perf, scope
16 and 35mm composite optical sound
16mm composite magnetic sound

DaVinci 2K+ Color Corrector
The da Vinci 2K Plus™ is the de facto standard in color enhancement, earning an Emmy award for outstanding achievement in engineering development Our 2k Plus includes the some powerful features you won't find on standard 2k systems, such as:

2 PowerTiers™ - Independent image processing channels for primary and secondary color isolation. Increasing the number of PowerTiers amplifies the processing power.

8 PowerWindows™ - Industry standard tool invented by da Vinci for multi-layered area isolations

Defocus Plus™ - Independently soften or sharpen images

Vector Plus™ - Precise hue, saturation and luminance qualifiers that can overlap in all three color dimensions

Teranex
StarFilm - Noise Reduction and Dirt Concealment
Xantus Converter – Up, Down, Side, Cross, Standard Conversions

Aaton Keylink
Keykode, Aatoncode, Arricode Reader

InstaSync audio synchronizer: Direct, on the fly synchronization of picture
and sound during the telecine transfer from a KeyLink hard drive.

Session Link
Session Link Live allows you to view a live stream of your session at Lightpress and allows you to join with others in voice and/or video chat. If you have scheduled a Session Link Live session please click on the Client Login at the top of this page and enter the username and password to access your page.

Session Link Stills
Session Link Stills allows you to view a gallery of still images captured during your session at Lightpress. At the end of the session we will send you a link to your images.

FCP Suite
Lightpress offers direct to drive captures of film transfers.
The suite is available for editing or viewing at a rate of $200/hr with
a day rate of $800 for a 10 hr day.
The FCP HD suite features:fcphdste.jpg
AJA Kona 3 capture card
8TB of Xraid storage
30 inch Apple Cinema Display user interface
20 inch Apple Cinema Display for HD monitoring
Sony BVM20 broadcast monitor
5 input 2 bus audio mixer
Tektronix WVR7100 scope

Record Formats:
HDCAM-SR HDCAM, DVCProHD, Digital Beta, BetacamSP, DVCAM, MiniDV, 3/4", VHS, DVD,