Clear Cut Pictures Newsletter June 2006 |
Who's using our new services?
We've been working hard to develop new services that will help our clients through the post production process. Here's some responses: Avid Unity Media Manager: "it was great to view my rushes and make my own log for further uses of the footage (as is happening now!)" says Gavin Knight, corporate producer / director. Avid Media Manager enables producers to view and log their rushes on a separate PC, independently of their editor and edit suite. Clear View: "Clear View has proved to be invaluable for viewings with our US co–producers" says assistant producer at Dox Productions, Sarah Kinsella about our new tapeless delivery service. Using the latest technology, we can encode and upload media to our own dedicated web server. Production executives around the world can then log on and either live–stream, or download, any posted media including cut programmes, at their leisure. Audacity: Stephen Marsh, Pioneer Productions, Series Producer "Naked Science" says "I have been very impressed with Clear Cut's adoption of new technology. For instance, Audacity, a simple commentary record system that allows the director to record commentary for an edit remotely, has revolutionised edits. Instead of tying up editor, Avid and director, the director can record the commentary onto their PC and then import it into the Avid. This allows greater flexibility in the edit and saves substantial amounts of time." Grading at Clear Cut Pictures
Since our new grading suite's launch day back in February, we've been keeping colourist Simon Astbury busy with a wide range of projects. Directors and producers have been impressed by the scope of the machine and the speed at which programmes can be completed. F/Stop complements Clear Cut's tried and tested Symphony Grading line–up, opening the facility to a full range of factual and drama grading applications. "It's great to finally have a dedicated grading facility at Clear Cut. The F/Stop more than holds its own against systems like Pogle, and its non linear capabilities are a real plus. I'm genuinely and pleasantly surprised at how good it is" says Pete Leonard, director of 'Winning Gold in 2012: A Horizon Special'. Recent projects include:
HD at Clear Cut Pictures
With the installation of our new Symphony Nitris, our HD department is going from strength to strength. We've invested in more kit – DVCPro HD, HDCam and HDV to meet the growing demand from our clients. Current HD series that we're working on include BBC History 'Lost Worlds' for BBC 1, BBC Specialist Features 'Nuclear Race' for BBC 1 and Pioneer Productions 'Naked Science: Universe' for National Geographic. Final Cut Pro at Clear Cut Pictures
Following increasing demand for Final Cut Pro editing systems, Clear Cut Pictures is fully behind the technology. We're creating a brand new Final Cut Pro wing with 3 offline suites using XSan shared storage and 1 online suite. Projects using Final Cut Pro as one of their editing options include, BBC Science 'Voyages of Discovery', Dai 4 Films 'The Funny Business' and BBC Science 'Horizon'. Clear Cut Pro Online sales & support at Clearcutpro.com
The Clear Cut Pro sales website is now fully up and running showcasing a whole range of professional edit kits (especially Avid Xpress Pro and Final Cut Pro) and lots of other carefully selected Posting equipment. **DEAL OF THE MONTH** When you buy Final Cut Studio with a Power Mac, MacBook Pro or iMac you'll save £200 + (UK)* (inc vat) deal lasts until June 26, 2006. For example: Apple Mac Book Pro 15.4 Inch 2.16Ghz Intel Core Duo & Final Cut Studio 5.1 Laptop Spec 1GB 667 DDR2 – 1x1GB SO–DIMM UK list price: £2279.11 (£2677.95 inc vat) CCPro price: £2126.90 (£2499.11 inc vat) saving £178 (inc vat) Special offer price: Now £1956.69 (£2299.11 inc vat) total saving of £379 inc vat |
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