Kodak Highlights Advances in
Film and Hybrid Postproduction

The KODAK VISION2 HD System was introduced at the 2005 NAB conference in Las Vegas. It is designed to enable cinematographers to use one emulsion which can be manipulated in postproduction to emulate the tone and color imaging characteristics of other existing and some discontinued color negative films. The system includes a specially designed, scan-only film that features an extended dynamic range and latitude, and a digital processor. It can now be rated at exposure indexes (E.I.) of 100, 320 or 500, and is available in 16 and 35 mm.

The enhanced HD System hardware platform that is debuting at NAB includes improvements that make the system more versatile and efficient, easier to switch between suites in a facility, and includes new film looks such as black and white and various photo-chemical processes. The system will be available to the marketplace in July, and will support the latest version of the KODAK Look Manager System, which allows custom looks to be created and imported into the system as electronic LUTs (look up tables).

The new hardware platform will also be used to support the latest version of the KODAK Telecine Calibration System (TCS). The TCS is designed to ensure that subtle details in highlights, shadows, contrast and colors are retained when the negative is scanned and converted to digital video during postproduction. Snyder notes this makes is easier for operators to switch between suites and telecines in a facility.