Digital Vision to Launch New Finishing and Restoration Products at IBC2007

Digital Vision to Launch New Finishing and Restoration Products at IBC2007

New products address volume re-mastering and tapeless finishing for multi-format
deliverables

Stockholm, Sweden - 30 July, 2007 - Digital Vision, purveyors of motion picture
quality via systems for film and video grading/finishing and image enhancement,
will launch two new products at IBC. A new software-based restoration tool will
be introduced into the company's line of image enhancement products (joining the
DVNR and DVO), and a new tapeless grading/finishing system designed specifically
for broadcast television and multi-format requirements will round out the
company's Nucoda line. Features, pricing, and product names will all be unveiled
at the show, and both products will be demonstrated on Digital Vision's stand,
7.731. 

Software-based Restoration Tool Automates Processes for High-volume Remastering
The product of 20 years of development and innovation, Digital Vision's DVNR and
DVO systems have become industry standard tools for image enhancement and
restoration. To address the specific requirements of the emerging ‘volume
restoration/re-mastering' market, the company will introduce a new
software-based restoration tool into its market-leading image enhancement
product line. This first-of-its-kind software package leverages inexpensive
computing power, sophisticated software and a simplified UI to automatically fix
common problems in video and film restoration quickly and cost-effectively. The
product will provide fast, efficient, and high-quality digital remastering in
various packaged media formats that address pay-per-view and pay-per-download
VOD over IP services offered by providers and content owners.
Open, Flexible Tapeless Grading/Finishing for Broadcast & Multi-Format
Deliverables
Digital Vision will also launch a new product specifically designed and priced
for companies who grade and finish content for broadcast television, HD DVD,
Blu-ray, broadband VOD, and mobile, within its Nucoda line. The new system will
support an SD or HD video environment, fully data-centric workflows, and offer
extended support and integration for broadcast formats, servers, and playout and
distribution devices. With full support for MXF, Quicktime, DPX, and Avid DNxHD,
and integration with Avid and DVS Platform servers and storage, the new
television-focused system - like all products in the Nucoda line - will be able
to color grade file-based media natively, in an entirely open environment. The
company will also introduce a new software-based motion-compensated standards
converter as an option to all the products in the Nucoda line.  
“The process of ‘finishing' content, whether for first-run film or television or
re-sale is being re-defined by the different deliverables content creators must
produce,” said Digital Vision president and COO Simon Cuff.  “The requirements
for a system that facilities use to grade 120 minutes of feature film footage
over six weeks are inherently different from that of a broadcaster processing
500 hours of footage every week, or grading programs hours before they air.
Likewise, the close, human intervention required to restore a classic film
requires a different approach than systems that have to automatically resolve
common film and video problems to prepare multiple seasons of a series for
high-resolution re-sale. The human interface, task management, and feature
emphasis are very different, and these GUI and automation factors are what we've
focused on to help our customers capture emerging opportunities early, so they
can take the lead in new markets as they develop.”


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Digital Vision provides innovative image restoration, enhancement, colour
correction and data conforming systems that major movie studios, television
networks and post-production facilities use to produce and enhance feature
films, TV programs and commercials.  The company's Nucoda product line provides
a strong suite of products for tapeless and non linear grading for HD broadcast
and 2k/4k digital intermediate productions.  The company's award-winning
products are a standard of the media and entertainment industry and are deployed
at top facilities and broadcasters around the world.
Digital Vision AB was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden,
with two wholly owned subsidiaries, Digital Vision (US) in Los Angeles,
California, and Digital Vision UK in London, England.  The company maintains its
global presence through a network of qualified distributors.  Digital Vision is
listed on the Stockholm stock exchange.  For further information, go to
www.digitalvision.se.