Film-to-Tape Transfers in Hi-Def
We have 4 Telecine Suites and many talented Colorists. We utilize the ultimate equipment including the Thomson Spirit HDTV Datacine with DaVinci 2K color correction. For standard def transfers our Ursa Diamond Y- front with DaVinci 888 color correction produces one of the best images. Your 35mm or 16mm film can be transferred to D1, D2, D5, D5-HD, HDCAM,HDCAM-SR, DVC ProHD, Digital Betacam, Beta SP, DVC Pro, Mini DV, DVCAM, Umatic, Umatic SP, Hi-8, 8mm, SVHS, VHS, DVD and to Files

Spirit HDTV Transfers
The heart of the Spirit is it's advanced film imaging head , designed by Eastman Kodak. It utilizes proprietary line array CCD technology from Kodak, along with customized high performance optics and Xenon illumination. The Spirit can transfer at several high definition resolution including 24 Psf, 444 RGB HD, as well as NTSC and Pal

The Sprit is ideally suited for many projects including:
Feature film mastering
Archival and Restoration
Content for HDTV broadcast

Overall Transfers
This type of transfer is color corrected shot by shot for a pleasing picture , but it is not perfectly finessed like the Scene-to-Scene. The Overall transfer is used primarily for projects that are finished on tape and a high ratio of film is shot. For some projects, the Overall process can save clients money. Dubs are made off the Overall Masters, which can be edited off-line in our Avid editing suites. Then an on-line edit is done in our Avid Nitris, Final Cut or Avid Symphony to conform the Overall Master Tapes. Finally , DaVinci tape-to-tape color correction is done to achieve broadcast quality. The whole process can be done on digital formats to avoid generation loss.

Video Dailies
Our timed video dailies are used are used for creative editorial so that negative can be re-accessed for a scene-to-scene transfer, or for a negative cut for film printing. We are experts in the match-back to film process. If you are editing on video for release on film, you should contact a negative cutter before sending the film into the laboratory to be developed .

This is advised so that the film is transferred with the specifications that a particular negative cutter can use to cut negative from video work-tape.

The following are negative cutters located in the DuArt Building. Please note that they are independent companies.

J.G. Films
Contact: Danny O'Grady
P:212-265-0862 F:212-265-0865

Video Daily Timing Report
Invented by DuArt, this service gives the cinematographer a report with film timing numbers in relation to the time code on the video daily. We actually time the negative on a Hazeltine Analyze to before it is transferred to video. The film timing numbers can help a DP analyze the exposure of the negative in the absence of film workprinting.

Liquid Gate Transfer
We are considered experts in handling archival or damaged material. Liquid gate can be used in transfer to enhance the image quality . Certain types of scratches the wetgate can eliminate. Available on both 16mm and 35mm.

Film and Video Restoration
Whether your film has dirt , blemishes, chemical stains or persistent vertical scratches, our MTI CORRECT system can repair these problems. The system can repair film that that has also been transferred NTSC , PAL, all formats of HD and Data files up to 4K.

Avid Rental Suites
We offer Avid Film Composer and Media Composer Editing Suites with resolutions up to AVR 77 in NTSC and PAL . You can edit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the same place you have all your other postproduction services done. Our excellent support staff of engineers, colorists, sound mixers and on-line editors are available to assist you.

Avid Nitris
The Avid DS Nitris system offers multi-stream, 10-bit uncompressed HD, Avid DNxHD, and SD finishing and mastering as well as HD-RGB and 2K/4K file-based editing with real-time playback up to 2K. It combines advanced creative and finishing software with high-performance Avid Nitris Digital Nonlinear Accelerator hardware for real-time editing and effects. Create, edit, and master TV programs, films, and commercials-even theatrical releases-with the resolution-independent Avid DS Nitris system

New to the Nitris room is the dual boot Avid Symphony Nitris option This allows a greater integration with other avid systems for online conforming

All this in a room with 5.1 Genelec surround sound monitoring, A 42 inch Panasonic plasma and 24 inch Sony BVM for broadcast and consumer monitoring options, styled in Country French with a large client relaxing area.

Avid Symphony Editing
The Symphony offers customers the best non-linear 601 on-line systems at DuArt. It enables customers to take a list created in an Avid or Final Cut offline and conform it in a true 601 ( D1 Quality ) on-line. A full palate of Avid effects are available.

Final Cut Pro Editing
Our Final Cut Pro edit suite offers the customer, conforming of High Definition and Standard Definition projects. With our Final Cut 5.1, Black Magic SD & HD interface and lots of XRAID storage, we can handle most projects and can tap into the large selection of standard def and high def tape machines available at Duart.

TeraNex Xantus Conversions
The TeraNex Xantus Converter is an all-in-one , state of the art HDTV and SDTV converter. The converter can input any signal whether it's High Definition, PAL or NTSC and can convert it to any other standard. The TeraNex creates sharp, detailed images and preserves the integrity of the color from one standard to another. The TeraNex Converter will do:

Up-conversions:NTSC or PAL to HDTV
Down-conversions HDTV to NTSC or PAL
Cross-conversions:HDTV to HDTV
Standards-Conversions:NTSC or PAL to NTSC or PAL
Plus noise reduction, detail enhancement, timecode conversion and aspect ratio conversion

DVD Production
A full line of services are available in house. Two DVD authorists, using the most state of the art equipment. Encoding is on the hand built hardware Digital Vision Bitpack MPEG2 encoder. Costing over $100K, this encoder, really shines for excellent picture quality with long programs and low bitrates.

Authoring is on DVD Studio Pro 4 with a full complement to extra including Final Cut, After Effects, Motion and Bryce. We have a dedicated graphic artist for menu design

The Production department is staffed with a packaging designer, where we can print with silk screen quality on the disc with Rimage Everest Printing , four color Xante' Jacket insert printing. DVD's are duplicated on a Rimage Autostar II and for the final touch ,Shrink Wrapping of the Amaray cases

Tape-to-Film Transfers
We offer outstanding Tape-to-Film transfers to 16mm and 35mm Film. We have a high resolution system to handle the growing demand for 35mm. The 35mm process involves digitizing your video or digital tapes to computer files. For NTSC source material, we convert to 24 frames-per-second with a proprietary algorithmic process that removes frames in a way that limits motion artifacts. Then we uprezz the images to 2K resolution (2048 x 1556 pixels) with interpolation. Our algorithmic process analyzes the original pixels and creates new information (other methods just duplicate original pixels.) We record to 35mm Kodak Intermediate Stocks on one of our two Arrilaser Film Recorders. For long projects, we recommend a 1-minute test to see what it will look like before you commit to the entire job.

We also offer a lower cost tape to 16mm film transfer, which is based on the kinescope method. The quality of this process is very good. Color and B&W film stocks are available.

Other Video Services
Avica HDTV/SDTV Frame Store
Collage Title Programming
Metaspeed (4-96 fps)
Accom Digital Noise Reduction
D Vision DVNR 1000 Scratch/Dirt Removal
Lexicon Pitch correction
Time code list conversions
Image stills from telecine
PAL & NTSC DVD transfers

Other Video Services
Optical sound track transfer
DVE
Aspect ratio conversions
Aaton Key Link flex and ALE files
Telecine Data Disks
Dolby A/Dolby SR capability
6 Track Dubber Capability
DVD dailies
Film to drive transfers