Digipost on Red Alert

Auckland based Digipost continues their 20 years of leadership in New Zealand film and television post production with the implementation of the fastest, most powerful and cost-effective RED camera post production solution available.

Digipost’s new Baselight Transfer (BLT) system provides producers, directors and cinematographers access to a cutting edge digital telecine tool that allows rapid viewing, grading, and transferring of REDCODE™ RAW (.R3D) camera content, to editable dailies or online conforms.

The BLT supersedes previous offerings, providing unmatched flexibility,seamless workflow and multi-format output capabilities. The systemaccepts files direct from flash or hard drive and delivers full controlof RED camera settings in post.  It also supports other data formatsincluding Phantom and P2.

RED is gaining considerable favour worldwide, with well over 100feature films shot on the platform and the technology quickly gainingmomentum in the commercials industry.

A number of RED projects have been finished at Digipost, includingrecent commercials for The Warehouse and Purex, and there are a growingnumber of music videos coming through, for artists such asinternational jazz aficionado Nathan Haines, Polynesian hip hopsensations Nesian Mystik and Film Construction director Perry Bradley’sband – US college radio darlings – Selon Recliner.

The BLT system sits alongside Digipost’s existing Baselight, offeringcomplementary facilities.  BLT incorporates Baselight’s powerfulconform and primary grading toolsets, 16 ultra-fast CPU cores, GPUacceleration, three Compact Flash card readers and Truelight colourmanagement.

Digipost’s BLT is the first installation of its kind in this part ofthe world, reinforcing the company’s position as the leading providerof high quality post services to the advertising, film and televisionproduction industries.

More information is available on the Digipost website or contact Garry Little +64 9 630 1770.