Arrilaser
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The Arrilaser is a digital film recorder made by Arri which writes digital movie files onto film after compositing and audio mastering on the computer. Files are sent to the device via a fast gigabit Ethernet connection. The Arrilaser uses three solid-state lasers (red, green, and blue) as a light source, and significantly reduces the cost of recording digital images onto film. Its chief competitor is Celco's Film Fury CRT-based recorder. As of December 2006, there were approximately 200 Arrilasers in usage worldwide; Technicolor owned the most (24), CapitalFX retained the most in Europe (6), and the UK had more (24) than any country outside of the US.[1]
In 2002, the manufacturer of the Arrilaser was honored with an "Scientific and Engineering Award" (Oscar Academy Awards) from the "Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences" (AMPAS) in Hollywood: "The Arrilaser film recorder demonstrates a high level of engineering resulting in a compact, user-friendly, low-maintenance device while at the same time maintaining outstanding speed, exposure ratings and image quality." (The Oscars Official site).
[edit] References
- ^ Arri e-mag, December 2006, "Digital" section. Retrieved March 17, 2007.
