Steve Klenk

Hi Rob, I'll be happy to provide you whatever information you need. The Director's light source is an LED integrating sphere, designed and built by Lasergraphics. Regarding the sensor, our initial plan was to use CMOS because of its ease of use and affordability. However, after extensive R&D with several CMOS sensors, we concluded that the CMOS scans were just too noisy. We switched to CCD and it was the right choice. We eliminated the noise and our customers have told us their scan test results are awesome. Please send a test of up to 300 frames. My email is steve@lasergraphics.com and my phone number is (949) 753-8282, ext. 647. Best, Steve

Hi Chris (and others), I'm V.P. Marketing & Sales for Lasergaphics. Here's the real scoop on the The Director scanner. About 2 years of R&D are coming to a long-anticipated close and the scanner is almost ready to ship. Should be shipping just prior to NAB. The speeds are 9+ fps at 1.85/3-perf/HD and 6 fps at 2K full aperture. From a single scan we can output 2K, HD and/or 1K proxy in DPX/Cineon, TIFF and/or QuickTime formats. The 35mm-only and 16mm-only versions are $199K. The 35/16mm version is $249K. We have already completed about 50 customer scan tests. The pictures are excellent and the feedback from customers is very positive. It's really not too good to be true; it's our business model and it works very well for us and our customers. I'll be happy to do a film test for you if you'd like (send me up to 300 frames to scan) - I'll send you back the film and data. I'm confident you'll love the results. I hope this helps. Best, Steve Klenk