High Speed, High Definition Camera System

[Tim Tyler]

Band Pro Film & Digital introduces Cine SpeedCam, the first native, true HD high-speed camera system. The compact system is ideal for commercials, VFX, tabletop, sports, music videos, and more.

 

This groundbreaking system employs a prismless native 1536 x 1024 CMOS imager to deliver true widescreen HD images up to 1000 fps. Cine SpeedCam can also capture up to 10,000 fps at lower resolutions. The resulting data is rendered and provides either uncompressed TIFF or AVI formats. Output is easily imported into all popular HD editing and computer graphics systems.

 

Cine SpeedCam is designed to integrate with existing optics, matteboxes, and other professional cinematography equipment. The compact Cine SpeedCam features a real-time electronic viewfinder for framing and focus, and it accepts a full range of PL mount 35mm optics or Nikon bayonet mount lenses.

 

The system includes a capture station with Cine SpeedCam application software that runs under Windows 2000. The capture station allows for storage and rendering of captured images, as well as near realtime playback following capture, with preview quality video output. Power and data cables are included.

 

The camera and capture station may be separated up to distances of 300? (91m) and controlled remotely. The modular system provides for linking up to 20 cameras. An optional power pack is available for autonomous recording of up to 8 seconds on-board memory without connection to the capture station. A variety of trigger systems are also available.

 

Cine SpeedCam is available for sale worldwide exclusively by Band Pro Film & Digital. For more information, in the US contact: Michael Bravin cinespeed@bandpro.com, 3403 W. Pacific Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505, tel (818) 841-9655, fax (818) 841-7649, www.bandpro.com. In Europe contact: Gerhard Baier gerhard@bandpro.de Klausnerring 6, D-85551 Heimstetten, Germany, tel +49 89 94 54 84 90.