SSI Advanced Post Services selects FOR-A’s HANABI HVS-1000HS

SSI Advanced Post Services has purchased two HANABI HVS-1000HS HD/SD video switchers from FOR-A, to upgrade the capabilities of its two HD telecine bays.
FOR-A’s HVS-1000HS, a one M/E 16-input switcher which supports 1080i, 24p, 720p, and SD formats, was chosen primarily because of its HD/SD multi-format capability.
“With our aging Alphie switchers, whenever we needed to resize or reposition a HD image for tape-to-tape colour correction, we were limited to SD. So we’d have to stop the colour correction session, take the HD images into our HD edit suite, resize and reposition them there, then bring them back into the telecine suite,” said Gary Fradkin, Director of Engineering for SSI Advanced Post Services, in Los Angeles.
“We felt that our existing switchers had reached the end of their life cycle, so we decided to purchase FOR-A’s HANABI switchers because they support 1080/24sf, 1080/60i, and 720/60p, the three top formats we need to serve our clientele,” said Fradkin. “Now, our workflow’s more efficient, and we’re delivering a better quality product to our clients.”
Another key factor driving the decision to purchase FOR-A’s HANABI switchers is the potential for this switcher to input images in full-bandwidth, RGB-4:4:4 colour space. Currently, the HANABI HVS-1000HS switcher offers 10-bit, 4:2:2:4 digital component processing. Looking to the future, Fradkin said, “When FOR-A finalises its new, cutting edge RGB-4:4:4 capability later this year, we will purchase and install that upgrade on both of our new switchers.”
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