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Photokina

Report, Part I

compiled by Marji Rhea

With close to 6000

foreign subscribers,
Cinematographerhas an impor¬
tant stake in covering the international pro¬
American

Grenoble, France, Phone (33) 76 42 64 09,
FAX (33) 76 51 34 91.
Color Film Recorder

duction scene. For this reason, a represen¬
tative from the magazine was in Cologne,

Agfa is

now

offering complete

Germany in mid-September, scanning the
exhibit floorat Photokina, the huge biannual
convention for professional visual commu¬

systems for digital imaging which work on
the basis of Apple Macintosh computers,
PCs or SUN workstations (UNIX). Their PCR

nication.

II is a medium-priced color film recorder
suitable for economical production of 35mm
colorslides in 2K and 4K resolution directly
from the PC, Macintosh or workstation,
even in mass production.
For information: Agfa, 1801 Cen¬

A wide range of companies ex¬
hibited their wares in the film and video

technology arena. For those of our readers
unable to make the trip to Cologne, ACwill
present an overview of the offerings in this
installment of New Products, as well as
next month's column.

tury Park East, Suite 110, Los Angeles, CA
90067, Phone (213) 552-9622, Fax (213) 2039672.

Aaton XTRplus
Avid Media

Aaton's camera for Super 16 and

quality,

accuracy

and safety for

camera negatives.
All model 6125

printer models

accept interchangeable picture and sound
printing heads to enable printing of both
16mm and 35mm format films

on

the

same

printer. Printing head film format changes
may be done quickly and easily without
tools. The DC servo motor design does not
require feed and take-up sprockets, and
print quality is outstanding at all printing
speeds. Wet printing models use economi¬
cal perchloroethylene as the wet printing
liquid. The wet printing system is contained
entirely within the printer.
All printers include the BHP ad¬
ditive color light source incorporating the
high speed BLIP electronic light valves. The
BHP electronic fader is available as an op¬
tion for smooth, accurate fades and dis¬

16/9 HDTV film origination, the Aaton XTR,

Avid's Version 4.0 of the Avid

designed for both documentary and studio

Media Composer has new audio and video
editing functions, such as 24-bit color depth,
audio module with pitch change, audio
scrub and four-channel sound reproduction.
The company has also introduced its Avid
Broadcast digital non-linear editing system,
designed specifically for broadcasting re¬
quirements; its Audio Vision Station, a digi¬

solves, or to minimize raw stock loss as a
part of the BLIP ramp exposure control sys¬
tem. Other setup and operating controls are

tal audio mixer; and the Media Recorder, a

2662, Phone (312) 989-2140, Fax (312) 989-

capture station with which film, video and
audio can be digitized at the filming loca¬

2144.

has the traditional Aaton shoulder
mount design, a hair-free gate and inte¬
grated time code recording to eliminate
use,

slates. The unit is especially handy for multi¬

shooting, music videos and work in
allows
reframing in fast-moving action, and an ul¬
tra-accurate digital photometer measures
the quantity of light off the film itself. The
system can handle the longest telephotos
and the fastest wide-angle primes (up to
0.95), and boasts the lowest power require¬
ment of all professional cameras: the DC
motor runs up to twelve 400-foot magazines
on a single 12V 1.7 Ah battery. Other fea¬
tures include an easy-to-load magazine that
handles well even if the operator has sub¬
zero gloves on; a pre-end-of-film warning in
the viewfinder; a very short flange focal for
accommodating almost all still camera
camera

crowds. A generous out-of-field area

lenses; a claw movement that never seizes
up; and a
filter.

78

Composer

matched

original

passive anti-mist-coated eyepiece

For information: BHP, Inc., 1800
Winnemac Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640-

tion.

Bolex
For information: Avid Technolo¬

gies, 1 Park West, Tewksbury, MA 01876.
Film Printer

BHP's model 6125C modular
continuous contact motion picture film

printer line is designed for motion picture
laboratories of all sizes. The simplified film
threading path and high-speed bidirectional
film transport system provide efficient, high
quality release printing. Further use of the
optional electronic fader with either dry or

For more information: Aaton, 2
Rue de la Paix, B.P. 104 Cedex, 38001

wet

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grouped in convenient control panels, which
are rack-mounted on rails and may be slid
out for adjustment and service.

printing models permits fast

tion of intermediate

prepara¬

negatives with

un¬

Super 16

All 16mm Bolex

cameras

with

bayonet lens mounts, from serial number
300001 onwards (H16 SB, SBM, EBM and
EL) can now be converted to the new Bolex
Super 16 format. The current Bolex models
H16, SBM and EL can be ordered already
converted to Super 16 or can be adapted at
a later stage. A Bolex camera converted to
Super 16 can at any time be rapidly re¬
adapted to regular 16, and vice versa, with¬
out special tools or parts. With H16 RX-5
cameras, conversion to Super 16 is possible
but not reversible;

will

no

filming in regular 16mm

longer be possible.
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