Rhythm & Hues Inc. has purchased three seats of Iridas' FrameCycler DI. FrameCycler DI offers a powerful toolset combining uncompressed playback of 2K content, conform, primary color correction and ReviewLink, Iridas' new remote collaboration system.
"FrameCycler DI allows us to do 2K playback and saves us the step of having to do a film-out," said Harry Lam, digital compositing supervisor at Rhythm & Hues. "It's great being able to go into the screening room each day and see our work in realtime. It allows us to keep close tabs on our work as we go."
"We are very pleased that Rhythm & Hues has chosen FrameCycler DI for their new 2K screening theater, said Steve Crouch, director of Iridas USA. "Our integrated ReviewLink feature will allow them to collaborate more efficiently with their India facility -- not to mention saving a lot on travel."
FrameCycler DI is part of the FrameCycler series of uncompressed playback products and integrates seamlessly with Iridas' SpeedGrade applications.
Rhythm & Hues (www.rhythm.com) is one of the world's leading producers of quality character animation and visual effects for entertainment and advertising. The studio has produced effects and animation for more than 100 movies, including BABE, which earned the Oscar in 1995 for Achievement in Visual Effects. Rhythm & Hues was nominated in the same category in 2005 for its work on THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND WARDROBE. Upcoming Rhythm & Hues film projects include HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE GOLDEN COMPASS, EVAN ALMIGHTY and THE KINGDOM.
Iridas (www.iridas.com) pioneered desktop film-resolution playback in 2001. Its FrameCycler products are now the industry standard for frame-based image review. In 2003, Iridas introduced the first non-destructive color correction application. Today, SpeedGrade and FrameCycler provide a complete, end-to-end pipeline for uncompressed content and color data. Iridas' applications are used by most major animation and post-production houses, including Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Industrial Light & Magic, The Moving Picture Co., ReelFX, Cinesite, Framestore CFC and many others. Iridas is an independent, privately held company headquartered in Munich, Germany.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
