Arrilaser
The Arrilaser is a digital film recorder made by Arri which writes digital movie files onto film after compositing and audio mastering on the computer. Files are sent to the device via a fast gigabit Ethernet connection. The Arrilaser uses three solid-state lasers (red, green, and blue) as a light source, and significantly reduces the cost of recording digital images onto film. Its chief competitor is Celco's Film Fury CRT-based recorder. As of December 2006, there were approximately 200 Arrilasers in usage worldwide; Technicolor owned the most (24), CapitalFX retained the most in Europe (6), and the UK had more (24) than any country outside of the US.[1]
In 2002, the manufacturer of the Arrilaser was honored with an "Scientific and Engineering Award" (Oscar Academy Awards) from the "Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences" (AMPAS) in Hollywood: "The Arrilaser film recorder demonstrates a high level of engineering resulting in a compact, user-friendly, low-maintenance device while at the same time maintaining outstanding speed, exposure ratings and image quality." (The Oscars Official site).
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[edit] Film recorder Oscar
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded a Oscar to the makers of the Arrilaser film recorder. The Award of Merit Oscar from the Academy Scientific and Technical Award ceremony will be given on Feb. 11, 2012 to Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer and Wolfgang Riedel. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Arri e-mag, December 2006, "Digital" section. Retrieved March 17, 2007.
- ^ Developers of film recorder to receive Oscar
