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to a site where you can find out about new experiences
in using HD digital imaging for filmed entertainment.
for scheduling and pricing for HD
camera rentals and HD post
services
call HD Cinema LA 310-434-9500........NY 212 691-3561 full
contact info see bottom of this page
RED #245 and #246
cameras arrived in January 2008...RED EVF Viewfinders
arrived April 21
The
RED is an amazing new camera that starts with a Super 35mm sized
4K CMOS sensor and delivers 4K, 2K or HD images in a RAW format.
Several feature films, numerous commercials and some music videos
havealready been shot with this camera. With the newest software
builds we feel that if you have the right team this camera is
ready now for production.
Call or email for detailed RED camera package pricing.
We will be gathering
DPs,1st ACs, DITs and Editors who we know to spend time with
these systems so that we may refer a pool of talent who can
operate this gear.
HD Cinema is a small boutique operation with HD camera rentals as
well as HD post production. We are in a unique position to
provide expertise for this new technology.
RED camera rental equipment packages
RED post workflow
Sony XDCAM EX1
camera rental $250per day. These new cameras are amazing too . The Sony
PMW-EX1 cameras record 1920x1080 on SxS flash cards, the
performance of this camera totally blows away the Panasonic
HVX200 with P2 cards for about the same cost. (3) 1/2" CMOS
imagers give a more filmic shallower depth of field than the
smaller 1/3 CCDs on the HVX200.
Sony XDCAM EX rental pricing will start at $ 250 per day for a
camera and built in 14x lens and (1) 8GB SxS card that easily
load into any newer PC or MacBook with the PCExpress card slot to
copy to Firewire drives. Plugins are ready for Final Cut Pro,
Avid, Adobe Premiere, Vegas 8 and other NLEs.
See our detailed RATES for Sony XDCAM EX and
accessories pricing which are as low as $ 750 per week. Sony XDCAM EX camera
rentals are available from HD Cinema in Los Angeles and New York
metro area, and we also ship nationwide.
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Sony
PMW-EX1 camera details.......Sony XDCAM post workflow
contact Jeff Blauvelt via email....jeff "at" hd-cinema.com or call 310-434-9500 for all inquiries regarding production or post
Sony HDW-F900R ...the same
performance as the F900/3 CineAlta camera, but lighter weight,
plus built in HDSDI, optional slow shutter, downconverter
...Color viewfinder available,
plus the length of the Sony F900R camera body is 20% shorter
compared to the previous model. The HDW-F900R is also extremely
lightweight - 2.6 kg (5.7 lbs) lighter than the F900/3. With the
viewfinder, battery, cassette, microphone, and a small zoom lens,
the total weight is only 5.4 kg (12 lb). 
Sony HDW-F900/3 ...an
industry standard for high quality broadcast and digital cinema
production,Sony F900 rental is now very affordable. Records to
HDCAM digital videotapes, Sony BCT-40 which last 50 minutes at
24p. With our Miranda DVC800 HDSDI adapters you can feed uncompressed
1920 x 1080 24p and 60i video with 4:2:2 sampling to an
outboard digital recorderand enjoy the security and redundancy of
a high quality HDCAM original videotape.
Capture with an AJA Kona 3 to a eSATA or UltraSCSI RAID for the
highest quality, or use the AJA iO HD unit to record with a
MacPro laptop and inexpensive Firewire drives using the Apple
ProRes 4:2:2 codec. You will be ready to edit on set! 
Compact Flash
recording for the Sony F900! Convergent Designs will soon be
shipping their Flash XDR™ onboard recorder. This small onboard device will allow better
than HDCAM recording for a daily rental cost of under $150 ! This
unit will record to two hot-swappable CompactFlash cards, which
then can be removied and copied to hard disks at 3x -6x real
time. The Flash XDR™ unit records full I-Frame only 100 Mb/s
MPEG2 4:2:2@HL
profile. This codec is
superior to HDCAM and DVCPro recording, either to tape or to the
older P2 card technology. Both Sony and Panasonic will debate the
fine points, but arguably the quality will be equal to the
AVC-Intra codec which is being promoted as equal to HD-D5
recording quality.
Panasonic AJ-HDX900...an excellent alternative to Varicam, see
our special Panasonic HDX-900 rental pricing
the newest Panasonic DVCPro HD
camera the Panasonic HDX900 outperforms the Varicam in many
areas, and costs less!
...shoot 720/24p and up to 60p for slow motion, and also record
1080/24p and 60i ! ...uses all our lenses below [ 2/3" ccd
sensor]; powerful Time Lapse, 8 sec solid state cache recorder,
HDSDI, 4Ch 48KHz audio, 4:2:2 color sampling, Firewire output !
Producers and DP Guides to HD Camera Operations
Panasonic Varicam camera rental - we recently discontinued offering
Varicam rentals as the HDX900 has proven to be a more popular
camera for us to
offer
Zeiss
Digiprime lenses 
Zeiss Digizoom ..... ............
Zeiss web site link
These are the finest
lenses available for Sony F900 CineAlta and Panasonic HD cameras
! if you want the best images for your feature these lenses are
first on the request list from cinematographers worldwide.
Zeiss
Digizoom 6-24mm zoom lens T 1.9
Canon HD-EC
CineStyle zoom lenses.......
Canon web site link
Canon HJ21x7.5 KLL-SC
(7.5-157mm) T 2.1 and Canon HJ11x4.7 KLL-SC (4.7-52mm) T 2.1
these are
very popular lenses that allow your 1st ACs more precise focus
control with almost no breathing
Fujinon Super
Telephoto zoom lens
Fujinon Optical
Stabilizer.............
Fujinon web site link
Fujinon
HA25x16.5 BERD (16.5-413mm, or to 826mm with 2x
extender)
This is an amazing lens for
especially for Sports, Wildlife, and other documentary
production. The Fujinon TS-P58A stabilizer gets rave reviews.
Canon HV20 rental, also Ikelite underwater housing - special rates as low as $ 100 per day / $ 300 per week.
AJA Kona 3 and Mac
Pro Intel Dual Core for our Final Cut Pro HD systems, available
for HDCAM and DVCPro HD online editing and data capture for vfx.
Digital Dailies ....we can capture your HDCAM tapes as Apple ProRes 422 files and deliver them to you on your own firewire drives. Or if you only have have a Mac G5 so you can't utilize ProRes 422 we can capture both HDCAM and DVCPro HD using the DVCPro codec also on your hard drives. Special $ 125 - 150/hr rates
AJA Video Systems Kona 3 rental available now, coming soon AJA iO HD with Apple MacPro laptops for on set capture and post.
Sony HDW-F500 and Sony JH3
HDCAM vtr rental,
Panasonic AJ-HD1400 vtr
rental,
DVCAM vtr, HD monitor
rentals
Sony F500 rental and Sony JH3 rental for
HDCAM, Panasonic 1200A rental for DVCPro HD- Besides the camera
packages, we also rent and ship these vtrs and monitors
nationwide for editing, cloning camera original tapes, screening
dailies, and proper downconverting to standard video at your
location
see VTR rental rates
Panasonic DVCPro HD via 1394 Firewire - the Panasonic HD1200A vtr has a built in Firewire card allowing capture of the HD video via Final Cut Pro on a Mac G5 and Firewire disks.
HD downconversion to
Digibeta, DV and to disk
For dailies screening and off-line
editing on standard non-linear systems
see TRANSFER RATES
Miranda DVC-800 downconverter: mounts on the F900 or standalone, allows HDSDI single cable output, SDI and DVCAM downconverted outputs, 4 Channel audio record capability with 2 additional AES digital inputs to the camcorder
Panasonic AJ-HD1200A vtr for DVCPro HD downconversion to Digibeta and DVCAM
HD editing and non-linear conform of edls
AJA
Kona 3 HD cards in MacPro Intel Dual Core workstations - the
ultimate uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, and Dual Link
4:4:4 HD. KONA 3 brings you uncompressed video, 8-channel AES and
embedded audio, HD/SD format conversion.
*We can also capture and convert both Sony HDCAM tapes and
Panasonic Varicam tapes using Final Cut Pro HD to data files via
the new Apple ProRes 422 codec if you have a MacPro for your edit
workstation, or we can use the Apple/Pansonic DVCPro HD codec
using the built in DVCProHD Hardware Acceleration in the Kona
cards
Developed in close
cooperation with Apple, KONA hardware takes a portion of the
DVCProHD codec processing load off the CPU, allowing more Real
Time effects in Final Cut Pro HD when outputting to HD-SDI.
look for HDCAM
SR vtrs in 2008!
see HD ONLINE RATES
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HD uncompressed online post with AJA Kona 3 and MacPro workstations
Apple ProRes 422 and DVCPRo HD post
workflow
including
HD capture from tape to hard drives
Producer and intro level DP quick guide to HDTV production
DP notes for Sony HDW-F900 24p CineAlta operation
Shooting tips relatedto rexposure of highlights; dark areas
HD feature wins awards at
Cannes 2005
Director Miranda July wins the Gran Prix at Critics Week
and a Camera d'Or for "Me and You and Everyone We Know"
Sundance and Slamdance
2005
HD Cinema and DXD participate on a panel for a HD24p
Case Study and in a High Def Fireside Chat.
HD24p
as Art
"89 Seconds at Alcazar" video installation
selected for the Whitney Museum Biennial 2004
Sony Dreams
"Magic" 2004
HD Cinema and Panavision provide camera equipment for
Tim Godsall of Biscuitworks for "Keep Right"
Park
City 2003
Sundance
2003 Feature Film "White of Winter" shows HD Cinema
tech success
Park City 2001 for Sundance,
Slamdance, Digidance Film Festivals Jan 18-28, 2001
Feature films originated and projected
in High Def digital video
To utilize breakthrough technologies in providing High Definition HD24p digital video and film services for motion picture and television program production, post-production, and theatrical exhibition and broadcast distribution. HD Cinema™ is looking for and working with a variety of partners to provide the foundation for the collaborative efforts required to develop, produce and refine projects designed to engage mass audiences. Please contact us if you are interested in a strategic relationship.
This site is also intended to share and disseminate some necessary technical information. How can you thank us for all these great notes? Refer us to anyone who needs HD camera and vtr rentals, HD24p downconversions, and HD online post production, anywhere in the US and overseas.
HD Cinema™ has at its core a group who have a vision for the creative use of HD24p technology for program production and post. To furthur that interest they have invested in some extremly high tech digital video gear. Since 1998 they have been working in high def with individuals and companies within the independent film community, providing creative and technical services and consulting for a variety of sophisticated clients. These clients are producing brilliant and creative short film and music videos, a range of dramatic narrative, action and suspense, romantic comedy and other genre independent feature films, and dynamic documentary and reality based television programs. These productions are primarily driven by the creative talents of the scriptwriters, directors and actors, but their energy is fueled and supported by the power of how to use these integrated digital production processes. We simplify the HD24p process which can be made overly complicated and more expensive than necessary.
contact Jeff Blauvelt via email....jeff "at" hd-cinema.com for all inquiries regarding production or post
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