Pandora International
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Pandora International is a maker of hardware and software. Pandora International devices are able to color correct video and 16mm and 35mm motion picture film transfered through it's
devices. Pandora International is based in Greenhithe, Kent
, England
.
s, like the FDL60 the first digital
telecine. New models could control FDL 90, Quadra and Spirit DataCine
s Pogle used customized external control panels. Pogle has a a CPU rack and a telecine interface rack. The first Pogle's controlled the telecine' internal color corrector. The Pogle also has a very good edit controller, that give accurate 2/3 editing to tape (like the TLC). Original Pogle's used the operating system ANDIX which ran on PDOS
, the program and list are stored on a SCSI
Hard Disk
, with backup to a 3.5" floppy disk. Video
Display
is to a Multi Sync monitor. The newer operating system updated to a SGI
platinum operating system
ran on a SGI Indy
computer and later an SGI O2
, these replaced the internal CPU and video
cards in the pogle controller rack. The Indy computer and O2 computer's backup is usually to a ext. zip Drive
or ext. floppy. The O2 has an int. CD-ROM
Pandora's DCP external color corrector is a Rec. 601 digital box the would not work on a FDL 60 without extra interfacing.
and PAL
video.
and on the Specter VDC-2000 virtual telecine
. MegaDEF was controled with a Pogle Platinum controller. MegaDEF digital color processor could color correct 2k display resolution
data
in real time. On he virtual telecine this data was playing off a Storage area network
- SAN through the VDC-2000.
devices. Pandora International is based in Greenhithe, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Pogle Color Corrector
Pandora Int. was the maker the Pogle color corrector controller. The Pogle can control a telecineTelecine
Telecine is transferring motion picture film into video and is performed in a color suite. The term is also used to refer to the equipment used in the post-production process....
s, like the FDL60 the first digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
telecine. New models could control FDL 90, Quadra and Spirit DataCine
Spirit DataCine
Spirit DataCine is a telecine and/or a motion picture film scanner. This device is able to transfer 16mm and 35mm motion picture film to NTSC or PAL standards or one of many High-definition television standards. With the data transfer option a Spirit DataCine can output DPX data files. The Spirit...
s Pogle used customized external control panels. Pogle has a a CPU rack and a telecine interface rack. The first Pogle's controlled the telecine' internal color corrector. The Pogle also has a very good edit controller, that give accurate 2/3 editing to tape (like the TLC). Original Pogle's used the operating system ANDIX which ran on PDOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
, the program and list are stored on a SCSI
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. The SCSI standards define commands, protocols, and electrical and optical interfaces. SCSI is most commonly used for hard disks and tape drives, but it...
Hard Disk
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
, with backup to a 3.5" floppy disk. Video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
Display
Display resolution
The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection...
is to a Multi Sync monitor. The newer operating system updated to a SGI
SGI
SGI may refer to:*Saskatchewan Government Insurance, a provincial Crown corporation that has been developed over the years into two linked operations* Scientific Games International: see Scientific Games Corporation...
platinum operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
ran on a SGI Indy
SGI Indy
The Indy, code-named "Guinness", is a low-end workstation introduced on 12 July 1993. Developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics Incorporated , it was the result of their attempt to obtain a share of the low-end computer-aided design market, which was dominated at the time by other workstation...
computer and later an SGI O2
SGI O2
The O2 is an entry-level Unix workstation introduced in 1996 by Silicon Graphics, Inc. to replace their earlier Indy series. Like the Indy, the O2 used a single MIPS microprocessor and was intended to be used mainly for multimedia. Its larger counterpart was the SGI Octane...
, these replaced the internal CPU and video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
cards in the pogle controller rack. The Indy computer and O2 computer's backup is usually to a ext. zip Drive
Zip drive
The Zip drive is a medium-capacity removable disk storage system that was introduced by Iomega in late 1994. Originally, Zip disks launched with capacities of 100 MB, but later versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB....
or ext. floppy. The O2 has an int. CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
Pandora's DCP external color corrector is a Rec. 601 digital box the would not work on a FDL 60 without extra interfacing.
DCP
DCP or Digital Color Processor was as standard definition digital video processor controlled by a Pogle. With the DCP color correction and secondary color processing could be done outside of the telecine. Standard definition processing was of NTSCNTSC
NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
and PAL
PAL
PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system...
video.
PiXi
The PiXi was Pandora own digital color processor, it replaced the DCP. The newer system able to process HDTV also.MegaDEF
In 1999 Pandora came out with the MegaDEF system. MegaDEF used two PiXi systems with a multiplexer rack. The MegaDEF could be used on both the Spirit DataCineSpirit DataCine
Spirit DataCine is a telecine and/or a motion picture film scanner. This device is able to transfer 16mm and 35mm motion picture film to NTSC or PAL standards or one of many High-definition television standards. With the data transfer option a Spirit DataCine can output DPX data files. The Spirit...
and on the Specter VDC-2000 virtual telecine
Virtual telecine
A virtual telecine is a piece of video equipment that can play back data files in real time. The colorist-video operator controls the virtual telecine like a normal telecine, although without controls like focus and framing. The data files can be from a Spirit DataCine, motion picture film scanner...
. MegaDEF was controled with a Pogle Platinum controller. MegaDEF digital color processor could color correct 2k display resolution
Display resolution
The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection...
data
Data
The term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which...
in real time. On he virtual telecine this data was playing off a Storage area network
Storage area network
A storage area network is a dedicated network that provides access to consolidated, block level data storage. SANs are primarily used to make storage devices, such as disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes, accessible to servers so that the devices appear like locally attached devices...
- SAN through the VDC-2000.
- Specter - VDC - Virtual DataCine. In 1999 PhilipsPhilipsKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
introduces the Specter the first virtual telecine. It is able to color correct, re-size and grain reduce 2k DPX files in real time. Used in DI work and to make multiple video formats off one film transfer scan (PAL, NTSC, Pan scan, letter box…). This was accomplished by playing the DPX files back through the Spirit Datacine’s process electronics and a Pandora MegaDef Colour Correction system.
- The 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?O Brother, Where Art Thou?O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 comedy film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning. Set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression, the film's story is a modern satire loosely...
was scanned with Spirit Datacine, color corrected with a VDC-2000 using a Pandora Int. Pogle Color Corrector with MegaDEF. A Kodak Lightning II film recorder was used to put the data output back to film. This process changed the greens to a green-yellow color.
See also
- Film ChainFilm chainA film chain or film island is a television - Professional video camera with one or more projectors aligned into the photographic lens of the camera. With two or more projectors a system of front-surface mirrors that can pop-up are used in a multiplexer. These mirrors switch different projectors...
- Digital film
- Digital cinemaDigital cinemaDigital cinema refers to the use of digital technology to distribute and project motion pictures. A movie can be distributed via hard drives, optical disks or satellite and projected using a digital projector instead of a conventional film projector...
- Direct to Disk RecordingDirect to Disk RecordingDirect-to-disk recording refers to methods by which analog signals and digital signals such as digital audio and digital video are digitally recorded to optical disc recording technologies such as DVDs, and CD optical discs...
- Hard disk recorderHard disk recorderA hard disk recorder is a type of direct to disk recording system that uses a high-capacity hard disk to record digital audio or digital video. Hard disk recording systems represent an alternative to more traditional reel-to-reel tape or cassette multitrack systems, and provide editing...
- Factors causing HDTV Blur.HDTV blurHDTV blur is a common term used to describe a number of different artifacts on modern consumer high-definition television sets.The following factors are generally the primary or secondary causes of HDTV blur; in some cases more than one of these factors may be in play at the studio or receiver end...
- Da Vinci SystemsDa Vinci Systemsda Vinci Systems is a main manufacturer of high-end post-production color grading and film restoration systems for feature films, video production and broadcast post-production facilities...
- Color gradingColor gradingColor grading or colour painting, is the process of altering and enhancing the color of a motion picture, video image, or still image either electronically, photo-chemically or digitally. The photo-chemical process is also referred to as color timing and is typically performed at a photographic...
and editing systems. - CintelCintelCintel International Ltd is a British company, based in Ware, Hertfordshire,SG12 0AE, which specialises in the design and manufacture of professional post-production equipment, for transcribing film into video or data formats...
telecine equipment. - Color suiteColor suiteColor suite also called a Color bay or a Telecine suite or Color correction bay. Color suite is the control room for color grading video in a post production environment. The video source could be from: a telecine, a Video tape recorder , a motion picture film scanner, virtual telecine or a Direct...
- For means of putting video on film, see telerecording (UK) and kinescopeKinescopeKinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program made by filming the picture from a video monitor...
(US).