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21st
August 2009
Q. So what's all this hype about Mistika this year? A. Mistika combines any-resolution editing, grading and compositing in one system with no rendering needed whatsoever for many features. Being already capable of advanced stereoscopic and data workflows, including real-time RED file handling, it gives post companies more ability, increased efficiency and a competitive advantage that sets them apart from their rivals. Q. So what sets it apart from other systems out there? A. No other single system has the breadth of features that Mistika has. Not only that it has strength in depth. Each feature, like grading, stands comparison with the best dedicated system on the market and each feature seamlessly integrates with another without time consuming or destructive importing and exporting. The other great strength is S P E E D. Everyone who sees it in operation is wowed by its ability and the fact that for so many, even complex, operations no rendering is required. On top of this, the system is open, allowing storage to be accessed and shared by other applications and customer scripts to be incorporated.
Q. What about its history and the company behind it? A. Mistika is developed by SGO in Madrid . It has over 15 years of development behind it, having evolved from a previously successful system - Jaleo. It is therefore extremely robust and production proven. SGO, unlike some of its competitors whose development has stagnated in the current climate, is aggressively pushing development forward with new tools and workflows, especially in the areas of data workflow (e.g. with r3d files) and stereoscopic 3D. Q. So what's special about RED workflow? - everyone can do that these days. A. Sure - many systems can import the r3d files. But Mistika works directly with RED camera files without any importing or rendering. Working directly on the r3d file preserves all 12 bits of information right through the post process. It can take or conform from the original 4K camera files, rescale them to many desired delivery resolutions and colour grade the result in real time in a single process. Mistika also allows access and alterations to the decisions made by the camera operator on a shot-by-shot basis. As Mistika is so fast it remains responsive and usable even when working with 4k files.
Q. What about stereo 3D then - lots of systems doing that too. A. Many systems claim to support stereo 3D workflows now, but for most that simply means being able to work on and play out two streams of video. Mistika goes far beyond this with dedicated tools for helping with the specific problems that occur in stereoscopic production. It goes without saying it can grade two streams, either individually or together or both, but then things like being able to alter the interocular distance using advanced optical flow technology take it to another level. Currently this is one of the most active areas of development in Mistika. Q. OK I'm intrigued - I'll look out for it. A. Better still contact me to book an appointment - we know we will have lots of interest. Better to get a time booked up for a dedicated one on one demo than stand at the back of a general presentation.
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