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SGO announces that Annapurna Studios has expanded its DI operation with the acquisition of a second Mistika 4K DI system at its Hyderabad-based location to expand and future-proof the facility. The new Mistika increases further, the creative power the facility provides its clients, making Annapurna one of the most advanced DI facilities in India.
At the forefront of the transmedia revolution, Hollywood-based Identity FX, Inc. has purchased and installed a Mistika 4K colour-grading and stereoscopic 3D system. The investment delivers a new category of comprehensive 2D and Stereo 3D production and post production services that closes the loop in the production pipeline. With the newly-installed Mistika at the core of its service offerings, Identity FX now provides a compelling combination of services that uniquely positions the studio to deliver camera-to-delivery, 2D and Stereo 3D services to its client base of Hollywood studios, feature film, television and commercial production companies worldwide.
SGO’s Mistika technology was used for all the DI and Stereo 3D post production by industry leading post production company Park Road Post in The Adventures of Tintin. All digital intermediate work in both 2D and Stereo 3D was achieved using Mistika, which included colour grading, conforming, convergence adjustments and hand-offs between shots. Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, the film is based on the series of books “The Adventures of Tintin” by Hergé and is also produced by Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy, with Ken Kamins, Hergé Estate’s Nick Rodwell and Stephane Sperry as executive producers.
In order to post produce and enhance the highest quality film making, world-class facility, Hualong Film Digital Production Company Ltd, a subsidiary of China Film Group, the world’s second largest film group, has invested in SGO’s Mistika post production system and SAN. The majority of Chinese film special effects are created by Hualong, on an annual basis, and Mistika will play an integral role in supporting the company’s existing current film project workflows.
Advanced creative tools for all DI and Finishing requirements, including Editing, VFX, Colour Correction, Paint and Keying, with timeline control, real-time review and interactive playback. Multi-level Primary and Secondary colour correction, combined with optical flow processing for grain managment, semaless slow-motion and image restoration. Open storage infrastructure, sharing standard file formats without import/export or conversion process. Generate the perfect results, at the best quality, within the shortest possible time.
Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, 6 September 2011 – As part of a £20-million refurbishment of the iconic Blackpool Tower, London-based production company Sharp Cookies has produced a breath-taking 4D Cinema Film that was almost entirely post produced using SGO’s Mistika post production system.
Mistika plays a central role for 3D film production workflows at Park Road Wellington, New Zealand, 18 July 2011: With production now in motion on Peter Jackson’s two film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, SGO is delighted to confirm … Read More
New York, USA, 6 June, 2011 – SGO announces today the sale of the very first Mistika 4K system in the US East Coast at New York-based OFFHOLLYWOOD. Leading innovators in 4K, 3D acquisition and post production services, OFFHOLLYWOOD chose Mistika as its system of choice after careful examination of all the current systems in the market to date. Mistika’s highly developed toolset and workflow compatibility with RED Epic and Element Technica’s (ET) ATOM 3D rigs, blatantly outshine the competition and play a crucial and advantageous role in enabling OFFHOLLYWOOD to provide first-rate Stereo 3D production services.
Wellington, New Zealand, 10 September 2010: SGO is delighted to announce at IBC 2010, the exciting and significant news that highly esteemed New Zealand-based facility Park Road Post Production, following elated reactions to Mistika, has invested in two Mistika 4K systems as their system of choice for stereo 3D production. Park Road’s creative and technical team were initially attracted to Mistika’s unrivalled stereoscopic 3D capability but the direct relationship with SGO was a key factor to ensure they continue to push the boundaries of development and technology.
London, UK, 16 March 2010: SGO, a leading European developer of high-end solutions for the post production and broadcast markets is proud to announce that one of its key London Mistika customers, On Sight, have declared that their Mistika finishing suite is a world first. Soho-based On Sight are experts in support for High Definition and 3D content creation and management.