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Quantel increases resolution across post and DI range - 4K and HD RGB now standard specification (10/5/2007)

In a move that dramatically raises the bar for post production equipment, Quantel is announcing that with immediate effect the specification for all its DI systems, including iQ and Pablo, will be increased to 4K. At the same time, all of its HD machines, such as the eQ editing/ effects/ color grading/ deliverables system and Pablo HD, are also being upgraded to HD RGB. This upgrade brings Quantel's creative systems into line with the 4K and HD RGB formats of the company's new Genetic Engineering teamworking infrastructure.

"4K is an increasingly popular route for digital intermediate, and providing realtime 4K as standard in the DI space provides a clear differentiator for facilities between them and their competition," comments Mark Horton, Strategic Marketing Manager, Quantel. "Companies looking to get into the DI market can buy Quantel equipment and be confident that they are future-proofed. 4K will undoubtedly be the standard of the future. Buying 4K capable machines now avoids the danger of expensive upgrades while they are still amortizing their original expenditure.

"The same transition to higher quality is happening in the HD market," Horton continues, "where the demand for HD RGB is rising fast as companies look to differentiate themselves above and beyond the current industry high definition baseline."

Along with the powerful new standards, the brand new V3.7 software package for eQ, iQ and Pablo is also on show for the first time at NAB. V3.7 is a point release that adds new colour and shapes tools to what is already an impressively feature-rich toolset, while also implementing QuickTime 7 support.

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