Hamlet Delivers Test and Measurement System to Flotsam
Films Post Production Facility
August 20, 2010
Source: Hamlet Video
Flotsam Films, a unique hybrid production company
and post production facility based in London, has installed
both a DS9000 DigiScope and a software-based VidScope-HD test
and measurement system from Hamlet. According to Tony Wilson
of Flotsam Films, the devices are “years ahead in terms
of the functionality real users need”.
The DS9000 is an on-screen display precision test and measurement
system, developed specifically for routine signal testing
in environments such as post production, making it ideal for
Flotsam Films. Based on Hamlet’s bespoke digital platform
it accepts the full range of application and resolution modules,
meaning that users can tailor the system capabilities to their
precise needs. The 1U device has DVI and XVGA outputs, which
can be routed to any convenient monitor.
VidScope-HD is a suite of test and measurement tools, covering
audio and video and including new tests such as photo-sensitive
epilepsy. The software runs on a Windows PC with a suitable
video card. Up to six different measurements can be performed
in real-time simultaneously, and the user can arrange the
windows to personal taste. Again, the full range of tests
is available, to a very high degree of precision and consistency.
“The biggest single reason we choose Hamlet for test
and measurement is that the people there are very helpful,”
said Tony Wilson of Flotsam Films. “A lot of broadcast
kit is made by huge, unapproachable corporations, but Hamlet
really listens to us. It is great to deal with people we know
at a very specialised technical company.
“The VidScope software product has a lot of potential,”
he continued. “Traditionally you would have to use fixed
hardware to ensure you were getting the video levels right,
but the flexibility of the software solution is great. If
you are in a suite facing long hours of colour correction,
knowing you can drag the windows to give you the test patterns
you want in the places you want is fantastic. This product
is years ahead in terms of the functions real users need.”
“I am very pleased to hear Tony’s comments,”
added Steve Nunney, director of Hamlet. “We ensure we
to listen to our customers, because they are the experts in
test and measurement – they know what they need to see
and where they want to see it. Our aim is to meet their expectations.”
The VidScope software and the DS9000 will both be featured
on the Hamlet booth at IBC2010, stand number 10.A24. They
can be seen alongside the new compact version of the Digiscope,
the DS900, which is being launched at IBC2010, and the specialist
stereoscopic version of the software suite, the VidScope-3D.
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