Silicon Imaging SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera Streamlines Movie and HD Production
The 2K Digital Cinema camera system from CineForm(R) and Intel Corporation is pretty path-breaking it captures footage directly to disk, at 1920x1080P HD or 2048x1152 cinema resolutions running on motherboards integrated into the camera or on laptop computers powered by Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processors.
This one is also a pioneer of sorts as its the first 2/3" digital cinema camera with 10-bit CineForm RAW(TM) and 12-bit uncompressed 2K direct-to-disk recording. One also comes across over 10 f-stop dynamic range, a touch-screen interface and IT-friendly connectivity, in addition to in-context 3D color-corrected "look" visualization.
So how does it work? The digital negatives and "look" metadata are captured to a 2.5" notebook hard drive via CineForm RAW(TM) visually perfect codec The SI-2K DVR with an embedded Intel Core 2 Duo processor and hot-swap drive cartridge system plus the removable MINI camera head will retail for $20,000 or bundled with Prospect 2K for $22,000.
"The transition to digital cinematography started when George Lucas first shot 'Star Wars: Episode II' in HD," states Ari Presler, Silicon Imaging CEO. "Today, we have completely eliminated the need for film or tape and now offer the ability to shoot at even higher resolutions than HD, edit while each shot is taken, and have a production ready for distribution within weeks instead of months."