Weta Digital Purchases an ARRISCAN

After intense evaluations at Weta Digital Ltd. in Wellington/New Zealand, including comparisons of image scans from other scanners available in the market, Weta Digital and Peter Jackson (The ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy), have decided to purchase the ARRISCAN.

 “Having Weta as a client for the ARRILASER and now also for the ARRISCAN is an honor for the whole ARRI team”, says Stefan Kramper, Director of Sales and Marketing, ARRI Digital Systems.

“It is gratifying to hear that all other film scanners fell short compared to the ARRISCAN.”



He adds: “Weta is well known in the business; they have won the last 3 VFX Oscars. After their thorough evaluation we are more than proud that they decided on the ARRISCAN.”

The ARRISCAN scans in a speed of 1 frame per second in 2K resolution and 4 seconds per frame in 4K resolution, and complements  ARRI's offerings for the Digital Intermediate process. With the ARRILASER. ARRI Color Management System and ARRISCAN, ARRI provides all the main components necessary for the Digital Intermediate workflow.

Pete Williams, Head of Digital Imaging at Weta Digital Ltd. comments: “After months of evaluations, we decided on the ARRISCAN as our next generation film scanner. The scanning speed was an exiting feature but not if it compromised the image quality. Our tests showed there was zero compromise.”

He adds: “Working alongside our existing ARRILASERs, the ARRISCAN now gives us a fully integrated scanning and recording pipeline.”


About Weta Digital Ltd.

Weta Digital is an Academy Award winning visual effects facility based in Wellington, New Zealand. Weta Digital offers world class visual effects for international feature films and commercials. The company is best known for its visual effects work on New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson.

 


 

 

 

 

 
 

No. 12 - Nov 30, 2004


ibc/cinec Roundup
A short overview of what was exciting at the ibc and
cine trade shows.


Double Cinec Awards
The ARRIFLEX 235 and the ARRISCAN received the cinec award.


ARRICAM SOC Cammy Award. The ARRICAM system will received the SOC Cammy award in Los Angeles.


Daviau' Digital Doubts
Allen Daviau makes the case for shooting film at ibc.


Weta Digital Purchases
an ARRISCAN
One of the first ARRISCAN s sold goes to New Zealand to Weta Digital.


ARRIFLEX 235 Accessories
An brief look at the many ARRI and third party accessories for the 235.


First 235 Shows in New York. The 235 appears inside a washing machine and in New York traffic for its first assignments.


Jonny Zero: Shooting Super 16 for TV. The producer of a new television show talks about the advantages of shooting Super 16 for TV.


ARRI X Ceramic 250


ARRI EB 575/1200 A.L.F.


ARRI EB 200 EVENT NINE