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At the IBC, Chrome Imaging is demonstrating version 2.0 of its Matrix compositing system. Among the new features of this version is a completely revised colour-correction tool that can still handle 2K and 4K material in real time.
In addition to the film desktop, which, like the large Autodesk systems, consists of several film strips, there is now also an A/B-roll timeline like the one familiar from Premiere. In addition, several transitions have been added that work in real time, and the colour-measurement tools have been improved. In the effects, some completely new modules have been introduced: A film-restoration tool that automatically removes scratches and contamination from the film material using an infrared scan, as well as a wire-removal tool for removing unwanted elements in the image.
The new InPaint module allows manual removal of contamination if, for example, no infrared scan is available. The Edit module of Matrix is now also offered as a standalone system, “Matrix Edit”.
At the IBC, Chrome Imaging also showed a Linux version that is to come onto the market this year. The new version 2.0 is to be available from the end of the month. Prices vary depending on the expansion of the system. The following prices can be used as a guideline for the standard configuration: the DI-only version without connection to scanners or film printers costs around 100,000 euros, the 2K version with connection to film scanners and printers around 200,000 euros, and the 4K version around 300,000 euros.
Further Links:
- Chrome Imaging
