Color Correction

VTA has a rich history in the field of film-to-tape transfer. Our business started in 1969 with a film chain and has been an innovating leader in the field ever since. VTA developed the original DaVinci color corrector, Steadi-Film gates and Astec Edit Controllers. Today, we offer the ideal combination of talent and equipment for every filmmaker’s needs, utilizing our own Nova Data Scanner/Telecine along with Aurora noise reduction and Corona edit control to continually strive for the best in transfer technology. Our suite utilizes a 2Kplus DaVinci with 3 power windows and defocus or a DaVinci Resolve with virtually unlimited window and effects capabilities.

Systems/Capabilities

Transfer of 8, S8, 16, S16, 35, S35 to virtually any file, SD or HD tape format
Able to handle common optical sound on 16 & 35 film, common mag on 16
Able to handle separate 35 optical sound, separate 16 or 35 multi-track mag
Able to handle S16mm Aaton time code and 16 and 35 Arri time code on film
Able to handle sound from 1/4″, DAT or DVD Ram
Film sound sync in or separate from transfer
Color Correction of virtually all tape formats
Unified edit control of telecine and tape machines with log and flex file capabilities

Burn in time code and burn in key code logging or dubbing
Creation of stills on cd or dvd or post to internet as HTML document
Live streaming of transfer session via QuickTime Broadcaster
Ability to pull 300dpi stills for full page ads from 35mm film
Film element evaluation, repair, splicing and leadering
Professional film cleaning via Lipsner-Smith CF3000 MKVI Perclor film cleaner
Consultation for effects, establishing looks, etc.

VTA’s interest in R&D continues with the company’s latest development—Filmsystems’ Nova color correction system, which has tube, gate and optical refinements unavailable in any other telecine. Its versatility—SD, HD, 2k, plus sound—make it a perfect solution for commercial, long form and archival applications.