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Most recent advances in film production have been associated with the digital intermediate (DI) process, providing for the generation of advanced creative looks and effects with the final film imagery. While some effects are subtle, such as intricate but subtle colour changes. others can be dramatic, changing the entire look of a scene with effects and compositing, as well as strong and dynamic changes to a scene’s original cinematography. That’s where the power of Mistika’s combined creative tools, including colour grading, effects, paint, graphics, and more, sperate it from the competition.

 

Color correction is a vital part of any post-production workflow, and Mistika provides a range of colour based solutions that enable any director or DoP to ensure their vision is faithfully represented within the final imagery, both technically and creatively.

 

The creative and production talent behind some of the highest profile Stereo 3D movies yet made, and indeed being made, including New Zealand’s Park Road Post, and Weta, Canada’s Creative Post, the UK’s ON SIGHT, and many, many more, have chosen SGO’s Mistika for their 3D production and post-production workflows, often replacing less capable Stereo 3D systems that have failed to deliver on their initial promise.

 

On-line finishing and mastering is where the whole creative vision comes together, and is where the editor and creative operator can make the difference between just good and great. SGO’s Mistika enables the creative vision to be perfected every time, through its combination of editorial and creative effects tools, all provided with true real-time interactivity.

 

The Mistika range of creative systems combine all the necessary technical functionality with highly creative grading tools and comprehensive effects capabilities for all DI and film post-production needs, with uncompromising quality and real-time performance, for digitally and celluloid film captured imagery.

 

The ultimate on-line editing, colour grading, effects and creative tools, used for the creation of high-end commercial, delivering unmatched imagery.

 

For music promos originating on any image format, from film to video or digital cinematography, Mistika’s real-time editing, effects, colour grading, graphics, text, paint and versioning capabilities provide an un-matched extensive feature set for client-attended creative sessions.

 

The start of any theatrical feature film is its trailer, and not only do trailers often have to be generated before the film is finalised, they often have to be delivered in multiple formats in as short a turnaround time as possible. With most films and their trailers now produced at 2K/4K and above, post facilities need combined real-time creative tools, including on-line editing, colour grading, effects, graphics and finishing to ensure swift delivery. Mistika is the only system capable of such advanced workflows.

 

Large and Giant format imagery, as used within outdoor events, venue attraction rides, simulators, and more, require image resolutions well beyond the cinema standards of 2K and 4K, but with all the same creative tools and real-time capabilities. Mistika is the only system that can provide this, and more.

 

With advanced motion estimation and optical-flow image processing, SGO’s Mistika systems provides industry leading capabilities for film and video restoration and image re-mastering, including film grain and image noise management.

 

The final post-production workflow is where every aspect of the production finally comes together, and is where a project requires the best people and creative facilities to guarantee the end result. Post-production is also a very competitive area of the imaging business and requires collaborative workflows to maximise capability, creativity and quality, while minimising costs. Mistika’s advanced technical and creative tools are unsurpassed in this respect.

 

Providing collaborative and flexible solutions, from colour grading and finishing, to content re-purposing and standards conversion, there are many needs for the demanding and time critical broadcast environment. Mistika’s technical and creative tools are designed for doing more in as short a time-scale as possible, giving broadcasters access to a massive range of capabilities in a single and truly collaborative system, guaranteeing the best possible end results make it to air.

 

For TV station output recording, for legal broadcasting verification and checking, SGO’s Black Box uses a simple to set-up and manage disc based recorder for video and audio broadcast verification.

 

Today’s News environment is one of the most demanding, and requires creative and technical post-production systems that deliver complete solutions with stunning creative results, for all deliverables, including TV, web and mobile media devices, delivered faster and more efficiently than via any other available workflows.

 

Companies in the media industry have always strived to use the latest technologies to reduce production times, optimize resources, and ultimately reduce costs. SGO’s understanding of the potential capabilities of open storage allow companies to take full advantage of true centralized storage infrastructure to do just that. Highly customizable and intelligently optimized open storage, enabling the most profitable workflow throughout a facility, while maximizing the use of every available resource.