Press Release

IRIDAS, the leader in playback and automation
technologies for postproduction, today announced the release of
SequencePublisher 2006. The new version of this powerful batch-processing
and file conversion software provides significant new capabilities for
postproduction facilities who want to automate complex file conversion work.
This allows them to free up human resources for creative work, rather than
having to spend time on repetitive manual tasks.
SequencePublisher 2006 is available for the Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
platforms. The command-line-based application allows for automated batch
processing so that file conversion, such as the creation of Digital Dailies
can be done in the background without requiring monitoring. Parameters are
entered and SequencePublisher does the rest.
Along with a proven set of file conversion tools, SequencePublisher 2006
adds support for LUTs and SpeedGrade .look files so that color data can be
applied to new renders or QuickTimes for remote review – thus integrating
SequencePublisher directly into IRIDAS' end-to-end color pipeline.
SequencePublisher 2006 also includes support for metadata plug-ins, allowing
the application to access external databases or production management
systems; support for new file formats including DPX 2.0, OpenEXR, YUV, and
others; and a new Profile Editor for fine-tuning output settings.
"SequencePublisher is now fully integrated into our facility and on our
render farm," said Anthony Kramer, VFX Coordinator at Digital Dimension, a
leading VXF house in LA. "We use it all day long. Whenever any of our
artists renders a comp, we have SequencePublisher create a QuickTime at the
same time."
SequencePublisher 2006 also offers significantly enhanced text capabilities
via customizable burn-in templates. "What SequencePublisher has allowed us
to do is package the process of stamping with the transcoding," explained
Kramer. "Now we can have a different stamp on each QuickTime movie we make;
the QuickTime the client sees can have different information in it than the
QuickTimes we use internally. When we receive new scans for a show, we can
stamp the work area right on the QuickTime proxy and it can be different for
every show."
"SequencePublisher has been used for years now, often together with
FrameCycler DDS for creating dailies," said Steve Crouch, Director of IRIDAS
USA. "We're seeing a lot of new interest right now. Facilities really want
the savings in terms of time and human resources which this type of
automation offers."
SequencePublisher 2006 for Mac OSX, Windows 2000/XP, and Linux is available
immediately from IRIDAS and IRIDAS USA. Pricing is $499 per seat with a site
license option available.
www.iridas.com