GearBox Offers Rental Clients Unparalleled HD Standards Conversion With Snell & Wilcox Alchemist Ph.C HD

HAMPSHIRE, U.K. - June 28, 2007 - Snell & Wilcox today announced that GearBox (Sound and Vision) Limited, has purchased two Alchemist Ph.C HD motion compensated HD standards converters.

GearBox is among the first rental companies in Europe to offer its clients the unparalleled performance of the Alchemist Ph.C HD, which complements the company's extensive stock of HD VTRs and nonlinear editing systems to enable delivery of high-quality HD content to just about any broadcast market. Industry-Leading HD Standards Converter Extends GearBox Offering, Enables Delivery of HD Content to Virtually Any Broadcast Market The Alchemist Ph.C HD yields converted images of unparalleled quality and clarity so that even the most dynamic inputs are delivered with stunning detail, free from artifacts and virtually indistinguishable from the original HD content. The unique system owes its superior performance to Snell & Wilcox's Emmy® Award-winning Ph.C motion estimation technology, the most powerful and accurate type of motion estimation available today. In addition to HD frame-rate conversion for 1080i and 720p standards, the Alchemist Ph.C ? HD unit also performs SD standards conversion between 50-Hz and 60-Hz material and HDTV upconversion, downconversion, and crossconversion. GearBox (Sound and Vision) Limited is a privately owned, United Kingdom-based company that first began trading in January 1997. Richard and Louise Eastwood, a husband and wife partnership, are sole owners of the company. GearBox operates out of four offices: company headquarters in West London, a central London base in Soho, and satellite offices in Leeds and Cardiff. The company is active in the supply of professional audio/video equipment to the broadcast, film, postproduction, and professional music recording industries. Further information is available at www.gearbox.com Date Origine Société Auteur Agence Rwtr 08/07/2007 CP/Mail Snell & Wilcox Susan Warren Wall Str Comm JPL Rubrique Image