HD Video

We offer a selection of high-end HD editing services on state-of-the-industry Mac platforms. We have three edit stations including two 12 core MacPro with 32 GB RAM, Kona 3 capture cards to ingest uncompressed 4:4:4 footage from HDCAM SR tapes, and a Matrox compressHD H.264 accelerator card. With 126 Terabytes of Raid 5 SAS online storage and another 25 terabytes dedicated to tape capture, we can handle massive projects. We have 40 Terabytes of off-site RAID storage for back-up of critical files. We use a 25″ Panasonic 2550 production monitor for color-grading and critical review.

HD Video Editing Services

• HDCAM-SR (uncompressed 4:4:4) and HDCAM Tape Digitizing and Dubbing.
• Digital Intermediate / Color Grading Services using Apple Color
• Creative Editing with Final Cut Pro – SD and HD projects
• Output almost any codec (Youtube, Vimeo, iPhone, Flash, WMV, Quicktime, Mpeg, DPX, AVI, Image Sequences)
• Near real-time h.264 encoding

Archangel Video Restoration

Aerial Filmworks provides world class “Archangel” video restoration services. The Archangel, from the Snell Group, is a hardware-based solution that can repair video artifacts, remove defective pixels, enhance stabilization, and reduce video noise. For more information and samples, visit our Video Restoration page.

Blu-ray Discs and DVD Products

We master and replicate quick turn-around short run Blu-ray Discs and DVDs. Our services include design of custom menus, covers, and disc printing.