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Kilt Studios announces Maze. A professional color grading solution for motion captured on DSLRs. The process removes the ‘video’ quality of the image and brings into a format professional grading tools can utilize. Through Maze digital still camera footage is transformed to act and look more like film through the color correction and finishing process.

Maze enables directors and cinematographers to maintain the quality of image they have become accustomed too without losing the versatility and freedom recording from a still camera can provide.

The Maze process developed like many systems out of necessity. “Directors approached us and asked how can i make this better?” says Kilt’s co-founder Andy Mac. “We asked the question  - what are it’s drawbacks? Aside from how its recorded what are the differences from film? We had to look at the limitations of the technology and find a way to address those issues.” asking the questions from the base level allowed Kilt to manage each stage of the process.

DSLRs captures footage at a fairly high compression rate. The compression can create some digital noise over the image. Maze reduces the noise in the image especially around he edges of an object or person. It takes away some of the video crispness. The rolling shutter reduces the motion blur normally found in film. The image feels off. Taking each in context, Maze processes the scene with motion blur in 3D space. The analysis give the scenes the proper motion with foreground action having more blur attached to the image than that of the background.

The combination of elements renders a beautiful image that can then move to a professional workflow environment. For more information and specific case studies, please contact Margaux Mackay or Matthew McManus at Kilt.

Kilt Studios is a full service boutique, post-production studio in the heart of Culver City. We provide content at the highest level of achievement and truly partner with filmmakers to find solutions to creative questions.

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