Press Release - October 13, 2006
Dateline San Francisco October 13, 2006
Raging Stallion Studios Finalizes
Full Conversion to HD
San Francisco based Raging Stallion Studios today announced that it has completed a six-month long conversion to High Definition videography. The studio, one of the leaders in all-male erotic entertainment, first began filming movies in the full High Def (HD) earlier this year. Recently the company purchased its second HD camera and completed the conversion of its extensive editing systems to accommodate the new HD format. Raging Stallion is the first major gay-focused studio to make this conversion. As of October 1 the studio has filmed 14 movies entirely in HD, the most significant of which is Lords of the Jungle, an extravagant feature slotted for a December 1 release date.
"We have long been the technology leader in our industry," noted company president Chris Ward alluding to the studio's early experimentation in the wide screen format (SEXASCOPE). "We made the shift in camera's early this year and found the new format a significant improvement over the standard DVCAM format. Our intention is to film the finest quality footage in the industry and to set the bar as high as possible for both consumers and our competition. For me as a film maker the films shot in HD are simply astounding and allow me a whole new range of options in filming adult material."
The company overcame several obstacles in the conversion, including the massive investment required to buy new cameras and editing equipment. The extreme wide-screen format also posed problems for a production team used to working in the 4:3 standard format. The HD camera's show significantly more detail than older, outdated formats, requiring the studio to adjust lighting and set construction. The calibre of models is of critical importance, since HD vividly shows any and every skin flaw.
Although the studio has not yet released any HD films in the new Blu-Ray format, Ward made it clear that these would be coming in the next few months as soon as an audience with compatible players becomes large enough to support the investment. Meanwhile, the post production team at Raging Stallion has developed a compression process that allows standard DVDs and DVD players to take advantage of the crisp images captured on the HD cameras. In short, customers today with current DVD players are able to immediately see a higher quality image when viewing Raging Stallion products.
Ward vowed that Raging Stallion will stay at the cutting edge of new technology and remain an industry leader.
Raging Stallion Studios Finalizes
Full Conversion to HD
San Francisco based Raging Stallion Studios today announced that it has completed a six-month long conversion to High Definition videography. The studio, one of the leaders in all-male erotic entertainment, first began filming movies in the full High Def (HD) earlier this year. Recently the company purchased its second HD camera and completed the conversion of its extensive editing systems to accommodate the new HD format. Raging Stallion is the first major gay-focused studio to make this conversion. As of October 1 the studio has filmed 14 movies entirely in HD, the most significant of which is Lords of the Jungle, an extravagant feature slotted for a December 1 release date."We have long been the technology leader in our industry," noted company president Chris Ward alluding to the studio's early experimentation in the wide screen format (SEXASCOPE). "We made the shift in camera's early this year and found the new format a significant improvement over the standard DVCAM format. Our intention is to film the finest quality footage in the industry and to set the bar as high as possible for both consumers and our competition. For me as a film maker the films shot in HD are simply astounding and allow me a whole new range of options in filming adult material."
The company overcame several obstacles in the conversion, including the massive investment required to buy new cameras and editing equipment. The extreme wide-screen format also posed problems for a production team used to working in the 4:3 standard format. The HD camera's show significantly more detail than older, outdated formats, requiring the studio to adjust lighting and set construction. The calibre of models is of critical importance, since HD vividly shows any and every skin flaw.
Although the studio has not yet released any HD films in the new Blu-Ray format, Ward made it clear that these would be coming in the next few months as soon as an audience with compatible players becomes large enough to support the investment. Meanwhile, the post production team at Raging Stallion has developed a compression process that allows standard DVDs and DVD players to take advantage of the crisp images captured on the HD cameras. In short, customers today with current DVD players are able to immediately see a higher quality image when viewing Raging Stallion products.
Ward vowed that Raging Stallion will stay at the cutting edge of new technology and remain an industry leader.
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posted by Chris Ward at 3:22 PM
1 Comments:
Chris/Michael/JD - why in the world do you insist on goign with the Blu-Ray format? HD-DVD is the way to go. Players are more readily available, player cost is significantly less than Blu-Ray players, plus HD-DVD players are backwards compatible - your customers will still be able to play their existing library of standard-definition DVDs on a new HD-DVD player - not so with the more costly Blu-Ray players. I applaud you for taking the step to high-definition - but take the right step - HD-DVD.
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