frame rate of 25 frame/s (as opposed to NTSC's 525 line resolution and 30 frame/s frame rate), more closely matching film's 24 frame/s), and Mike Figgis' Timecode. Initially, due to budgetary concerns, Filmmaker Rob Nilsson shot his feature drama Signal 7 in 1984 using Sony portable U-matic format videocassette decks paired with Ikegami HL-79 3-tube broadcast video cameras (a setup comparable to ENG systems used by broadcast television stations at the time). The video hardware & taped footage took the place of the traditional cinema camera and it's negatives, which were edited in post-production and transferred to 35mm film for theatrical release & exhibition. Nilsson liked the visual look of video-to-film transfer, and shot several other of his films the same way. Arrilaser film recorders are also used for film-out. See also 3D LUT Digital intermediate Film recorder Film scanner Hard disk recorder Post-production Tape-out Telecine Virtual telecine References External links Colorlab Video Film Solutions BB Optics Efilm Swiss Effects Filmout Express Ascent Media Motion picture film scanning and recording systems Cinevation Film and video technology Film and video terminology Computer graphics