Products: Boxx Technologies

Boxx Technologies joins the Red parade with its redBoxx (starting at
$32,000), a turnkey version of the 3DBoxx workstation that incorporates
Assimilate's Scratch Cine software package for DI. What's that good
for? Well, the hardware-software combo is specific: It works only with
Redcode R3D files, allowing you to view 4K footage shot with the Red
Digital Cinema Red One at 2K res in realtime with full de-Bayering, and
no scanning and transcoding necessary. “There is something extremely
satisfying about just hitting ‘play'' and seeing your beautiful Red
footage play in realtime,” says early adopter Emery Wells, who rents
Red Ones in New York City.

By including Scratch Cine software, Red's
files can be played straight from a CompactFlash memory module or a
hard drive over a FireWire connection into the redBoxx. You can also
use redBoxx as a virtual telecine: According to the company, it
converts R3D format files into DPX or TIFF at a time-saving ratio of
10:1 for 4K to 2K DPX. www.boxxtech.com