IMAGICA CORP., Tokyo announced today that Imagica will introduce a high speed digital film recorder. The Imager HSR High Speed Recorder at NAB2005, which offers a speed of 3fps in 2K (2048/1828x1536/1028 pixels) motion picture data to Eastman Kodak 5242 Intermediate Film for Digital Interpositive or Internegative Films.

Imager HSR is six (6) times faster than the current laser recorders and it is the highest speed recorder available to the market today.

Makoto Tsukada, Executive Officer of Engineering Solutions Division of Imagica Corp. said " Imagica has been providing the industry with our high-end film scanner for a long time, and have obtained various customers' support. We plan to continuously supply new technology in the area of DI, and to contribute to the development of the industry. With the emergence of this new generation recorder and scanner, I am confident that further diffusion and innovation can be attained"

Building upon pioneering recorder technology licensed from Eastman Kodak Company, Imager HSR combines a newly developed optical engine with JVC's D-ILA LCOS image device and LED illumination light source. Imager HSR High Speed Recorder was developed based upon Imagica's engineering expertise of real time HD to film recorder, currently in service at Imagica Corp., Japan.

Bertrand Decoux, General Manager, Kodak Entertainment Imaging Services and Vice President Entertainment Imaging, Eastman Kodak Company, said "We are thrilled to see our most recent recording technology making its way to the digital post production market. Kodak is very impressed with the excellent progress the Imagica team has made in developing this High Speed Recorder which will further transform digital post production and enhance the benefit of film distribution."

Imagica's answers to the expanding demand of Digital Intermediate are all at NAB 2005 at #SL4234, which includes Imager XE Advanced with new features & speed up, newly designed Imager HSX High Speed Scanner with CMOS sensor, Cinecure/Flip dust busting tool set and Galette Color Mine.

About Kodak's Entertainment Imaging:
Kodak's Entertainment Imaging division is the world-class leader in providing film, digital and hybrid motion imaging products, services, and technology for the television, feature film, commercial, music video, and documentary industries. For more information, visit www.kodak.com/go/motion/.

About IMAGICA Corp
IMAGICA Corp., Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1935, is one of the largest post-production facilities in Japan, and a leader in the entertainment industry in providing the best solutions for digital intermediate and digital cinema productions.

For further information, contact:
IMAGICA Corp.of America, 5301 Beethoven St., Ste. 109, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, USA, telephone +1.310.306.4180, fax +1.310.306.2334, www.imagica-la.com/

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