Aaton

Aaton is a French manufacturer of cameras, Tonaufzeichnungsystemen and post-production equipment.

History

In 1967, Jean -Pierre Beauviala a camera, recording the time code for picture and sound simultaneously. This camera was manufactured by the company Éclair, which appeared usefulness of synchronous camera system so beneficial that they made series models along with Jean -Pierre Beauviala. Harry Saltzman acquired Éclair and Beuaviala began in Grenoble again with camera development and manufacturing. In 1971, the new development, a 16mm camera with audio and time code recording, presented under the type designation Aaton 7A. Deliveries began in 1973 successfully and the unit found many takers, including the BBC, the Swedish and French public broadcaster. Based on this successful launch Aaton cameras have been successful worldwide. 1985 ARRI sued the company for patent infringement, and Aaton was insolvent. The rescue company managed to rescue the company. Aaton sells and gives today 's cameras, sound recorder and post-production systems on all continents of the world and is represented in 35 countries. Aaton, together with the manufacturers ARRI, Panavision, Red Digital Cinema Camera Company and Sony one of the most successful 5 Camera Decorator for feature film production.

Devices

Aaton provides two 16 -mm cameras Xtera A and minima, as well as two 35-mm cameras, Penelope and 35 -III forth. As a sound recording, the recorder Cantar -X is made, remote-controlled via the system Arcan. These devices are very successful, won the 2008 Kirk Francis Oscar for his sound work on Aaton devices. Keylink and Indawpass are post production systems for Tonsynchronbearbeitung.

Departure into the digital age

While the Tonbearbeitungssysteme are already fully digital, Aatons cameras are still largely mechanical. The 35mm camera Penelope is the first digital cinema camera Aatons. Although based on a classical mechanical camera, the rear wall and the transport mechanism is replaced with a digital back wall with a sensor on the unit. On April 26, 2013, the company's founder Beauviala has published an announcement that Aaton had to file for quality problems with the Dalsa sensor for the Delta bankruptcy in order to find a new investor can.

Collaboration with Godard

Aatons main developer, Jean -Pierre Beauviala, was greatly influenced in the development of its cameras by Jean -Luc Godard. Dates from this time, the image of the company to be very much geared to independent filmmakers.

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