Roland VC-300HD Delivers Blu-ray Conversion for Ojai Film Festival Submissions

Ojai Film Festival For easy submission conversion of HDCAM, conversion via computer can take as much Digital Betacam, Betacam SP, and DVD as 5 hours as long to render. The Roland www.ojaifilmfestival.com over to Blu-ray disc for screening, Grumette converter couldn’t be more convenient relies, time after time, on the Roland to use,” he adds. “You just hit ‘play’ and VC-300HD multi-format video converter. ‘record’ on each respective device, and your Installed Products Blu-ray entries are fed into the converter, as off and running.” well, for program inclusion. Roland VC-300HD Multi-Format Up until time of VC-300HD acquisition, Converter Grumette had been hoping for such a The System configuration, yet hadn’t known it existed. “I’d come across one extremely expensive Introduction “We’re using the VC-300HD converter,” says unit that was way out of our price range.” Grumette, “in conjunction with the JVC SR- Amidst the natural beauty of resort After some research, award winning film 1500HDUS Blu-ray disc and HDD recorder community/artists’ colony Ojai, California, industry veteran Grumette realized that (connected by FireWire cable). Together, a variety of cultural festivals – musical the “VC-300HD would do exactly what we the two units make a marvelous real-time to theatrical and beyond – are enjoyed needed it to do. And it takes any format, conversion tool.” A 24” ASUS monitor amongst a population of 8,700. Themed as well as NTSC, PAL – and any frame rate completes the setup. 3 to 5 films comprise “Enriching the Human Spirit Through Film”, or resolution.” He’s also impressed with each 2-hour program. the 12-year strong Ojai Film Festival invites the unit’s small footprint, and claims it took “entries from filmmakers all over the world,” a very short time to learn how to use it, as well. explains founder/artistic director Steve Application Grumette. Each year, approximately 50 Grumette sums it up: “We haven’t had any to 70 selections – from animation to short “The Roland VC-300HD requires virtually problems with the unit. It’s superb, and it’s documentary to full- length narrative - no installation,” reflects Grumette. “The also unique – I don’t know of anything else comprise the 4-day, 4-venue, late October 5-minute setup is as easy as that of a that accomplishes what the Roland VC- screening/awards ceremonial event. home DVD player.” He finds the unit to 300HD multi-format video converter does for be “enormously time-saving, whereas the same purpose.”

System Integration

Steve Grumette, Artist Director and Founder of the Ojai Steve Grumette converts the films to blu-ray during the JVC-Blu ray recorder and Roland VC-300HD video Film Festival. screening process for the Ojai film festival. converter setup in the studio.

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