The Cinemáge Product Line has a Reputation for Unmatched Color Accuracy and Quality

Houston TX, March 15, 2011- ikan Corporation, an award-winning designer, manufacturer, and distributor geared to provide total solutions for video professionals, announces that it has acquired the Cinemáge product line from Cine-tal Systems, Inc.
“This is a great opportunity for ikan to expand its product offering”, said Kan Yeung, CEO of ikan Corporation. “The Cinemáge product line has a reputation for unmatched color accuracy and quality.”

ikan’s acquisition of the Cinemáge product line will provide the opportunity to expand their product offerings to include Cinemáge reference grade monitoring for color critical applications in production and post-production.

“We will invest in and expand this product line while continuing to procure and manufacture all Cinemage related materials within the domestic U.S., providing Cinemáge customers with the same quality and innovation they are accustomed to,” said Ross Grasse, Head of International Sales for the Cinemáge product line.

Current ikan users will benefit from the acquisition of the Cinemáge line, as well. “Along with the Cinemáge product line”, said Barry Garcia, Head of Cinemáge Product Development, “ikan acquired the capabilities and technologies that drive Cinemáge professional reference monitors with the intent to enhance the quality and performance of future ikan products.” 



Cine-tal Systems, Inc. will focus on the cineSpace and DAVIO products that are used for color management in Production, VFX, Post Production, Animation and Gaming.  “We have many exciting plans in the works for cineSpace and DAVIO” said Robert Carroll, President of Cine-tal. “By selling the Cinemáge product line to ikan we are able to commit more resources on our other product lines”.

The Cinemáge product family revolutionizes critical reference monitoring for digital cinema and video applications. Get full image confidence through precision reference monitoring during digital production, post production, telecine and DI. Cinemáge provides precision calibration, quantitative video analysis, video signal quality assurance, and color pre-visualization tools. With Cinemáge you can conduct both critical visual analysis and quantitative digital analysis of 2K, HDSDI 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 in either YCbCr, RGB and XYZ colorspace. The Cinemáge flexible image data processing system provides tools for linear or logarithmic data stream.

ikan is an award-winning designer, manufacturer, and distributor geared to provide total solutions for video professionals. We are a constantly evolving and ever-flexible company that prides itself on its value-conscious products. At ikan, we work closely with our dealers and end users to ensure creation of quality products that enhance film and video productions. Our entire product line, from HDMI & HD/SDI camera monitors to our ELEMENTS camera support solutions, LED and fluorescent lighting, our new and improved teleprompter line, productivity software, apparel and set/shooting accessories are all designed with feature-set and price in mind from their inception.

Whether you are in the backyard or in the studio, you can rely on ikan to be by your side. Our unwavering customer support, global reach, knowledge and product variety allow us to keep you in touch with the rapidly growing video technology industry. We believe in providing the globe with an affordable and reliable solution. With each new product, ikan strives to deliver the features you need at the prices you want.

Cine-tal Systems develops display, collaboration and image processing solutions for digital cinema and video production and post production. Cine-tal is a privately held company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information, call +1 (317) 576-0091 or visit www.cine-tal.com.
 
For more information on the Cinemáge product line, please contact Ross Grasse, Head of International Sales at Ross@ikancorp.com.