for the international marketplace.
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16 Mars Road, LANE COVE WEST.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Phone: (02) 8937 0765
What we do have in house are the following decks/ formats:
HIGH DEFINITION
HDW 1800 - HDCAM 1080/59.94i, 50i, 25PsF, 29.97PsF, 23.98PsF and 24PsF
SRW-1 - HDCAM-SR 1080/59.94i & 1080/29.97P, 25p, 24p, 23.98P, Cinealta
JH 3 - HDCAM 1080/59.94i & 1080/29.97P, 25p, 24p, 23.98P, Cinealta
AJHD-1200 - DVCProHD 1080i/59.94 Hz, 1080i/50 Hz or 720p/59.94 Hz
PDW U1 - XDCAM 1080/59.94i, 50i
HYPERDECK STUDIO - SSD 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94,1080i60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24,
1080PsF25,1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30
HYPERDECK SHUTTLE 2 - SSD 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24,
1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30
VIDEO ASSIST - SSD 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24,
1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30
HDV M15 - HDV 1080/60i, 1080/50i
DVW A500 - Digibetacam PAL
DVW A500 - Digibetacam NTSC
DVW 250 - Digibetacam NTSC
J 3 - Digibetacam PAL/NTSC
J 30 - Digibetacam PAL/NTSC
AJD-950 - DVCPro25/50 PAL/NTSC
DSR 11 - DVCAM PAL/NTSC
BVW 75 - SPBeta PAL
BVW 50 - SPBeta NTSC
BVH2000 - 1" C format PAL
VO9850P - U-Matic SP/BVU PAL
VO5630 - U-Matic SP/BVU NTSC
SL-HF100 - Betamax HiFi PAL
DMR-E55 - DVD PAL/NTSC
DCR-TR340 - Hi8/Digital 8 PAL
SR-VS30 - MiniDV SP/LP PAL
In addition to the above decks we also have a Teranex HD/SD Converter which allows transfers from any format to any format. This provides the following standards:
HD
720p50, 720p59.94, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080i50, 1080p50, 1080i59.94 and 1080p59.94.
SD
625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC and 525/23.98 NTSC.
The Real Time Video Processing includes noise reduction, cadence detection with insertion/removal and cadence correction, scene cut detection, color correction, and proc amp control.
We can also provide Aspect Ratio Conversion including real time variable and fixed aspect ratio conversion and proprietary “SMART” aspect.
Blu-ray recording and transfer services are also provided with 'direct-to-disc' capabilities.
All DVD recordings are via digital input/output for maximum quality.
(any duplication of copyright material requires indemnity release from copyright owner)
Also popular are 'file conversions' where a media file may be shot @ 59.94i but the file needs to be @ 50i. Normally this can be achieved using software (mostly with unwanted artefacting) and takes some time to achieve. We do this in real time using 'file playback' through our standards converter to the 'file record' facility.
Transfers can also include 'file to file' with 'bug' insertion, 'file to file' with chromakey fill and so on.
'File to tape' can also include Quality Control of various levels from 'watch and monitor' to a full '4 pass inspection and report'.
Also popular is 'XDCAM Disc to media file' in any format required by your editing system.
All file transfers can be made to be compatible with Avid, Final Cut Por, FCPX, Adobe, Edius, Vegas etc
We also specialise in 'data wrangling', where projects are shot on a multitude of formats and need to be compiled as the same single media format. This can also require timecoded DVD's of all the material for logging and transcribing purposes.
Included in our lineup of post production services are 5 HD Non-linear edit rooms. Each room as a Grade 1 SD colour monitor, a waveform and vectorscope, a HD preview monitor, sound monitoring with VU meters, signal router control, dual 22" computer displays and raid storage. The rooms can be dry rented, taking advantage of our free in house technical support.
- Edit 1 - PC based Avid Media Composer 6 and Adobe Premiere CS 6.
- Edit 2 - MacPro with Final Cut Studio and Avid Media Composer 6.
- Edit 3 - MacPro with Final Cut Studio and Avid Media Composer 6.
- Edit 4 - MacPro with Final Cut Studio and Avid Symphony 6.
- Edit 5 - MacPro with Final Cut Studio
All edit rooms are directly connected to our central equipment room via a 72 x 144 HD-SDI router. This also provides deck control for 'on the fly' ingests of required media. The central equipment room also have separate MacPro and Windows 7 machines for ingesting without stopping your edit.
Also avaible are:
- MacBook Pro 17" - Final Cut Studio with Matrox MXO2 interface (HD)
- MacBookRetina 15" - FCPX with BMD thunderbolt Intensity Extreme interface (HD)
- HP Windows 7 17" - Avid Media Composer 5.5 with Avid Mojo SDI (SD)
We have an audio post production control room with an adjoining voice over studio.
The audio production system comprises of the following:
- Tascam TMD1000 16 channel digital audio desk
- 96 input/output digital audio router (4 x Motu units)
- Motu timepiece SMPTE syncroniser
- 40" Plasma HD screen
- Behringer 8 channel control surface (x2)
- Tascam format converters (x2)
- Dolby 'E' decoder
- client/operator talkback to studio
- 6 channel 200w surround amplifier
- EV front speakers and JBL surround speakers
- 4 channel analog VU metering
- system wide wordclock generator from master SPG
- MacPro with
- Dual 22" 1920 x 1080 screens
- Blackmagic Design Multibridge Eclipse
- 3TB raid
- Steinberg Nuendo 4
- Final Cut Studio
Decks:
- Tascam DA 98 digital 8 track recorder/player (x2)
- Alesis ADAT digital 8 track recorder/player
- Fostex DA20 timecode DAT recorder/player
- Sony MiniDisc
- Turntable
- Cassette deck
- Revox reel to reel
From single camera to multi camera to FULL HD Outside Broadcasting Services.
Single Camera units:
- Sony HD EX 1 full 1920 x 1080 camera recording onto memory card (compressed) or to a separate Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 SSD recorder (uncompressed)
- Miller DS20 tripod with fluid head and wheels.
- Sony HD EX 3 full 1920 x 1080 camera recording onto memory card (compressed) or to a separate Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 SSD recorder (uncompressed)
- Vinten ProTouch tripod with fluid head
- Blackmagic Design Micro Studio Camera (4K) with Blackmagic Design Video Assist. Records onto SDXC cards and is ideal for small access areas. While the camera is 4K the recorder is only 2K but a 4K recorder can be used if required.
- Sony FX1 HDV camera with wide angle lens.
Also available are various microphones from 2 channel radio mic to a Nuemann Stereo shotgun mic.
OB 1 -
- Main control case:
- BlackMagic Design ATEM TVS 8 input HD Production Switcher
- BlackMagic Design 24 x 12 Videohub router with downconverter and bug inserter
- BlackMagic Design SmartView Duo HD dual monitor display
- BlackMagic Design ATEM Studio Converter for comms tally and fibre interface
- BlackMagic Design Multibridge for inserting mixer audio back into the program
- 22" 1920 x 1080 monitors with HD-SDI inputs
- Grass Valley GVG110 control panel with full ATEM functions
- Main control case:
- BlackMagic Design ATEM 2 M/E 24 input HD Production Switcher
- BlackMagic Design 24 x 12 Videohub router with downconverter and bug inserter
- BlackMagic Design SmartScope Duo HD dual monitor display
- BlackMagic Design HyperDeck Studio dual SSD drive recorder/player
- BlackMagic Design Teranex 2D Processor for format conversions
- BlackMagic Design ATEM Studio Converter for comms tally and fibre interface
- BlackMagic Design Multibridge for inserting mixer audio back into the program
- BlackMagic Design Audio to HD-SDI Mini Converter for inserting additional audio back into the program
- 2 x AOC 24" 1920 x 1080 monitors with HD-SDI inputs
- Grass Valley GVG110 control panel with full ATEM functions
- Main control case:
- BlackMagic Design ATEM 2 M/E 4K 28 input Ultra HD Production Switcher
- BlackMagic Design SmartView Duo HD dual monitor HD display
- BlackMagic Design Multibridge for inserting mixer audio back into the program
- BlackMagic Design Audio to HD-SDI Mini Converter for inserting additional audio back into the program
- 22" 1920 x 1080 monitors with HD-SDI inputs
- Grass Valley GVG110 control panel with full ATEM functions
CCU Kit -
- Main control case:
- BlackMagic Design SmartScope Duo 4K dual monitor HD display
- 2 x Four Camera CCU controllers for controlling BlackMagic Design Studio camera's, Sony EX 3, BlackMagic Design Micro Studio Camera's, Sony EX 1 (Iris only)
- Audio system comprising:
- TAC Bullet 16 channel audio desk
- Yamaha self powered monitoring speakers (x2)
- BSS 2 channel limiter/compressor/de-esser (x2)
- Merlin 2 channel digital delay unit
- ARX 4 channel phantom powered microphone mixer
- 22" Viewsonic 1920 x 1080 monitor with HD-SDI input
- Behringer BCF 2000 control surface for controlling the ATEM audio
- optional iPad or laptop for viewing the ATEM audio
- Graphics/Media playout system comprising:
- Windows 7 computer #1 with 6TB raid running:
- CasparCG graphics server/client playout system
- Blackmagic Design Decklink HD Pro Fill/Alpha input/output card
- Blackmagic Design UltraScope technical monitoring for ATEM
- Blackmagic Design Media Player/recorder
- Adobe Photoshop CS6 with ATEM and Decklink plugins
- Windows 7 computer #2 with 2TB raid running:
- CasparCG graphics server/client playout system
- Blackmagic Design Decklink SDI input/output card
- BlackMagic Design ATEM Camera Converter for camera talkback/tally/return (x4)
- full featured control panel for the ATEM Production Switcher
- Single mode duplex fibre optic cable (10 x 50 metre lengths and couplers)
- 8 input network switch with 4 input wireless network router
- 6 x UHF 2 way radio's
- 4 x 22" Viewsonic 1920 x 1080 monitors with HD-SDI input
- MacBookRetina 15" - Blackmagic Design Media Player/recorder and Intensity Extreme interface
- multiple HDMI to HD-SDI converters for use with HDMI cameras
Please contact us for further information.
Apart from being able to 'create' from shooting, to editing, to distribution, in both broadcast high definition and 5.1 surround sound,
we can also provide extended services like mastering, digital transfers for most formats, to fixups and re-versioning of international film and television product; all within our own operation.
We have evolved and adapted to suit the times.
Nowdays it is more common for producers to have their own editing systems in the corner of their office and use our services to
offload video and audio onto their drives.
Then we get the final edit back to master out to a program tape as a finished product involving colourgrade, audio post and quality control to ensure full broadcast acceptance.
Leffler Post have an approach on post production that allows us to better manage our 'fixed price quoting' as our costs are more
controlled eliminating the "surprise" invoices that can regularly appear from other production service providers.
Just call or email us and we will try and fit into your budget.
The company set up to be self sufficient obtaining the hardware necessary to complete all productions from start to master release.
Now centrally located in Crows Nest on Sydney’s lower north shore, its close proximity to North Sydney makes it convenient to the
advertising and television hub of Australia.
The main 'core' work is based on television commercials, television programs, corporate videos, web production and DVD/Blu-ray production.
Tape and data transfers including mastering also form a major part of the facility.
Contained within this post production facility are five non-linear production edit suites, audio post with voice over studio,
a linear production edit area and a centralised equipment room.
Production equipment includes location cameras, lighting and sound including portable HD outside broadcast facilities.
All the non-linear edit suites have access to HDCAM, Digibetacam, HDV, DVCAM, DVCPro25/50, MiniDV, one-inch videotape, SP Betacam,
Svhs/vhs, betamax, BVU, Umatic, Hi8, DA98, DAT, audiocassette, turntable and 1/4" audio formats.
The editing is performed in the digital domain and in the case of commercials mastered digitally to datadisk or direct FTP upload.
We have expanded in the adaption of total tapeless acquisition formats along with digital delivery and high definition Blu-ray integration.
High definition internet video is also high on the agenda including data casting and video/audio distribution worldwide.
He later helped set up and build some of Australia’s largest post production companies including ECV (Digital Pictures) and Videolab.
In late 1979 he and an associate set up Videopak, a television facilities and production company including a multi studio complex
specialising in complete packaging of all forms of television.
During this time he was also instrumental in designing and manufacturing computer-editing equipment for film and television sold worldwide.
This involved frequent trips overseas studying and investigating trends in television production and techniques.
After returning to Australia he has been operating post production facilities companies specialising in commercials, programs and corporate videos.
In the early days he pioneered the use of computer non-linear editing in commercial production, which had enabled him to present 'professional' TVC's at realistic prices.
Since then he has become world reknowned for his abilities to provide international programming services in both Standard Definition and High Definition.
'Kings' - 9 Network Drama - Technical Director
'Girl From Steel City' - SBS Drama - Technical Director/On Line Editor
'It's A Knockout' - 10 Network Game Show - Technical Director/editor
'You Gotta Be Joking' - 10 Network Variety - Editor
'Oran Park Truck Racing' - Sky Channel Sport - Producer
'Aids in the Arts' - ABC Documentary - On Line Editor *
'English At Work' - SBS Drama/Doco - On Line Editor
'It's Country Today' - 9 Network Music - Editor/Associate Producer
'I Do I Do' - 10 Network Game Show - On Line Editor
'Induced' - Surfing Video - Editor/Audio post
'World of Sport' - Australian Television Sport - Graphics Designer
'Australia's Most Wanted' - 7 Network Drama/Current Affairs - Editor
'Wish You Were Here' - 10 Network Variety - Editor
'Junkie' - Tropfest Drama - Editor/Music composer/Audio post
'Baby Kristen' - International Documentary - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'A Joey Called Jack' - International Documentary - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'Flying Fox Fairytale' - International Documentary - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'Orangutan Red Alert' - International Documentary - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'Idol Phenomenon' - 10 Network Variety - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'Moving Africas Ark' - International Documentary - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'Big Cat Doctor' - International Documentary - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'Animal Traveller' - Television Pilot - Editor/Video post/Audio post
'XXXX GOLD BEACH CRICKET' - 10 Network Sport - Editor
'Kristen's Hero' - International Documentary - Editor/Video post/Audio post
- Koala Crisis' - Online Editor/Video Post
- Chimps Under Fire' - Online Editor/Video Post
- Elephant Alert' - Editor/Video Post
- 'Battle for the Bears' - Editor/Video Post
- 'Flight to Freedom' - Editor/Video Post
- 'World's Busiest Wildlife Hospital' - Editor/Video Post
- 'Animal Lifeline Special' - Editor/Video Post
*The ABC Documentary 'Aids in The Arts' (Released as 'Positive Art' in the US) won an 'Emmy Award' in New York for the best 'Arts Documentary' in the world.
'Shamwari: A Wild Life - Series 1' - 13 part International Wildlife Series - Video post/Audio post/colourgrade
'Shamwari: A Wild Life - Series 2' - 13 part International Wildlife Series - Video post/Audio post/colourgrade
'Shamwari: A Wild Life - Series 3' - 13 part International Wildlife Series - Video post/Audio post/colourgrade
'Wild and Woolly' - International Documentary -Online Editor/Video post/Audio post/colourgrade
'Ocean Rescue' - International Documentary -Editor/Video post/Audio post/colourgrade
'Call of the Wild' - 4 part International Wildlife Series - Video post/Audio post/colourgrade
.... and much more...
With a technical background he also is a fully qualified electronics and computer engineer holding a ‘Telecommunication Technicians Certificate’,
‘Television Operators Certificate of Proficiency’ (TVOCP) and a ‘Electronics and Communications Certificate’.
The future for Baz is Leffler Post.
This is the first company in Baz’s career that he has put his name to and while he feels he is starting all over again he believes his 35 years of television experience is as good a starting point as any.
16 Mars Road, LANE COVE WEST.
NEW SOUTH WALES. AUSTRALIA
+61 2 8937 0765
mob: 0419 480 664