Performance Post is proud to offer the TimeTailor system. This system is a result of a patented time-reduction system, Allowing your programs to be time compressed well beyond the normal tape-to-tape process. TimeTailor offers support for 525i, 625i, 1080/29.97, and 720p/59.94 standards.

Standard Features:

Frame Accurate Time Reduction:

Program time-reduction is as simple as entering the program length, amount of time to be removed from the program, and the time that the time reduction is to begin right down to the second. TimeTailor does the rest. The editor simply enters all necessary parameter information such as the; source time code, record time code, locations for insertions or removal of black segments or show material, insertion of slate, bars and tones, and amount of time to be removed. Through TimeTailor’s patented time-reduction process, intelligent algorithms select and remove redundant frames until the desired run length is met during a single pass of the source material. Because, the TimeTailor’s time-reduction process does not delete scenes, the integrity of the program remains intact. TimeTailor user interface fully automates the entire process while simultaneously controlling the source and record devices with the TimeTailor to frame accurately start playback, processing, and recording the time-reduction process.

Unaltered Segments:

Through TimeTailor’s graphical timeline editing user interface, the system can be programmed to time-reduce specific segments while leaving desired segments unaltered. This feature is perfect for those applications desiring to keep opening segments and theme music unaltered and/or need to maintain the full closing credit’s time. Segments inside the program are left unaltered by setting the SOS and EOS to “HOLD” (not time-reduced) during those specified times.

Closed Captioning:

With other methods used for reducing a program or movie’s runtime to fit into a new time slot, closed captioning is lost and must be recreated, thus increasing the program or movie’s time in post. With TimeTailor, closed captioning is preserved as well as any pre-formatted commercial black slugs.

Commercial Black Slugs:

TimeTailor preserves pre-formatted commercial black slugs and can remove unwanted slugs, create new ones, and rearrange for commercial overlays. For instance, a program currently contains two 2-minute commercial slugs and a third 2-minute commercial slug is needed, by setting the Time Tailor with the location of the original two commercial slugs, then setting the location for the three commercial slugs the original two will be eliminated and the three inserted automatically.

TimeTailor Demo:

The best way to determine if TimeTailor will work for your program, contact our sales department to schedule a demonstration. A demo allows you to see for your self the exeptional quality this process provides.
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