Overview of Our DIT Services
The role of Digital Imaging Technician in video production has become more essential as workflows have shifted to using RAW and other digital files on set. The on-set DIT acts as a technical supervisor of the data being captured. Our team of professional DITs will provide support for data management, color correction, and monitoring while on set. This includes input, ingest, review, and output on set and live for on-location shoots.
Check out the services our DIT support team will provide:
File organization, including renaming and metadata logging.
Capturing and transcoding to proxies.
Live color monitoring on calibrated monitors with DaVinci Resolve, SpeedGrade, and other
tools.
LUTs (Look-up Tables) application and on-set color correction.
Camera testing and configuration, troubleshooting technical issues.
Raw, ProRes, and ARRIRAW workflow optimization for cameras.
Integration with other Kinter Media video production and production services: drone support,
crewing,
editing, VFX, post-production, and delivery.
Speed and security are also important in our on-set DIT support. We also use best practices to maintain your data using redundant storage and encrypted media drives and file transfers. Our DITs are experienced with a wide variety of formats, shooting in a studio and outdoor locations alike. We adapt to your requirements and keep the work moving at a fast pace to make sure you get the footage you need, when you need it, without compromising quality.
Our DIT Services for High-End Clients
We support professional video production and productions with clients that include large and mid-size organizations and agencies for national and B2B content. We understand the pressure you might be under to produce content with limited resources for national or global brands. Clients that range from larger corporations to agencies can need to produce content that drives results immediately. Our DIT support is one way to maintain control of projects and save on post-production surprises while improving output quality.
Major content producers like HBO and Viacom, or large national and international brands and agencies like BlackBoxStocks, Liberty Media, and Creation Technologies are familiar with the need to deliver on promises of impactful videos with our help. Reducing headaches in post-production and ensuring output quality with help from Kinter Media’s DIT services support can give you an advantage. Whether it is live grading a set of footage for consistency for a Marriott video promo or optimizing camera settings for delivery to a monitor or high-dynamic-range TV for a Mercedes-Benz demo video, our services are intended to help solve problems or potential problems.
We have preferred provider relationships, certifications and experience with industry standard workflows, tools, and procedures in digital cinema and video editing including Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve, etc. We use high-end, industry standard cameras, equipment, and production gear like laptops and workstations, RAID storage arrays, monitor systems and accessories and on-set camera carts and editing software. Whether you are a Fortune 500 company or a mom-and-pop startup, you need us to help reduce post production surprises and have your organization focus on your core mission. Kinter Media has the technology solutions.
The DIT services we provide can be scaled for different sizes of projects, budgets, and needs, including:
Critical data management for small to medium sized projects that require data handling and backups.
Full-fledged, multi-camera support with dedicated DIT carts with large and color-accurate monitors for
previewing shots to client, directors, and cinematographers on set in real time.
DIT support including live feed displays to cameras and monitors to review after the take is over.
Speed is key to using DIT services. Our experience with best practices such as checksum verification, error checking and detailed metadata and logging information makes your delivery more accurate and fast. We have provided next-day delivery of dailies as needed. Our priority with DIT services is reducing post-production time, which means you have access to footage faster. An agency using Kinter Media’s DIT services said they reduced reworking footage by 30% when we provided on-set grading for clients. Reducing surprises and potential costs after shooting is one way our DIT services support and can assist your organization in a competitive B2B content environment.
Examples of Our Clients Who Use DIT Services
Major Companies, Organizations
Large companies will typically have larger crews and more cameras per shoot. DIT services for larger corporations also often means a larger amount of data generated per day. Our DITs have experience providing a seamless workflow and real-time previews for infrastructure or facility overviews for major national and international companies such as AT&T or Verizon or Fortune 500 companies.
Marketing, Advertising and PR Agencies
Marketers and advertisers can benefit from our DIT services to get production ready files in a hurry. Media agencies that create content for entertainment brands or sports content rely on DIT support to help ensure colors are accurate for distribution and that files can be easily managed across the campaign iterations.
Brands and Entertainers
Entertainers or brands that create product videos and music videos for promotions can benefit from DIT services for precise on-set monitoring. Luxury brands will also use our services to ensure visual consistency for their promos, product launch videos or trailers. Bands and musicians in entertainment videos also use our services for efficient data handling and capturing for tight deadlines.
Startups, Small Business
DIT services are useful to anyone, so we offer flexible DIT support for smaller size productions for businesses, organizations and startups. A small Dallas business may only require data management and backups. Basic color grading and file optimization is often needed for affordable, production ready results for a product or service video for small businesses.
We sit down with our clients in the beginning and go over workflows and logistics in order to know your requirements and deliver the right support.
Sample DIT Project Details, Video Case Studies
Check out these case studies and sample videos to see the results of our DIT work.
Corporate Video Shoot for a Technology Client: The DIT provided support for a DTX shot in Dallas. Kinter Media’s DIT services supported video production for a corporate video on location in Dallas that had 4 cameras and was shooting 8K. We managed the volume of data while also providing instant access to proxy files for the client’s producer to review immediately on set. Editing time was reduced by 20% because the proxies were delivered during the shoot to speed up delivery.
Event Production Support for a Sports Brand: The DIT provided support for a live event on-site for a Dallas Cowboys fan activation at a major Dallas retailer to support corporate video, B2B video and other social media content. Kinter Media’s DIT services had support of real-time live video feeds, including backups and live grading for social media and other content to deliver on broadcast-quality video on set.
Narrative, Promotional Video for an Entertainment Brand: Kinter Media’s DIT services were brought in to support a video teaser on set with a national entertainment company and content creator Viacom for a trailer. Our team provided on-set LUT application in order to lock down color matching to director’s vision during the production shoot to speed up post-production and minimize revisions after the fact. The trailer has generated millions of views online since its release.
FAQs
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Qualifications of your DITs?
Our DITs are all certified and experienced in digital cinema workflows and tools like DaVinci Resolve, Blackmagic LiveGrade, SpeedGrade and other video and color correction tools.
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Data security?
All of our drives and media backups are encrypted. We also use redundant storage and secure file transfer procedures.
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Remote or hybrid shoots?
Yes, we offer remote monitoring and support on hybrid projects, and also cloud-based workflow as required. In-person support is preferred for production value and reliability when we have the choice.
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Setup time?
Our support staff and on-set camera carts and gear can be ready in hours when there is a critical need and for larger deployments, we can provide full support with carts and gear.
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Services outside of Dallas?
We are based in Dallas and the surrounding areas, but we will travel across the U.S. to provide on-set support for your shoots.
Contact Kinter Media for DIT Services
We hope that Kinter Media’s DIT services can be part of your pipeline to optimize video production workflows. We help businesses, agencies, brands, entertainers, and more with flawless video production. Contact Kinter Media today to discuss your specific needs and goals with a digital imaging technician to discuss the technical and workflow solutions that can get you to your goals. We’ll handle the tech so that you can create with no distractions.
Reach out to Kinter Media and we’ll be happy to work with you to get you started. Visit the contact page or send an email to info@kinter.media.
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