Digital Imaging Technician or DIT
Our DITs manage your on-set viewing experience, media deliveries, and colour management.
We work with all camera types, resolutions, formats, codecs, and log or raw/compressed files.
We provide comprehensive media management, verification, and data security, maintaining exposure with vector scopes, waveforms, and histograms.
All monitors are calibrated to REC 709, DCI P3, or your required colour space.
We apply creative looks, develop LUTs, and use CDLs for corrections or creative intent, employing colour charts, focus charts, grey scales, and frame leader charts to ensure accuracy.
Video Playback
Our video playback systems are built on the industry-standard Qtake platform.
We can record and playback up to eight cameras simultaneously and manage multiple units shooting in different locations, sharing media instantly via Qtake Server and Starlink internet.
For smaller setups, we provide portable recorders and wireless hand-held director monitors.
We supply video village setups for productions of any scale, including mobile battery-powered Qtake systems for tough locations.
Qtake streaming to iPads allows crew viewing on-set, and our kits have been used throughout New Zealand, Australia, and worldwide.
Our workflow is fully compatible with other systems globally.
Data Management
Nektar ensures your camera media is backed up quickly and securely.
We verify that copies are identical to the original recordings and can hold months of footage on-set for immediate access.
Using fast, reliable, and secure next-generation RAID drives, we also offer transcoding and processing for editorial purposes.
Dailies creation can be handled simultaneously, fully colour-corrected, sound-synced, and quality-checked.
Long-term storage options, including LTO tape backups, are available for productions not editing or delivering immediately.
Cameras we regularly work with :
- ARRI - Alexa 65 / Alexa 35 / AlexaLF / Mini-LF / Mini
- RED - Epic / Dragon / Helium / Weapon / Komodo / Raptor
- Panasonic - Vari-cam
- Sony - A7s / F3 / F5 / F7 / Venice1 / Venice 2
- Canon - 5D / 7D / 1DX / C300 / C500
- GoPro & Insta360 cameras
- 3-Ality Stereo rigs
- DJI Drones – big & small
- Phantom - Flex 4k / Bolt / high-speed camera systems
Additional services :
- Dailies creation and upload service
- Quality control & integrity checks
- Sound sync & delivery
- Metadata collection
- Online dailies to cloud delivery service
- Dailies screening & review service
- Streaming to remote viewers
- On-set internet via Starlink
Feeling confused?
The role of DIT is relatively new and constantly developing.
We thought we’d clarify a few different routines that our DIT’s normally offer.
Shooting on one Camera is most common, but more cameras can be managed. One deliverable is usually requested – typically Avid DNxHD or ProRes.
- The DIT role can be combined with video, if the shooting plans are complimentary.
- DIT applies sync’d sound and colour adjustments.
- If creative looks need to be developed, this should ideally happen during prep period.
Shooting 1 or 2 cameras is common.
The DIT would be based near set – managing all media from the cameras, handling back ups to secure drives, adding colour adjustments, sync sound, and metadata inclusion.
- Two deliverables are usually required – typically Avid DNxHD or ProRes for editorial.And dailies version for DIR and DOP viewing.
- A dailies cloud delivery service can easily be arranged.
Shooting 2 or more cameras is common.
- The DIT is based onset right near cameras.
- Wireless links provided to each camera.
- Using LiveGrade to apply LUTs and CDLs, maintaining the look of the project.
- We manage the DOPs viewing experience.
- Working in either REC709, DCIP3, HDR or SDR colour spaces.
- Collecting frame grabs for lighting reference, with metadata included.
- Creating camera set up files, frame lines, frame leaders, focus and exposure management. Editorial and Dailies media created by a separate offset DIT.
- These are simply guidelines to how we often work.
- Feel free to ask for more details about any of these service
