Professional Motion Picture Production and Distribution NEWS

Canon U.S.A./Japan has taken a license agreement from 24P, LLC on Robert Faber's camera technology patents for their 24P progressive frame cameras. The patent is a method and an apparatus for rendering a video camera image, providing the appearance of a motion picture film recorded image, which can be output directly for television broadcast or recording on HD, 2K or 4K media.

Thomson/Grass Valley and SONY, as well as Matsushita/Panasonic, have all previously taken licenses from FILMLOOK Inc./24P, LLC for their 24P progressive frame cameras.

"Negotiations can often be drawn out" Faber says. "Big companies are in no rush to write license fee checks to little companies, and if they need to, can easily outspend little companies anytime if they decide to get into litigation - sort of a 'David and Goliath' relationship. Faber said, "David had better be very credible if he's going to win".

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Outstanding Achievement in Engineering and Telly award winner Robert Faber, the inventor of the FILMLOOKR process and the 24P camera, is excited that the licensing of the 24P patent is now on it's fifth deal. Faber says, "This reinforces the significance of FILMLOOK Inc.'s expertise as a post house, which specializes in the processing and enhancement of digital video media to acquire the appearance of film."

Additional licensing agreements with other manufacturers of broadcast cameras that create 24P images, which give the appearance of film origination, are being aggressively pursued at this time.

* 24P, LLC is the assignee of the Faber patent.