Da Vinci Systems

da Vinci Systems
Company typePrivate
IndustryDigital cinema
Founded1984
DefunctSeptember 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
FateLiquidation; assets acquired by Blackmagic Design
Headquarters
Coral Springs, Florida
OwnersDynatech Corporation (1986-2000)
Acterna (2000-2005)
JDSU (2005-2009)
Blackmagic Design (2009)

da Vinci Systems was an American digital cinema company founded in 1984 in Coral Springs, Florida[1] as a spinoff of Video Tape Associates. It was known for its hardware-based color correction products, GPU-based color grading, digital mastering systems, and film restoration and remastering systems. It was one of the earliest pioneers in post-production products.[citation needed] The company was owned by Dynatech Corporation (Acterna after 2000) for the majority of its lifespan until being bought by JDS Uniphase in 2005 and by Blackmagic Design in 2009.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Wilson, Tim (n.d.). "DaVinci - Rebuilding the Brand for the 21st Century". Creative Cow. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22.
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  3. ^ Desowitz, Bill (2004-04-15). "da Vinci and SGI to Deliver Integrated Digital Mastering Solutions at NAB2004". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
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