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Cutters Upgrades Facility’s HD Capabilities

Chicago post house Cutters has redesigned its facility to further its transition to high definition. Utah Scientific routers and SC-4 control system are a key part of the upgrade. Their engineers worked closely with Cutters to develop software-based, customizable router control to enable editors, effects artists, and sound engineers to route signals directly from both Mac and PC desktop workstations.

"When I came to work for Cutters more than 15 years ago, I chose Utah Scientific because its router was the only one able to control all the layers I needed," says Cutters chief engineer Arnell Patscott. "Later, I came to appreciate Utah Scientific equipment even more because the company's panels — and the control system itself — make intuitive sense to my operators, even to those who have never used a router before. Now that I've worked with Utah for many years, I'm impressed both with the reliability of the equipment, and with the outstanding service."

"At Utah Scientific, we pride ourselves on responding to our customers' needs," says Tom Harmon, president and CEO. "In this case, a customer needed a solution to a difficult problem — how to control signal-feeds directly from Mac or PC desktops without adding a lot of hardware in a tight space. To solve the problem, we devised a GUI-based system to interface with our own controller. The customer's happy, and that means we're happy, too."

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