Fletcher reps new FotoKem’s workflow system here

Chalk up another innovative addition to Fletcher Camera & Lenses services. The high-end equipment house is now renting and managing the deployment of Burbank-based FotoKem’s award-winning nextLAB system in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

These mobile nextLAB systems, built on FotoKem’s proprietary file-based workflow software, are integrated, portable units that bring post production capabilities to productions around the globe. 

“Like FotoKem, Fletcher was among a very small number of companies that started to build the solutions for what was coming with data-centric workflows,” says company VP Tom Fletcher, who launched the alliance with two introductory events in Detroit Tuesday.

FotoKem’s nextLAB system, which includes custom software, a mobile ruggedized enclosure, training and technical support, was developed to service the industry’s transition to RAW and data-centric camera formats such as ARRI ALEXA, RED, Silicon Imaging, and Canon DSLR.

The software securely stores media, archives to LTO, and provides quality control tools.  It offers access to metadata, audio syncing, color management, and transcoding. It not only streamlines the dailies process but also provides fast delivery to editorial and finishing.

“When I saw where FotoKem had taken nextLAB, I immediately knew they had built something truly amazing; they get it,” Fletcher says.  “The nextLAB workflow improves efficiency for all types of projects — motion pictures, commercials, and television,” Fletcher says.

Increasingly, postproduction starts on set with color management and the ability to ingest, view and sync new and varying camera technologies.

States Fletcher’s director Digital Mobile Services, Megan Donnelly: “The nextLAB system works intuitively with the way crew members work while also surpassing the expectations of creatives. The learning curve for clients is very seamless with FotoKem’s solution. We think customers will see it’s a must-have product once used.”