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All of our work is carried out of high-specification multi-core Intel computers running Windows XP Professional or Linux (including Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu).

WEBSITES

We use Dreamweaver and Notepad to write pure code (HTML, PHP, Javascript, CSS etc.) & Photoshop with Ignite2 to prepare graphics for the web. Dynamic content is achieved using a combination of PHP server-side scripting and a MySQL backend database.

Each website is tested manually in Explorer (PC/Mac), Opera and Mozilla Firefox to ensure maximum compatibility and run through various accessibility and compatibility tests. You may test this website by clicking on the following links:

HOSTING

Our websites are hosted in a high-redundancy central London data centre (Interhouse Redbus II, offering high-tech security, card-swipe with 24/7 CCTV and fire-suppression systems with UPS and redundant diesel generator power supply, multiple internet service providers with very low downtime and custom backup solutions. Technicians are always available in the unlikely event of a problem.

Our servers operate using Redhat Fedora Core, running the Apache 2 webserver and a heavily-customised version of the QMail email server, linked into our Spamassassin unsolicited email (spam) filtering service.

Please contact us if you require help setting up your own email, web, database or Exchange server. We always try to use open source technology when available.

Backup services (secondary name server and backup/secondary email, website
& database facilities) are hosted offsite.

SOME DATACENTRE FEATURES

Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA) installed
Smoke detection system
FM200 fire suppression system
CCTV system covering all entrances/exits and main areas
24-hour video recording
Full perimeter alarm
PAC security card access system
Visual verification of all persons entering the data floor

Cisco Switches
High capacity uninterruptible power supply
Auxiliary diesel generators
High service availability – averaging 99.9975%

SHOWREELS

Our editing station uses a combination of hardware and software to capture, edit, process, encode and transcode video. Analogue video is run though hardware Timebase Correctors and Digital Noise Reduction filters to help eliminate noise, jitter and other possible video defects.

General editing and authoring is accomplished using the Adobe suite of products: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects and DVD Encore. Frame-serving is enabled by Avisynth, with Virtualdub used for HD video.

Video is captured using Matrox’s flagship product, the RTX.100 Xtreme Pro and fed from decks capable of outputting DV, DigiBeta, Betacam SP and S-VHS among other formats.

Disc duplication is achieved using an automated thermal retransfer printer and disc duplicating towers, enabling the fastest turnaround of discs whilst maintaining a very high level of quality. See the duplication section for more details.

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