Long-time Quantel artist Sam Hamann goes HD with Quantel

26 September 2007

Veteran Quantel artist and solo practitioner of Olive’rTwist, Sam Hamann, has acquired a Quantel eQ editing/ effects/ grading/ deliverables system, which in his words will ‘take him into the next decade’ of HD post production.

Hamann began his career in Los Angeles at Planet Blue in 1986 as a Quantel Paintbox artist. From there he joined post production power house Post Logic where he became one of the first artists to use the revolutionary Quantel Henry effects editor and Hal compositor in 1992. Fifteen years on and Hamann is still making a living with the Henry – that is until mid September, when he takes possession of his eQ.

“The Henry is a true workhorse and it has served me well over many happy years and what I’ve loved most about it is its easy to use, artist inspired interface,” said Hamann. “However, lately I have had to turn away jobs because my clients want to work in HD. The eQ and its HD capabilities was a logical next step for me, its interface is similar to the Henry and it has that Quantel thinking that I’m a fan of.”

Ad agencies make up the majority of Hamann’s client-base, the largest of which is Admarketing, a full service advertising, sales and publishing firm. Much of his work revolves around producing retail spots along with on-air promos and network packaging.

“It’s exciting for us to continue our relationship with Sam and help him expand his capabilities to compete and win business in both SD and now HD,” said Lee Turvey, Regional Sales Manager, Quantel. “The eQ opens up more revenue streams for Sam. He now has editing, effects, grading, deliverables and more in HD and SD. He can do so much more on the eQ and earn more money with all the new services he can provide. The rich toolset and first class support will help Sam win even more business and it’s great for us to be a part of that.”

Hamann said, “I think the eQ will reunite me with many old clients that are delivering material in HD. They’ve fallen away because I didn’t have the equipment to do the work. Now I will be able to move into the future while I reach back to reunite with these old clients who are doing work in hi def and are looking to work with me again.”