UK based 3D Visual Enterprises has acquired 100 percent of Meduza Systems the Irvine California based developer of the 3D cameras the Meduza Titan and the Meduza MK1. Chris Cary CEO of the newly formed combined company made the announcement. The company is being re-named Meduza Systems Ltd. The new executive team includes the appointments of consultants Matt Whalen imaging and color scientist and Al Mayer chief mechanical engineer and program manager. Meduza Systems retains offices in London England and Irvine. Prior to the acquisition 3D Visual Enterprises was the financial marketing and distribution arm of the company while Meduza Systems focused on research and development. All activities will now be integrated under one company umbrella which will also be responsible for all international and domestic US operations and global marketing efforts. “With the consolidation we are now better positioned to serve our customers by providing the best 3D camera and localized support systems ” says Cary. The company’s restructuring arrives just one year after Meduza Systems’ debut at NAB last April. At the show the company also introduced the Delta 4K S3D Meduza Lenses the first 38mm diameter matched pair 3D lenses. In October Meduza Systems previewed the Titan which it says is the first fully controllable lightweight 3D precision single HD camera with 2K dual sensors outputting dual1080p. “By consolidating 3D Visual Enterprises and Meduza Systems we have simplified and streamlined our operations and corporate structure ” says Meduza Systems COO Jon Kitzen (retaining the position he held at former company). “We look forward to our continued innovation growth and success with the delivery rollout of our product line.” Whalen has been engaged and working on the Meduza Systems technology since its inception. Among the vast range of Whalen’s extensive expertise in image sensor evaluation and image processing development are consumer products for clients including AT&T Videophone Silicon Film’s eFilm cartridge digital cinema product development for Red Cisco Telepresence and additionally in the medical field the Smith and Nephew HD endoscopy camera. Whalen has formerly served in senior technical positions with Lucent/ Bell Labs Conexant and SiliconFilm Technologies and currently holds more than ten patents in the areas of lightwave and digital camera technology. “As broadcast and entertainment media technologies evolve toward immersive viewing a transformation is occurring in image capture devices ” says Whalen. “Meduza Systems is at the leading edge of this wave.” Mayer has been instrumental in driving the Meduza camera design from invention prototype to completion in just 365 days. Over his 28 year professional career Mayer has been responsible for the design management and technical marketing of many of the world’s leading motion picture and television camera systems both film and digital. He holds US patents and provisional patents in camera design wireless hand held remote control systems and 3D projection systems. Mayer was the program/project manager chief industrial designer and chief design engineer for Panavision’s Panaflex Millennium XL for which he and his design team received an Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement. He was also responsible for the mechanical design and ergonomics of the world’s first high end full chip digital camera system Genesis a joint venture between Panavision and Sony a winner of a Primetime Emmy Award for technical achievement. “It’s a pleasure to work with all of the professionals at Meduza in the creation of the state-of-the-art 3D camera system developed for the broadcast and motion picture industry ” says Mayer. “The speed and agility of the group allowed us to come to market in a very accelerated and aggressive time frame.” “Both Matt and Al have years of invaluable experience in the high tech imaging industry and are at the top of their respective fields ” says Cary. “We are excited to have them on board at our company where their skills are critical to the successful production and marketing of The Titan the MK I and our other new products.”
