Innitial assesment and strategy, scanning options, high res and restoration, preservation and access...

1. “THE FUTURE OF FILM
SCANNING”
Paul Collard
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2. Initial Assessment & Strategy
•
Types of film to be scanned
?
Originals, Intermediates,
Prints?
•
Film Formats?
35mm/16mm/8mm/others?
•
Purpose of film scanning?
High End Restoration?
Preservation/Access?
•
Condition of the films ?
Damaged/Shrunken?
Chemical Decay?
Dye Fading/Bad joins?
•
Will the films themselves be
preserved in future?
Answers to these questions
inform the scanning
strategy and the budget
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options.
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3. Scanning Options- high end restoration
6K/4K & 3K/2K scanning
16 bit oversampling
Outputs 4K and 2K DPX 10bit Log
files
Can also output 16bit linear/log
files
Register pin frame by frame
transport
Gentle & safe film handling
Infra red defect map available
Non real time scanning (1-8fps)
LED ‘cold’ illumination
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4. Scanning Options- high end restoration
4K & 2K scanning
16 bit image capture
Outputs 4K and 2K DPX 10bit Log
files
Can also output 16bit linear/log
files
Continuous capstan driven
transport
Gentle & safe film handling
Tolerant of shrunken, damaged film
Real time scanning 2K, 15fps @ 4K
Diffuse Kodak designed illumination
Sound capture simultaneous with
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5. Scanning Options- Preservation &
Access
Real time 2K/HD scanning
16 bit image capture
Outputs 2K DPX 10bit Log files or
HD
Can also output 16bit linear/log
files
Continuous capstan driven
transport
Gentle & safe film handling
Diffuse Kodak designed illumination
Sound capture simultaneous with
picture
Multiple workstations, metadata &
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edit
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6. Scanning Options- Proxy Access only
Real time SD/HD scanning
Sound capture simultaneous with
picture
Stable film handling
Output to workstations, metadata &
edit
Useful for low cost image capture
Website applications for clip
selection
Film requires a re-scan for
preservation
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7. Future Developments
Greater automation links to restoration via infra red dirt map
BUT use with caution, beware of over restoration
Extending dynamic range ACES, floating point bit depth
Improved software to correct bad joins post scanning
High efficiency workflows & QC methods to maintain scanning
output
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8. “THE FUTURE OF FILM
SCANNING”
Paul Collard
Deluxe
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Paul Collard: “The Future of Film Scanning”