ARRISCAN Pushing Film into the Digital World
ARRI has combined cutting edge technology with a new scanning philosophy emphasizing quality, efficiency and reliability to create the ARRISCAN motion picture film scanner. The ARRISCAN enables digital laboratories and postproduction houses to drastically increase their productivity and experience a new standard of quality in film scanning.
ARRI DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMS | Certify for Quality! ARRI has initiated a Partner Certification Program in support of the constant growth of the DI market and the continued increase of possible infrastructure combinations. The program identifies industry partners whose products link closely with the ARRISCAN, ARRICUBE and ARRILASER. Such partners include suppliers of any hardware or software tools that are compatible with ARRI file formats and systems.
Digital Dailies In recent years more and more production companies have come to see the disadvantages of a typical telecine-based workflow. Colors, geometries and the complete look of the offline image data can be dramatically different to how the final result will appear after high resolution scans. Very often the director or DoP will be puzzled by inconsistencies between the offline cut and the final online edit. With the ARRISCAN these inconsistencies need no longer exist.
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Archive & Restoration Millions of meters of film are stored in film archives worldwide. Some material is in very good condition, but as film ages it can show signs of becoming damaged, shrunken and brittle. It is especially for this kind of material that the ARRISCAN has the option to be operated in various extra gentle film transport modes. Mechanical pin registration can be deactivated and the transport speed slowed down to cope with certain types of damage.
HIGH-END FILM SCANNING ARRI DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMS | | ARRISCAN Commercials Most commercials are finished in HD resolution and therefore do not require resolutions higher than 2K. The ARRISCAN Speed3K model features a maximum scanning resolution of 3K (oversampled to 2K) and is designed for precisely these kinds of applications. It delivers high end image quality at a superior speed and fits seamlessly into a tapeless workflow.
The key to excellent color reproduction is the illumination system. For a light source the ARRISCAN uses an array of LEDs, which are characterized by low power consumption, high efficiency, excellent color separation and great durability. LEDs guarantee perfect image quality and place the lowest possible strain on the film by minimizing thermal dissipation. The illumination is digitally adjusted and optimized to suit different film stocks via a closed loop regulation system.
ARRI DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMS | | ARRISCAN Infrared Against Scratches Besides the RGB illumination unit, the ARRISCAN uses an additional infrared illumination channel to identify film defects. Since film color dyes are transparent for infrared light, the ARRISCAN sees only film defects (such as dust, lint and scratches) in the infrared image, which Original scan means such defects can quickly be isolated and corrected.
For capturing the image a custom-designed CMOS area sensor is utilized. CMOS technology presents several advantages: high speed performance by parallel data outputs, flexible output modes through active-pixeltechnology and film protection through short exposure times. The ARRI-designed CMOS chip sensor is optimized for speed and for quality. It is a robust 35 mm area sensor with low power consumption and can be operated at much higher speeds than traditional sensors.
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ARRI DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMS | | ARRISCAN Film Transport The fast and pin-registered film transport of the ARRISCAN is another innovation in itself. Designed and manufactured by ARRI, the transport mechanism is a precision system that ensures film safety at all times and guarantees maximum image steadiness. The exchangeable film gate makes it very easy to switch from 35 mm to 16 mm or to switch to future ARRISCAN film gate options.
Technical Data Film formats 35 mm 2, 3, 4-perforation 16 mm and Super 16 (option) Custom CMOS area sensor with piezo actuator for microscanning Imaging device Native resolution: 3K x 2K Max.
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