The NAB launch of diTTo and STEADY Image Stabiliser
posted on 17th Mar 2006
diTTo' first seen in prototype mode at last year's NAB and already ordered by six facilities worldwide, will officially be launched to the American market place on Cintel's stand C9307 at this year's NAB. ‘diTTo' , a Super 2K & 4K auto-calibrated data scanning system, has been developed specifically for high quality efficient film scanning. The versatility of "diTTo" means it is suited for all applications from high end DI and special effects through to archiving and restoration. With the data market demanding both quality and speed without being cost prohibitive "diTTo" represents the next generation data scanning solution. ‘diTTo' uses cutting edge digital film acquisition technology to ensure the highest image quality and repeatability. ‘diTTo' utilises a 3 colour light source, pin registration and solid state low noise detection device to produce high resolution, repeatable results. ‘diTTo' incorporates 1.2TBytes of local RAID storage and a PC GUI to make the management of the scanning process and the delivery of the image files a straightforward process. "diTTo" has been developed by the design team researching a scanning solution to compliment the existing CRT based product range". The dataMill scanner has been designed to meet the requirements of post production as it moves towards a digital intermediate environment. dataMill offershigh speed data scanning at the touch of a button; dataMill is a calibrated 2 and 4k data transfer engine at speeds of up to 15 fps. dataMill can be configured to provide real time SD or HD 10 bit log outputs, essentially SD and HD data in a video wrapper, ideal for high speed DI processing. dataMill can also feature the Millennium II upgrade, allowing it to be switched effortlessly into creative ‘datacine' mode. dataMill is the only data film scanner capable of scanning 8/S8mm, 16/S16mm, 35/S35mm and 65/70mm film. In additionto film scanning solutions, Cintel will be aunching ‘STEADY' a real time image stabiliser the latest application for the image processing platform imageMill. Running on the multi-standard, full-bandwidth imageMill platform, STEADY allows real time SD and HD sub-pixel image stabilisation of either film or video acquired images. 2K and 4K data can be stabilised at up to 15fps via HSDL. imageMill is designed to run a series of image enhancement applications enabling a flexible, modular approach to the differing workflow and environments adopted in post production. Grace, a grain reduction tool, previously only seen as an internal device inside the DSX film scanner is another application that has been running successfully on imageMill. Grace is a true, multi-standard grain reduction tool, enabling users to get the best from their images by providing any degree of grain removal to acquire the desired look. It's flexibility enables it to work at resolutions from SD through HD to 2K and 4K data, regardless of film gauge and image format, running tape-to-tape or disc-to-disc. ‘I feel certain that the activity we have seen during the first quarter of 2006 is a reflection that Cintel are answering market needs' said Marisa Giles, General Manager ‘The ability of our R&D team to react continues to be one of our major strengths and we are committed to ensuring our solutions continue to be delivered.'
