Blackmagic Design Cintel Scanner Installations- Und Bedienungsanleitung Seite 17

Inspecting your Film
Check that the film is laced properly by pressing the 'play' button on your scanner or clicking
the 'play' button in DaVinci Resolve's film scanner panel. If you see your film image playing in
the viewer, or on an HDMI monitor if connected, you'll know your scanner is working.
Depending on the wind type you've used, you may find that the image is flipped horizontally or
vertically. You can fix this by selecting the appropriate film type. For instance, negative film may
appear flipped left to right until the 'negative' setting is selected. If you can't fix this by selecting
your film type, you may need to reload your film using a different wind type.
To examine the condition of the film being scanned on Cintel Scanner G3 HDR+, press and hold
the 'stop' or 'play' button for 2 seconds. This will engage 'inspect mode' which will lower the
intensity of the light source on the film, allowing you to see any defects, dirt or scratches on the
film. This will allow you to examine the film properly and consider the need for cleaning or fixing
of the film reel.
Focusing
Just like focusing the lens on a camera, you'll need to focus the projected film image on your
scanner's sensor. The focus dial is located on your scanner's center column. The most accurate
way to achieve perfect focus is to use the 'focus assist' feature in DaVinci Resolve's film scanner
panel. Similar to the focus peaking feature in Blackmagic cameras, focus assist displays a green
edge around the sharpest points in your image. This lets you easily adjust focus until the green
highlights are at their strongest.
Simply turn the focus assist feature on by enabling the checkbox in DaVinci Resolve's film
scanner panel, then watch the HDMI output from your Cintel scanner, or the viewer in the film
scanner panel, as you adjust the focus dial. Film grain is a terrific indicator. When the grain in the
film is registering the green edges at their strongest, your image is in perfect focus.
Film grain is perfect for setting accurate focus using the 'focus assist' feature. In the above
example you can see the image out of focus on the left and in focus on the right. The focus
assist feature can be seen highlighting the grain, most visible inside the perforation area.
The focus assist feature works best when using negative film types, as negative is generally
sharper with the most grain detail.
To get the most from the focus assist feature, set the viewer to full resolution. Simply click on
the options settings at the top right corner of the viewer and select 'full resolution preview'
from the menu.
It's worth mentioning that full resolution preview will remain set until you choose to disable it.
The setting is very GPU intensive and can affect the performance of the viewer, for example
there may be some frame lag, so it may be helpful to use full resolution for checking focus, then
turning it off for better performance.
Getting Started 17