Spirit DataCine
The Spirit DataCine is made by DFT Digital Film Technology GmbH in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Spirit DataCine opened the door to the technology of digital intermediates, wherein telecine tools were not just used for video outputs, but could now be used for high-resolution data that would later be recorded back out to film.
[4] A Spirit DataCine outputting DPX files was used in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
[11] The CCD converts the light into an electrical signal that produces a modulated video signal which is color corrected and sized so it can then be recorded onto video tape or a storage area network (SAN) hard disk array.
All Spirit DataCines use continuous transport motion, using a capstan and constant film tension.
All Spirit DataCines use a xenon lamp for illumination into a diffusion chamber to minimize dust and scratch visibility.
FDL 60 were ordered in PAL or NTSC or Secam, a few were multi standard by changing a few electronic circuit cards.
The units outputted 4:4:4 digital video to feed a color corrector like the Da Vinci Systems 888.
A true Quadra had a new capstan position closer to the film gate and with a blue color deck.
The data files are often used in DI – digital intermediate post-production using a film recorder for film-out.
In a two years time span the Spirit DataCine took over the number one spot of telecines from Rank Cintel.
This was accomplished by playing the DPX files back through the Spirit Datacine's process electronics and a Pandora International's MegaDef Colour Correction system.
The Shadow (STE) is a Spirit DataCine without a Kodak front end (lens, optics and CCDs).
[7][8][33] In 2005 SDC 2K [34] Spirit DataCine was demonstrated by Thomson's Grass Valley,[35] The Scanning optic system are made by Kodak in NY.
The optional RGB resolution independent Scream film grain reducer is now internal to the Datacine.
The SDC 2K Spirit DataCine could be configured as just a data scanner output on a GSN fiber Optic with speeds up to 30 frame/s at 2K or just a video telecine (with a spatial processor) or both.
The DPX data files are outputted to a Bones Linux workstation that is connected to a SAN.
[16][36] Same as the SDC 2K [1] Spirit DataCine but with the optional 4k (4096) data scanning license, It can output 4k DPX files at 8 frames per second, SAN speed permitting.
The option Data interface output is now using infiniband fiber Optic, rather than GSN, 2nd generation SDC 2K-SDC 4K.
It will work in multiple formats: SD, HD, or 2K-4K material and can ingest content from the Spirit DataCine or other devices like video tape or digital acquisition cameras.
Flexxity can process DPX, R3D, ARRIRAW, QuickTime clips, stereoscopic 3D support with stereo color matching and parallax adjustments, left and right eye synchronization and more.
[3] Scanity uses Time Delay Integration (TDI) line sensors and FPGA image processing.
Scanity uses a continuous film transport servo system, using a capstan and a LED light source.
[43] Also new is large drum gate that give better performance with older film and the use of CCD camera to take pictures of the perf hole.
[45][46][47][48][49][50][51] Dot Hill Systems as partnered with Digital Film Technology to capture 4k DPX files at 15 frames per second.
Popular downstream dirt and scratch removal systems are PF Clean and Digital ICE.
The Scanity can scan very dark black-and-white film with more dynamic range and lower noise, using special digital processing.
[63] POLAR HQ has: Touchless film handling, Optical Pin Registration, Visible shuttle, Dual & Triple HDR modes, Keykode, full edge-to-edge scans, Diffuse light source, optional (IR) Infrared and optional Audio pick system.
Phantom 2 Transfer Engine software runs on a Linux computer and is used to record the DPX files from a Spirit DataCine with a data option.
Sondor is noted as inventing the standard for bi-phase interlocking pulse signals to sync sound to film.
