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Welcome
Thanks for purchasing your new Cintel scanner!
Your new scanner runs film in real time so you can transfer film much faster than a traditional
scanner that runs non real time using a constant start-stop motion. However it's important to
understand that your scanner is not a telecine and it does not transfer film to video, as it
transfers film via Thunderbolt 3 or PCIe directly to DaVinci Resolve where you have the power
to edit the film rolls back together and the scans can be color graded, reframed, noise reduced
and the audio extracted.
Using DaVinci Resolve to operate the scanner means you have much more creative control
than a simple telecine because DaVinci Resolve has many more features than is possible to do
in hardware. Plus because Cintel takes advantage of the power of the DaVinci Resolve system
and the GPU or eGPU of the host computer, this scanner itself does not need to be cluttered
with bulky expensive electronics assemblies.
The scanning workflow is simple as all you need to do is scan your film with standard or high
dynamic range into intermediate RAW files and then once you have joined the film rolls back
together in the timeline, added noise reduction, color grading and reframing, you can use
DaVinci Resolve's deliver page to render out files to any format you like.
We've also designed attachments to improve your workflow. The optional Audio and KeyKode
Reader attachment can scan optical or magnetic audio faster than real time, as well as importing
KeyKode information directly into your DaVinci Resolve clips. Alternatively, the scanner can
synchronize to downstream audio systems.
Of course with all the power of DaVinci Resolve available with your scanner, it's also important
to check out the available DaVinci Resolve manual and tutorials. There are some great
customer tutorial videos on using DaVinci Resolve as well as high quality training available from
third party vendors to help you get the most out of your DaVinci Resolve system.
Check the support page at
www.blackmagicdesign.com
for the latest version of this manual and
for updates to the internal software of your Cintel Scanner.
Grant Petty
CEO Blackmagic Design