ShadowShadow TelecineTelecine HighHigh performanceperformance SolidSolid StateState DigitalDigital FilmFilm ImagingImaging TechnologyTechnology Table of contents • Introduction • Simplicity • New Scanner Design • All Digital Platform • The Film Look • Graphical Control Panel • Film Handling • Main Features • Six Sector Color Processor • Cost of ownership • Summary SHADOWSHADOTelecine W Telecine Introduction The Film Transfer market is changing const- lantly. There are a host of new DTV formats required for the North American Market and a growing trend towards data scanning as opposed to video transfer for high end compositing work. Most content today will see some form of downstream compression, so quiet, stable images are still of paramount importance. With the demand growing there is a requirement for a reliable, cost effective solution to address these applications. The Shadow Telecine uses the signal proce- sing concept of the Spirit DataCine and leve- rages technology and feature of this flagship product. This is combined with a CCD scan- ner witch fulfils the requirements for both economical as well as picture fidelity. The The Film Transfer market is evolving rapidly. There are a result is a very high performance producthost allof new DTV formats required for the North American the features required for today’s digital Marketappli- and a growing trend towards data scanning as cation but at a greatly reduced cost. opposed to video transfer for high end compositing work. Most content today will see some form of downstream Unlike other Telecine solutions availablecompression, in so quiet, stable images are still of paramount importance. With the demand growing there is a this class, the Shadow Telecine is requirementnot a for a reliable, cost effective solution to re-manufactured older analog Telecine,address nor these applications. an update kit to an existing machine. While these solutions may fit the budgets of Themany Shadow Telecine uses the signal procesing concept of facilities, they are clearly compromisesthe Spirit DataCine and leverages technology and feature of this flagship product.This is combined with a CCD scan- designed to try and make older, obsoletener fulfils the requierements for both economical as well Vacuum tube (CRT) technology performas picture to fidelity. The result is a very high performance today’s demanding digital standards.product The with all the features required for today’s digital Shadow Telecine is one hundred percentapplication a but at a greatly reduced cost. digital machine, using latest state of the art Unlike other TelecineHigh solutions performance, available in this class, the technology and was designed by our EmmyShadow Telecine is not a re-manufactured older analog award winning Spirit DataCine design Telecine,team. nor an updateSolid kit to State,an existing machine. While It is manufactured alongside the theseSpirit solutions may fit the budgets of many facilities, they DataCine in our factory in Weiterstadtare clearly / compromisesDigital designed Film to try and Imaging make older, Germany. For an investment similar toobsolete the Vacuum tube (CRT) technology perform to today’s demandingTechnology digital standards. The Shadow from Telecine purchase of upgrade kit or re-manufacturedis one hundred percent a digital machine, using latest state machine, a complete Shadow Telecineof the art technology and was designed by our system is available that offers new, state Emmyof the award winningThomson Spirit DataCine designmultimedia. team. It is art technology with the best performancemanufactured in alongside the Spirit DataCine in our factory this class of machine. Further, like all ofin Weiterstadtour / Germany. For an investment similar to the purchase of upgrade kit or re-manufactured machine, a new products, it carries a full warrantycomplete and Shadow Telecine system is available that offers guarantee and is backed up by our extensivenew, state of the art technology with the best performance world wide product support and servicein team. this class of machine. Further, like all of our new products, it carries a full warranty and guarantee and is backed up by our extensive world wide product support and service team. The Shadow Telecine is one hundred percent a digital machine, using latest state of the art technology and was designed by our Emmy award win- ning Spirit DataCine design team. It is manu- factured alongside the Spirit DataCine in our factory in Weiterstadt / Germany. ATAS/NATAS © Simplicity The Shadow Telecine is a CCD based machine with all the advantages that CCD technology has to offer, providing very high performance without complexity. Unlike Vacuum tube (CRT) technology there is no need to provide a host of complex defect masking, enhancement and correction circuitry to compensate for the poor performance of the Vacuum tube. Simplicity also results in repeatability, reliability offering high utilization and a very low cost of ownership. New Scanner Design Six Sector Color Processor The heart of the Shadow Telecine Halogen Light is a totally new custom designed scanner. Using the latest advance- ments in correlated double sampling technology combined with new Condensor custom built CCDs, this new scanner with IR Filter delivers incredible performance. Application Thomson film scanning solutions are provided with a standard primary Color corrector (RGB) which offers extensive range and latitude combined with precise digital control. This correction is real time and resolution-independent (up to 2K) so correctionFilter for wheelany output - format is supported, even data, with transparent switchingoptical between matching formats . Thereof are applications where the basic primary functionalityfilm needs stocks to be enhanced with basic secondary color control. This option is a cost-effective solution designed to be usedDensity either alone wheel with -a controller or to enhance the features offered by third partylight color controlcorrectors that are today available on the market. Dailies, best light transfers and the growing adoption of downstream disk-based color correction systems means a high quali- ty basic grade is required before the finishing touches are applied later in the pro- cess. Just like the Primary color correction system, the secondary color corrector is also real-time, resolution independent and working with the full film color space and at full film resolution-independent. The Shadow Telecine uses a new custom- the effects of dirt and scratches. Vacuum built optical system by Carl Zeiss, Jena in Tube (CRT) light sources use collimated Germany and the illumination system is an light which actually accentuates the ble- innovative combination of a cost effective mishes resulting from dirt and scratches, Halogen light source, optical fiber usually necessitating multiple passes transmission system and pre-gate filters to through a film cleaner and hours of elec- allow precise optical reproduction of any tronic dust busting in Post. 16 or 35mm film format. Light is transmitted from the illumination system to The Shadow Telecine also provides the lens gate using a Kaleidoscope and a the possibility for the user to adjust the fiber bundle. It then passes directly into the illumination level (or exposure) relative film skid plate, where a second to the density of the film with precise Kaleidoscope is used to re-shape the light optical matching for the type of film and provide diffuse illumination onto the being used. This process, again very simple, film plane — a simple, yet highly effective is close to the natural photographic process design. Diffuse illumination is vital for the of optical film printing and therefore delivers natural, artifact-free optical reduction of more filmic, natural results to the user. 3 CCD Line Sensors Beam Splitter, Red, Green, Blue Integrator for light diffusion Projection optics Features Film Gate, Skid Plate Fiber Light Guide - aperture conversion All Digital Platform The demands of today’s market, applica- condition should ever arise it is reported tions and working environment require on the graphical control panel for quick reliability, repeatability and high utilization problem diagnosis. All these attributes from any new product. These can only be ensure the machine can always be achieved with well-designed all-digital maintained at peak utilization, generating products. Any analog processing adds revenue whenever possible. After all, the noise and the potential for drift. last time we checked, film transfer was a Many Telecine products claim to be business designed to make money. It is not “Digital” but only a very small portion of a hobby or a place for expensive, cute, them are in fact truly Digital. A large analog tinker toys anymore. proportion of the system within these machines is still analog, with heavy The Shadow Telecine draws upon much of reliance on the analog Vacuum tube (CRT) the established and proven technology as a light source. This by nature is a great from its big brother, the popular Spirit source of drift and variation in the film DataCine, and the same signal processing transfer process requiring complex concepts is used in both machines. This correction systems designed to mask and tried and trusted technology with a track recover performance over time. The record for reliability and performance pro- Shadow Telecine uses the latest solid state vides the user with the confidences needed CCD technology and immediately after the for any new purchase. Many of the opera- light