Blackmagic Design Cintel Film Scanner 2 with 35mm Gate, 1-30 fps Run Speed, 2000' Capacity

SKU: BMCINTELS2 MFR: CINTELSCAN4KG2
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Key Features

  • Achieve stunning clarity with the Cintel Film Scanner's impressive 4096 x 3072 native resolution.
  • Digitize your film archives with this 35mm film gate scanner, supporting various film gauges.
  • Enjoy fast, continuous motion scanning at 1-30 fps, perfect for efficient film digitization projects.
  • Easily connect via Thunderbolt 3 for rapid data transfer on both macOS and Windows systems.
  • Use the included DaVinci Resolve Studio software to enhance and color-correct your scanned films.
  • Rely on the scanner's dirt and scratch reduction features for cleaner, high-quality scans.
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Blackmagic Design Cintel Scanner 2 Specifications

Scanner

Scanner

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  • Film Stocks

    Print, Negative, Interpositive, Internegative
    Mono and Color

  • Film Gauges

    35mm (2, 3, 4 perforations) Super 35mm (2, 3, 4 perforations)
    16mm, Super 16mm

  • Native Resolution

    4096 x 3072

  • Effective Resolutions

    3840 x 2880 - Super 35
    3390 x 2864 - Standard 35
    3390 x 2465 - Anamorphic 35
    1903 x 1143 - Super 16
    1581 x 1154 - Standard 16

  • HDMI Formats

    3840 x 2160 Ultra HD
    1920 x 1080 HD
    (Auto selected to match monitor resolution)

  • Audio

    Extraction from scanned image

  • Dirt and Scratch Reduction

    Diffuse light source, Cleaning rollers

  • Mounting Options

    Desk Mount, Wall Mount

Transport Function

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  • Continuous Motion

    Run speed: 1 - 30 fps
    Shuttle: 1 - 100 fps (35mm), 1 - 200 fps (16mm)

  • Acceleration

    5 - 30 fps/s

  • Film Shrinkage Tolerance

    Up to 2% guaranteed, more may be possible if user care is taken

  • Capacity

    2000' (609.61m)

Connections

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  • HDMI Video Output

    1x HDMI 1.4 10-bit 4:2:2 for preview purposes only

  • Options Interface

    XLR6

  • Computer Interface

    Thunderbolt 3 (Mac OS and Windows), PCI Express 4 lane generation 2

Operating Systems

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  • Operating Systems

    macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later
    Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10

Power Requirements

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  • Voltage Range

    90 - 240V AC

  • Power

    200W

General

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  • Operating Temperature

    18 to 28 deg. C (64 to 82 deg. F)

  • Relative Humidity

    Maximum 65% non - condensing

  • Dimensions (HxWxD)

    35 x 41.5 - 79.1 x 14.2" (88.90 x 105.41 - 200.91 x 36.07cm)
    31 x 41.5 - 79.1 x 10.4" (78.74 x 105.41 - 200.91 x 26.42cm)

  • Weight

    60kg (132.28 lbs)

  • UPC Code

    9338716005578

About Blackmagic Design Cintel Scanner 2

Cintel Scanner

The creativity of film combined with a revolution in design!

The creativity of film combined with a revolution in design!

No other company in the world has more experience at scanning film than Cintel, and now that knowledge has been combined with cutting edge technology to produce the new Cintel Scanner! The new Cintel scanner has been designed with an architectural aesthetic and it’s so thin it can even be wall mounted! It features totally redesigned digital servos, high intensity diffuse light source and imaging systems, so you get a real time scanner that scans 35mm and 16mm film up to 30fps in Ultra HD resolution! Now you can use film for post production or unlock millions of hours of film based content for scanning to Ultra HD masters for a new future world of exciting Ultra HD distribution!

Convert Existing Film to Ultra HD

Convert Existing Film to Ultra HD

With consumers purchasing large Ultra HD televisions in massive quantities right now, the demand for great Ultra HD content has never been greater and will become a boom market in the next few years. Ultra HD is incredible quality and there are millions of hours of Ultra HD content that’s been generated over the last 100 years locked up in 35mm film that is stored in vaults worldwide! The new Cintel scanner will scan negative and positive 35mm film into amazing quality Ultra HD and you can unlock the extra resolution from 35mm film that no one has been able to see until now! 35mm film is natively 4K so the extra quality is already in the film. There is no easier way to generate Ultra HD feature films and television programming for customers to view on their new large screen televisions!

Innovative Design

Innovative Design

Designed to hang beautifully on your wall, the Cintel Scanner is constructed using aircraft design techniques for a stiff and vibration free main deck so you get smooth film handling. The core chassis has been designed as a super rigid structural space frame, which results in a design that’s dramatically lighter than an older simplistic heavy plate design. This means the Cintel scanner is light enough to be wall mounted in your facility, making it part of the environment of your color correction suite. Being super thin and wall mounted, it’s out of the way until you need to use it, and then it springs to life and performs! Whether wall or desk mounted the innovative design includes sliding doors, built in cleaning rollers and new digital servos to keep your film clean and ensures handling of valuable negative remains gentle.

Latest Technology

Latest Technology

The new Cintel Scanner is an innovation in technology. Film traditionally has been a mechanical technology and film products have suffered from poor quality electronics that required experienced engineers to keep them working. The Cintel scanner has been designed with the latest Blackmagic Design image processing technology and features a Thunderbolt 2 connection so you can connect it to your Mac and scan the film directly into your color correction system. That makes setup and use extremely fast plus eliminates slow file copying after scanning. Because Cintel is a Mac OS X Thunderbolt 2 peripheral, you get easy to install software updates that add new features and it also means you can even upgrade your computer whenever you need

Realtime Scanning

Realtime Scanning

The Cintel Scanner is the world’s first real time 4K film scanner to use Thunderbolt 2, making it super easy to set up and install. The new diffuse high intensity light source means the Cintel scanner runs at a smooth real time speed keeping film handling gentle and transfers super fast. The Thunderbolt 2 connection features a massive 20 Gb/s speed so you can transfer all this data direct into your computer without quality limitations. You can even change computers simply by unplugging the single Thunderbolt cable. If you’re wall mounting then you can use the longer 30 meter Thunderbolt cables to connect to your grading computer even when hiding the cabling in the wall. With the Cintel scanner, you get the high resolution of a film scanner with the real time use of a traditional telecine!

Audio and KeyKode Reader

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The optional Audio and KeyKode Reader lets you capture high quality audio along with KeyKode information from the film. The reader features a magnetic audio head or deep red LED illumination with advanced optics, electro formed slits, and precision mechanical adjustments for azimuth, zenith and yaw to give you the best possible audio capture with incredible high frequency response. The reader also features a precision capstan and encoder that allows for automatic correction of wow and flutter, allowing you to accurately capture audio, even when the scanner speed changes! The KeyKode Reader provides you with unique identification numbers for each film frame so they can be easily correlated with the corresponding video timecode. Installation is easy and all you need to do is bolt the reader onto the front of the chassis and it will automatically be detected.

Renowned Cintel Quality

Renowned Cintel Quality

The Cintel Scanner features a super bright spherical RGB LED illumination and an extremely sensitive imaging sensor. That means you get high quality scans that are super sharp even when running at full real time speed. The spherical RGB LED illumination ensures your priceless film is never exposed to unnecessary thermal stress and color fading effects of traditional scanner lamps. In addition, Cintel’s patented diffusing sphere technology reduces the visibility of dust and scratches, giving you stunningly beautiful film scans every time.

Fast Easy Control

Fast Easy Control

Using the Cintel Scanner is easy and intuitive. You get scanner control software that includes everything you need to transfer and capture films to Ultra HD or HD files. Scanned files can also be opened with DaVinci Resolve for further color, restoration and mastering work.

Includes DaVinci Resolve

In the past when film was the main way to get high quality images for post production, Cintel telecine’s and DaVinci color correction was the standard combination used worldwide! Now these two wonderful brands are back together again because the Cintel Scanner includes a full copy of DaVinci Resolve Studio software! Now you get full color correction features included so you can take advantage of the Cintel scanner’s amazing image quality. You will never be limited creatively by your equipment because you’ll have incredible film looks combined with the same powerful color correction toolset used by the world’s leading cinematographers!

Includes DaVinci Resolve

Warranty Information

This product has a limited warranty of 12 months.

Product Documents

User Manual

Key Features

  • Achieve stunning clarity with the Cintel Film Scanner's impressive 4096 x 3072 native resolution.
  • Digitize your film archives with this 35mm film gate scanner, supporting various film gauges.
  • Enjoy fast, continuous motion scanning at 1-30 fps, perfect for efficient film digitization projects.
  • Easily connect via Thunderbolt 3 for rapid data transfer on both macOS and Windows systems.
  • Use the included DaVinci Resolve Studio software to enhance and color-correct your scanned films.
  • Rely on the scanner's dirt and scratch reduction features for cleaner, high-quality scans.

What's in the box:

  • Blackmagic Design Cintel Film Scanner 2
  • Desk Stand
  • 8x 1mm Reel Spacers
  • 35mm Film Gate
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio Software
  • Cintel Software and Manual
  • Blackmagic Design 1 Year Limited Warranty