Digital Film Scanning and Recording: The Technology and Practice

Glenn Kennel

This article reviews the design components of a CCD film scanner and laser film recorder. The key image-quality parameters are reviewed, including resolution, quantization, noise, and color. The subject of system calibration is explored. Issues that affect the exchange of images between facilities are described, including file format and image data storage. Some of the operational issues of digital film scanning and recording are also discussed.

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Published
1994-03
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J03691