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Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagic Cintel October 2015...
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The Cintel scanning workflow is simple as all you need to do is scan your film to intermediate Cintel 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’s deliver page to render out files to any format you like.
Contents Blackmagic Cintel Getting Started Standby Mode Servicing Unpacking and Mounting Cintel Getting Started with Blackmagic Cintel Specifications Using Cintel Help Wind Types Safety Switching to 16mm Limited Warranty Playback Controls...
Blackmagic Cintel’s wall mounts conform to industry Please note that Cintel weighs over 130 pounds and is too standard television mounting hardware and any television heavy to be unpacked by one person. Unpacking should mount rated higher than 130 pounds will allow you to mount be undertaken by 2 people using correct lifting techniques.
Launch DaVinci Resolve, select the Media page and then open the Cintel palette by clicking on the ‘capture’ Step 2. Connecting your scanner to your computer button at the top right of the screen. If you have...
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When loading film on a spool, the supplied backing plate is required. Cintel’s default B/A wind loads from the bottom of the feeding When loading film reels, the backing spool and onto the top of the taking spool.
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A When manually tensioning film, you only need to apply enough tension to move the compliance arms into the ‘sweet spot’ of their movement range - a little under half way. Cintel will automatically take up any additional slack. B When loading 35mm film, use the outer sprockets on the sprocket wheels.
Using Cintel Wind Types The ‘wind type’ refers to the loading and unloading position, Select the appropriate wind type in DaVinci Resolve’s Cintel as well as the turn direction of film on your scanner’s feeding scanner settings. and taking spools. As you can see in the diagram below, The default wind type for your scanner is a B/A wind, an ‘A’...
Using Cintel Switching to 16mm The optional 16mm kit contains all the parts you’ll require and the changes to your scanner’s setup are minimal. 16mm skid plate Outer spacer Inner spacer The 16mm kit contains a 16mm skid plate, two inner spacers and two outer spacers.
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Using Cintel Switching to 16mm scanning is easy: Step 1. Swapping the skid plate Step 2. Inserting the 16mm spacer Swap the 35mm skid plate with the 16mm skid plate by Insert the rubber 16mm spacer at the base of the feeding opening the retention levers on the front of the plate, and taking spools.
Using Cintel Playback Controls The following playback controls are available in DaVinci Resolve and on Blackmagic Cintel itself. Cintel has built in controls for loading, unloading, and previewing scans. Load Step back Pressing ‘load’ will tension the film loaded onto your Rewinds the film one frame.
Using Cintel Standby Mode When inactive, your scanner will enter standby mode to You can easily bring your scanner out of standby mode by preserve the longevity of the light source. This happens initiating any movement of the feeding or taking spool, after 15 minutes when connected via Thunderbolt, or 1.5...
To check which version of Blackmagic Desktop Video Design online support pages and check the latest support Utility software is installed on your computer, open material available for your Cintel film scanner. Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility. On Mac OS X, open ‘Blackmagic Desktop Video Blackmagic Design Online Support Pages Utility’...
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