eFootage, a prominent stock footage provider, is undertaking a massive effort to digitize its extensive collection of film and video clips. The company has acquired two Cintel Scanners as part of its scanning, archiving, and film preservation workflow.
Scanning Thousands of Hours of Film
eFootage's vast repository spans more than 100 years of motion image history, including news material from 1960 to the present, silent films, newsreels, lifestyle footage, world travel elements, and design and blue screen holdings. The company has already scanned over a thousand hours of content with many more to go.
Cost-Effective Solution
eFootage previously found it economically unfeasible to scan most of its 35mm material. However, the Cintel Scanners have provided a cost-effective solution for controlling scanning quality while minimizing costs and turnaround time.
Film Preservation Workflow
The company's workflow involves using two Cintel Scanners, along with 16mm and 35mm Gates and Cintel Audio and KeyKode Reader to scan its holdings. The scanned material is then transferred via Thunderbolt to Mac computers, which ingest the material using DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Archiving Process
The Teranex 2D Processors are used as part of the archiving process for the videotape library. Time base correctors pass the footage through the Teranex 2D Processors to the computers via Thunderbolt, which record high-quality files using Blackmagic Design's Media Express software.
Preserving Original Film Material
eFootage saves the original film material for all its holdings and occasionally goes back to it upon client request. Additionally, some of their film content can be rescanned at higher resolution and quality using the Cintel Scanners.