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The Director

The Director - Motion Picture Film Scanning System
Motion Picture Film Scanning System
Area vs Line Imagers

The Director's large format CCD area imager is far superior to line imagers used by continuous motion scanners.

Area Imager

(Lasergraphics)

Line Imager

(Competitors)
MotionFrame by frameContinuous
Speed11 frames/second24 frames/second
Light integration for dirt/scratchVery goodPoor
Splice toleranceVery goodPoor
Banding due to dirt in apertureNo problemBig problem
Noise
 Low

Plenty of Light:
Each pixel on the film is illuminated for the entire frame time.

High

Light Starved:
Each pixel is only exposed for a tiny fraction of the frame time.

Gentle sound scan for old filmYesNo (24 fps only)
Warped film toleranceVery goodPoor

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