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7 Inspecting your Film
Check that the film is laced properly by pressing the 'play' button on your scanner or
clicking the 'play' button in DaVinci Resolve's film scanner panel. If you see your film
image playing in the viewer, or on an HDMI monitor if connected, you'll know your
scanner is working.
NOTE Depending on the wind type you've used, you may find that the image
is flipped horizontally or vertically. You can fix this by selecting the appropriate
film type. For instance, negative film may appear flipped left to right until the
'negative' setting is selected. If you can't fix this by selecting your film type,
you may need to reload your film using a different wind type.
8 Focusing
Just like focusing the lens on a camera, you'll need to focus the projected film image
on your scanner's sensor. The focus dial is located on your scanner's center column.
The most accurate way to achieve perfect focus is to use the 'focus assist' feature in
DaVinci Resolve's film scanner panel. Similar to the focus peaking feature in Blackmagic
cameras, focus assist displays a green edge around the sharpest points in your image.
This lets you easily adjust focus until the green highlights are at their strongest.
Simply turn the focus assist feature on by enabling the checkbox in DaVinci Resolve's
film scanner panel, then watch the HDMI output from your Cintel scanner, or the viewer
in the film scanner panel, as you adjust the focus dial. Film grain is a terrific indicator.
When the grain in the film is registering the green edges at their strongest, your image
is in perfect focus.
Film grain is perfect for setting accurate focus using the 'focus assist' feature. In the above
example you can see the image out of focus on the left, and in focus on the right. The focus
assist feature can be seen highlighting the grain, most visible inside the perforation area.
TIP The focus assist feature works best when using negative film types,
as negative is generally sharper with the most grain detail.
To get the most from the focus assist feature, set the viewer to full resolution.
Simply click on the options settings at the top right corner of the viewer and
select 'Full Resolution Preview' from the drop down menu.
It's worth mentioning that full resolution preview will remain set until you
choose to disable it. The setting is very GPU intensive and can affect the
performance of the viewer, for example there may be some frame lag, so it
may be helpful to use full resolution for checking focus, then turning it off for
better performance.
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