Optional Audio and KeyKode Reader
The optional Audio and KeyKode Reader expands your Cintel scanner's capabilities
by capturing optical and magnetic soundtracks at any speed, from slow to faster than real time.
It can also scan KeyKode information about the frame's position in the reel and film stock used.
The reader has the following components.
1. Optical audio tracking knob 2. Magnetic audio head 3. Optical audio scanner
6. KeyKode scanner 7. Headphone port 8. USB firmware port
By lacing your film through the upper section of the reader, you can extract optical and
magnetic soundtracks from your film.
When film is laced through the reader's lower section, you can capture KeyKode information.
KeyKode data is located near the perforation area on some negative film stocks and typically
contains data about the position of frames within a reel, information to help identify the film roll,
and additional details such as the type of film stock. The scanned information is saved as
metadata within each Cintel Raw frame.
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Your Cintel scanner can still capture optical soundtrack information without
the Audio and KeyKode Reader attached. Simply use the extract audio feature in
the DaVinci Resolve film scanner panel after you have scanned your film. For
more information on extracting optical audio see the 'extracting audio' section in
this manual.
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4. Capstan roller cleaning knob
Upper film track
Lower film track
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5. Capstan roller
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