Film Scanners
See below a list of the main film scanners currently used by film archives around the world. You can click on each image to access the website of the scanner's manufacturer. Note that the forum functionality of this page is only available to connected members of the FIAF community.
For further information about how to choose a scanner, see the FIAF Technical Commission's guide HERE.
Film Scanners
See below a list of the main film scanners currently used by film archives around the world. You can click on each image to access the website of the scanner's manufacturer. Note that the forum functionality of this page is only available to connected members of the FIAF community.
For further information about how to choose a scanner, see the FIAF Technical Commission's guide HERE.
Scanners available commercially
Manufacturer: ARRI
Model: ARRISCAN
Sensors: Area-based sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K / 6K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm / S16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: yes
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Cintel
Model: Blackmagic Design
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: 2K / 4K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm / S16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: optical
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Lasergraphics
Model: Director
Sensors: Area-based sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K / 6K / up to 10K
Formats: 16mm / 35mm
Obsolete Formats: 17.5mm / 28mm / 8mm
Audio Recording: optical
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: MWA-Nova
Model: Flashscan
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: HD
Formats: S8mm / 16mm
Obsolete Formats: 8mm / 9.5mm
Audio Recording: optical
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: MWA-Nova
Model: Flashtransfer Choice
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: 2K / 4K / up to 5.1K
Formats: S8mm / 16mm
Obsolete Formats: 8mm / 9.5mm
Audio Recording: optical and magnetic
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: MWA-Nova
Model: Flashtransfer Vario
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: HD / 2.3K / 2.5K / up to 5.1K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm / S16mm / S8mm
Obsolete Formats: 8mm / 9.5mm
Audio Recording: optical and magnetic
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: yes
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Digital Vision
Model: Golden Eye
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: SD / HD / 2K / 4K
Formats: 70mm / 35mm / 16mm / S8mm
Obsolete Formats: 17.5mm / 28mm / 8mm
Audio Recording: optical
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: no
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: FilmFabriek
Model: HDS
Sensors: Area-based sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K
Formats: 16mm
Obsolete Formats: 8mm S8mm / 9.5mm
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: yes
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Kinetta
Model: Kinetta
Resolution: 2K / 4K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Filmlight
Model: Northlight
Sensors: Line sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm / S16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: CTM Film
Model: Perenity
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: 2K /
Formats: 35mm / 16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: optical and magnetic
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: no
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: DFT
Model: Scanity
Sensors: Line sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K / 8K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm / S16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: optical
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: yes
HDR: yes
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Lasergraphics
Model: Scanstation
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: 2K /
Formats: 35mm / 16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: optical
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Lasergraphics
Model: Scanstation Personal
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: 2K / up to 5K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: optical and magnetic
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: DFT Philips
Model: Spirit Datacine
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: 2K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm / S16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: optical and magnetic
Sprocketless: no
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: no
Full Overscan With Edges: no
Manufacturer: Vintage Cloud A/S
Model: Vintage Cloud Steenbeck 16 or 35mm
Formats: 16mm / 35mm
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Commercial prototype
Manufacturer: Eclair
Model: Nitroscan
Sensors: Area-based sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K / 6K / up to 10K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm / S16mm
Obsolete Formats: 17.5mm / 28mm / 8mm
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: yes
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: yes
Manufacturer: Cineric
Model: Oxberry
Sensors: Area-based sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K / 6K
Formats: 16mm / 35mm / 65mm
Obsolete Formats: 17.5mm / 28mm / 8mm
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: yes
HDR: yes
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: yes
Archive prototypes
Manufacturer: Film Light and CNC France
Model: Arc Light
Sensors: Area-based sensors
Resolution: 2K / 4K / 6K
Formats: 16mm / 35mm
Obsolete Formats: 17.5mm / 28mm / 8mm
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: yes
Manufacturer: LAPA (Laboratorio de Preservación Audiovisual) Uruguay
Model: Escanner
Sensors: Bayer pattern
Resolution: 2K / 4K
Formats: 35mm / 16mm
Obsolete Formats: no
Audio Recording: no
Sprocketless: yes
Wet Gate: no
HDR: no
Overscan: yes
Full Overscan With Edges: no
