Equipment

MovieCraft Inspector

Name: MovieCraft Inspector
Brand: MovieCraft

A universal film inspection table for film archives: traditional visual and tactile inspection, repair and restoration processes are combined with digital viewing, scanning and defect-certification technology.

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MovieCraft Inspector table at the CPS-2022 exhibition — overall view of the workstation with film discs, monitor and control joystick

Capabilities

What Makes It Versatile

MCI works with a wide range of film materials and combines manual and digital methods of work in a single workstation.

Any Film Material

Perforated positive, negative and intermediate film copies, 35 and 16 mm, including nitrate-base materials.

Digital Viewing & Scanning

A color CMOS camera with a global shutter combined with an LED RGB strobe lighting system.

Gentle Film Transport

A sprocket-free path — safe handling of old, fragile and shrunk film materials.

Laser Reading

A laser reading system for the optical soundtrack and key code on the film.

Features

Additional Features

Paperless Reel Passport

Direct entry of film condition and defect data into the workstation through the user interface — no intermediate paper records. Creation, saving and editing of "reel passport" files, linking each defect to a shot list and frame.

On-the-Fly Measurements

Continuous automatic footage measurement for the right and left reels, as well as automatic film shrinkage measurement during rewinding.

Defect Dictionaries

Built-in, customizable user dictionaries of defects, including reference information and sample images of film defects.

Flexible Transport Modes

Rotational, linear and frame-based rewinding and movement modes — each with its own speed range and precise control.

Models

MCI-Base, MCI-Advanced and MCI-Micro

Three platforms sharing the same transport path, available for 35 mm film, 16 mm film, or both. Advanced includes markup, reel navigation and shrinkage measurement by default, and unlocks digital viewing, scanning and certification options. Micro combines Advanced's capabilities with handling of unperforated materials and microfiche — see the MCI-Micro section below for details.

Parameter	MCI-Base	MCI-Advanced	MCI-Micro
Film inspection	✓	✓	✓
Film repair and restoration	✓	✓	✓
Motorized film transport	✓	✓	✓
Film length measurement in a reel	✓	✓	✓
Reel markup	option	included	included
Reel navigation	option	included	included
Film shrinkage measurement	option	included	included
Soundtrack playback	option	option	option
Soundtrack recording	—	option	option
Image viewing	—	option	option
Image scanning	—	option	option
Reel passport creation and editing	—	option	option
Unperforated film handling	—	—	✓
Microfiche handling	—	—	✓

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Micro Model

MCI-Micro: Microfiche Handling

MCI-Micro's key feature is its ability to handle unperforated reels and microfiche in addition to all of Advanced's capabilities. This is a solution for archives where, alongside film, insurance-fund documentation microfilms and other unperforated materials on cores are also stored.

Unperforated Materials

Sprocket- and capstan-free disc drives handle unperforated reels just as gently as ordinary film — the path and tension are set manually by the operator.

Microfiche and Microfilm

Removable cores allow different types of reels (spools) to be mounted, including insurance-fund documentation microfilm — in addition to standard 16 and 35 mm film reels.

MCI-Micro Compared to a Comparable Model

This comparison was prepared for tender documentation per a state customer's requirements — a comparison with the TR3 inspection table (Andre Debrie, France).

Parameter	MovieCraft Inspector MCI-Micro	Debrie TR3 (France)
Types of film materials checked	Perforated and unperforated film reels	16/35 mm film reels; unperforated film inspection — not available
Image type and microfiche	Checks positive and negative film materials, microfiche	Checks film regardless of image type. Microfiche checking not stated
Film width	35 mm and 16 mm	35 mm and 16 mm
Film base type	Triacetate, PET, nitrate base	Not specified by the manufacturer
Maximum reel capacity	Up to 600 m	600 m (2000 ft)
Processed film thickness range	90 to 170 µm	Not specified by the manufacturer
Processed film shrinkage	Up to 5%	Handles shrunk 35 mm film (roller pitch 4.70)
Footage measurement and reel markup	Non-contact length measurement in set units (meters, frames, timecode)	Multi-format electronic counter; metric graduation on discs (meters/yards); ruler with graduated frames for 16 and 35 mm film
Film rewinding	Electric disc drives, no sprockets or capstans; rewinds in both directions	2 electric motors; forward/reverse film rewinding (bidirectional)
Film path routing	Multiple paths, including "figure-eight" and "figure-nine", set by the operator	Not available
Rewind speed range, rotational mode	6 to 320 rpm	Variable speed 0 to 250 m/min (4.2 m/s)
Automatic stop on film break or end	Yes	Not available
Adjustable film tension during rewinding	Operator-set tension from 200 to 600 g, adjustable from the control panel; automatic stop on film break or end	Variable film tension during rewinding; smooth loop absorption on startup
Frame counter type	No contact with the film	Perforation-engaged with the film
Power supply	Single-phase 220 V, 50 Hz, up to 0.8 kW	Not specified by the manufacturer
Tabletop	ESD antistatic coating; 1400 × 700 mm; height 750 ± 20 mm (adjustable via legs)	No antistatic coating; size and height not specified by the manufacturer
Discs (reel holders)	2, diameter 380 mm, electrically driven	2 electrically driven discs (2 motors), diameter not specified
Cores	Removable cores (2), 26 × 70 mm	Cores with a retractable tip (2)
Manual control unit	Yes, with all controls: on/off buttons, "Mode", "Left wind", "Right wind" toggles, lamp brightness and tension dials	Not available
Film movement control panel	Yes: rewind speed wheel, jog wheel, fixed-speed and stop buttons	Not available
Foot control pedals	2	Dual control pedal
Lower light box	224 × 192 mm light field on frosted glass, brightness adjustable from off to maximum	Light box with 275 × 195 mm frosted glass; no brightness control
Upper lighting lamp	Yes	A dedicated desk lamp with a magnifying glass
Compliance with GOST R 51103-97	Compliant	Not compliant
Production status	Made to order, single-unit production	No information available

MCI-Base

MCI-Base Appearance

A photo gallery of the base model: table construction, controls and touch panel display modes. Based on the MCI-B-F3-C operating manual.

Overall view of the MovieCraft Inspector table, Base configuration — two discs, backlighting, control panel — Overall view of the MCI-Base table

Lockable swivel caster on the table's height-adjustable leg — Locking caster on the leg

Foot pedals for controlling film rewind — Foot control pedals

Pull-out drawer for storing tools and accessories under the tabletop — Drawer under the tabletop

Control unit: power on and emergency-off buttons, mode toggles — Control unit

Jog-shuttle — a controller for speed-based rewinding and positioning — Jog-shuttle

Footage counter with a laser perforation sensor for non-contact film length measurement — Footage counter

Guide roller setting the film's path across the tabletop — Guide roller

Core with a spring-loaded latch for mounting a reel on the disc — Core with a latch

Side shelf with height-adjustable positioning — Side shelf

Film transport path: overall view from disc to disc through the footage counter and lower light box — Film transport path

Loading 16 mm film: reel via an adapter on the feed disc, spacer on the take-up disc — Loading 16 mm film — reel

Loading 16 mm film with spacers on both discs — Loading 16 mm film — spacers

Touch panel in frame-counter display mode — Panel: frame counter

Touch panel in timecode counter display mode — Panel: timecode

Touch panel in footage (meters) counter display mode — the default mode — Panel: footage counter

Specifications

Full Technical Specifications

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General Film Characteristics

Film width processed35 and 16 mm

Film base typeTriacetate, PET, nitrate base

Image type on filmNegative or positive

Film thickness range90–170 µm

Maximum reel capacity600 m

Number of discsTwo

Number of sprocketsNone

Transport and Rewind Modes

Film transport between discsMotorized, electric disc drive

Transport modesRotational (rpm) · Linear (m/s) · Frame-based (fps)

Transport operationsRewind (by speed) · Jog (by position)

Rewind speed, rotational mode6–320 rpm

Rewind speed, linear mode0.1–5.0 m/s

Rewind speed, frame mode1–125 fps

Film winding tensionAdjustable, 1–3 N

Lighting and Shrinkage Measurement

Lighting typesSwitchable and adjustable — upper and lower

Lower light field size224 × 192 mm

Shrinkage measurement range0…−5%

Technical Condition Passport

Condition documentationCreating and editing a reel passport file, recording detected defects

Passport linkageTo the reel identifier

Defect linkageTo the frame number on the film

Frame numberingFrom the end of the head leader, or a user-defined "zero" frame preset

Digital Scanning and Sound

Digital scanningTransmissive, continuous and frame-by-frame modes

Scanning resolution, 35 mm1760×1200 px, 24 bit/pixel

Scanning resolution, 16 mm832×640 px, 24 bit/pixel

Image file formats.BMP · .TIFF · .PNG · .JPEG

Negative image viewingOptional real-time negative-to-positive conversion

Soundtrack reading and playbackOptical, single- and dual-track, variable width

Optical soundtrack digitization24 kHz / 24 bit, .WAV format

Digital image recordingTo video files on local storage, exportable to external media

Controls

Under the tabletopMode toggle, reel-winding toggles, speed and jog knobs, tension and backlight potentiometers, power buttons

On the floorTwo foot pedals for controlling rewind speed and direction

On the tabletopJog-shuttle controller, keyboard, mouse

Power Supply

Power supplySingle-phase, 50 Hz, 220 V

Power consumption1 kW

Portfolio

MCI in Action

MovieCraft Inspector stand at the CPS-2022 exhibition — MCI at the CPS-2022 exhibition

Close-up of the MovieCraft Inspector touch control panel — Touch control panel

Visual film inspection on the MovieCraft Inspector table — Visual film inspection

Controls under the MovieCraft Inspector tabletop — Controls under the tabletop

MovieCraft Inspector digital scanning software windows — Digital viewing and scanning software

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