AMSTERDAM - Da Vinci (www.davsys.com)
is demonstrating its DAE protocol at IBC. The file exchange process was
developed in conjunction with Arri and provides tight integration between the
Arriscan film scanner and da Vinci’s Resolve color enhancement and Revival
restoration systems. The protocol allows for close coordination between a
facility's scanning and color correction departments, improving workflow
efficiency.
DAE helps eliminate confusion that can occur at a DI
facility when different departments are faced with scanning, storage and naming
of material. With DAE, the colorist loads an EDL into any da Vinci Resolve or
Splice system and sets the desired parameters. From this, a DAE list is
generated and exported to the Arri scanner. A scan list is then generated so
that only the materials required are scanned, and file names and directories
are specified using preset and defined naming conventions. In addition, place
holders are created in the Resolve/Splice media pool and as clips are scanned,
the timeline automatically fills, allowing grading to start immediately as soon
as the clips are loaded.
Another benefit of the close integration provided by DAE
comes through Arri's support of Kodak's Digital ICE technology, which generates
mattes during scanning that da Vinci's Revival system can use to eliminate dust
and dirt from the film images quickly and return the frames back to the SAN.