| |  In the Loop 21st edition - July 2023 Welcome to the 21st edition of 'In the Loop', DFT's bulletin for friends and colleagues worldwide - keeping you up to date with news from DFT as well as sharing news and projects from some of our customers from around the world. We wish all those who still have their summer vacation ahead of them a great relaxing time and safe travels!
If you have something to share, please contact us and we will be delighted to include it! | | 
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 | NAB 2023 Las Vegas, April 2023 We really enjoyed our time at NAB 2023 in April. It was great to be back in Las Vegas again and meet customers and friends face to face. There were more than 65,000 registered attendees, so it looks as though our big broadcast and media events are well on the way to returning to pre-pandemic levels
At NAB we focused on our 8K DFT POLAR HQ film scanner and announced it’s new WetGate system. We gave lots of demonstrations to illustrate its capability and highlighted the benefits of 8K over 4K deliverables. It seems that 8K is starting to become an important topic for the US market.
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| Broadcast Asia Singapore, June 2023 In June, DFT exhibited at Broadcast Asia in Singapore. We were part of the German Pavillion in Hall 5 and shared a stand with Prasad and with one of our partners, Cube-Tec. We took the opportunity to present our thoughts on 4K/8K and demonstrated what is possible when film is ingested at 8K, using content we created on our POLAR HQ scanner. | ||
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Upcoming Events in 2023
Please add the following dates to your diary – it would be great to see you: IBC 2023, Stand 7.C24 15 -18 September 2023, RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands We are really looking forward to next IBC! We will be exhibiting with some of our latest kit, and it would be great to see you in Amsterdam! We will be hosting a ‘Happy Hour’ on the stand on Saturday 16th at 5pm and would love to see you there for a chat and drink or two.
If you would like to secure your free of charge IBC ticket, be our guest and register here using the DFT ticket code "IBC5406". AMIA Conference 2023 15 -17 November 2023, Tulsa, OK, USA Next on the list in the US will be the AMIA conference, which is always a superb event for content owner, film producer and archives. We will be co-exhibiting with Prasad US. |
| Customer Spotlight We have had a busy 6 months, with installations completed in multiple countries including Italy, Poland, USA, Australia, Brazil and more. We welcome all new customers to the DFT family and invite you to share news of your projects with us in the future. | | Here are a few of the latest installations and projects using DFT technology: |
| New Scanity installed at Museu da Imagem e do Som do Ceará (MIS), Fortaleza, Brazil
DFT is proud to have a new Scanity at the Museu da Imagem e do Som do Ceará (MIS) in Fortaleza, Brazil. The governmental Cultural Department made this investment possible through a budget as part of a larger project to scan, restore and preserve more than 70 years of cultural heritage.
Picture shows (from left to right): David Felicio Araujo, Gabriela Dantas, Kurt Heinrich (DFT) and Cesar Barreto |
| New Sondor Versa & Resonances installed at Cinecittà, Rome, Italy Adriano Fabio (Cinecittà) comments:
"Our audio department has grown with the arrival of the Sondor Versa and Resonances. The machine is a must-have for sound transfer and digitization, we have a total of 8 headblocks (between optical and magnetic) which allows us to easily handle any materials at the best quality: 16mm, 17.5mm and 35mm. Thanks to Resonance module our precious heritage can be handled in the best way and at optimum quality, which is not obvious for such fragile and critical materials as ours. We are fully satisfied with the Sondor Versa & Resonances, because it allows us to preserve and enhance our archival materials, many of which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage."
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| Rare footage of Royal Family scanned on Scanity ITV Archive have shared a rare clip featuring King Charles III and the Royal Family. The footage was scanned from 16mm on DFT Scanity on-site at the ITV Archive, and then expertly graded and restored using Filmworkz Phoenix by ITV Content Services. 
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| Swedish Film institute uses Scanity during restoration of A Lesson in Love (1954) Ingmar Bergman’s ‘A Lesson in Love’ is an elegant marital comedy about a gynaecologist who attempts to win his way back into his wife's affections during a journey to Copenhagen. Restored by the Swedish Film Institute and scanned at 2K using Scanity, A Lesson in Love is now released on Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection. | ||
| Swedish Film institute uses Scanity during restoration of Ingmar Bergman’s To Joy (1950) To Joy (Swedish: Till glädje) is a 1950 Swedish film directed and written by Ingmar Bergman about a young married couple who play together in a Swedish orchestra. Restored by the Swedish Film Institute and scanned at 2K using Scanity, To Joy is now released on Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection.
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| Swedish Film institute uses Scanity during restoration of Ingmar Bergman’s Crisis (1946) Crisis (Swedish: Kris) is a 1946 Swedish film directed and written by Ingmar Bergman. In the film, a small-town piano teacher is shocked by the arrival of her foster daughter's real mother, whose young lover soon follows and causes further disruption. Restored by the Swedish Film Institute and scanned at 2K using Scanity, Crisis is now released on Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection.
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...and finally – Meet the Team!
We’ve been growing and expanding the team at DFT and we thought you’d like know a bit more about some of our new team members. Today we introduce Kai Bellhäuser! | 
| | Name: Kai Bellhäuser What do you do at DFT?
I have recently joined DFT as a production engineer, working closely with research and development, support and order desk teams. One of my main tasks is ‘productisation’ which involves the transition of new scanners from the R&D team through to fully tested, ready-to-go commercial scanners ready for the market.
What is your favourite movie and why?
My favourite movie is “The Dark Knight”. I’ve been a huge Batman fan since I was young – he doesn’t have any superpowers (although he does have lots of money!) but still manages to defeat his enemies and protects the citizens. I'm also fascinated by the character of the Joker and the great acting of Heath Ledger (R.I.P.).
If you could invite a movie star to dinner, who would it be and why?
That's a very difficult question, but if I had to choose someone, I would choose an actor with a lot of humour and a positive aura. Maybe Kevin Hart or Ryan Reynolds. I expect it to be a very entertaining evening with lots of laughs.
What is your favorite cinema snack and drink?
Nachos with cheese dip and 2 litres of Coke!.
If you’re not at DFT or in the movies, what else do you enjoy? I'm always doing something! I love "crafting" and have recently acquired a 3D printer, so I now have endless possibilities when putting my ideas into practice. I’ve also been an avid gamer since childhood. My main hobby, however, is sport, and I spend about 1-2 hours in the gym, 3-5 days a week. |
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