Inspection Workflow

QUADRIGA INSPECTIONscan is designed to assist film archivists and to enable a streamlined workflow. It supports different modes of operation.

As a manual viewing and film winding table, the operator has full control on the film transport to focus completely on the material to inspect. The film transport can be controlled in jog/shuttle mode using an optional foot pedal to control slow motion down to one frame per second.

In the semi-automatic film inspection mode QUADRIGA will digitise the material with the preferred speed and generate a complete Inspection Report, while producing a high-quality digital Access Copy. The Access Copy can be used to manifoldly. For example for further curatorial/editorial work and to avoid additional mechanical film handling.

Via the QUADRIGA touch panel, frame accurate markers and operator comments can be inserted on-the-fly, which then can be automatically incorporated into the QUADRIGA Inspection Report. This is enabled by QUADRIGA’s unique Playback-While-Recording function. Events generated in INSPECTIONscan can be used downstream to further control the complete processing pipeline.

This metadata can also be used to autofill an OAIS compliant archive MAM system and to support the preservation strategy of the physical masters and digital archive copies.