State of the Art of Technology
KEMview is an utmost sophisticated and gentle viewing and preservation table for any film stock – adapted to all the needs of contemporary archival tasks – in one workstation only
KEMview enables HD-proxy scanning and simultaneous reading and embedding of sound from any perf tape audio source, even if it comes from different formats, in addition to sync-run on three pathes with low flutter yet never seen in history of film archiving
All the features of KEM’s smaller version of preparation tables (KEMwind) are available here, in addition to several other options. But this is not only a winding table, itis a digital, gentle viewing/preservation table up to 6 plates
KEMview works without omega-looping, capstan, press-on roller or sprocket drives. Practically touch-less rollers lead the film through an almost straight and unobstructed film path and thus allows to apply the minimal possible tensile force for transport – corresponding the weight of three coins only.
While the stock is passing only optical sensors, its cybernetic-control-system produces beautiful and evenly winded film reels in a freely adjustable and consistent film tension over the entire diameter of the rolls by the aid of gearbox-free, hundred-fold laminated pancake motors – to help you to prepare the stock specially customised for different purposes like tight for scanning or transport, or extremely loose for the most long-lasting archiving. The stock may be placed on the table on its versatile and functional plates as well as on individual spools with various connection systems
Made to make Preparation Work easy
KEMview is available in versions up to three stock-paths – all of them are as straight as possible. The picture path is located nearest to the operator to ease work on the picture stock. A brass scraping plate and a working back light, adjustable to the current fps, are useful tools, too.
The system is protected against spark discharge, isolated and suitable for any kind of stock, even dried out or curled stock. It is suitable for almost any kind and state of stock: regardless of photographic, magnetic, shrunken, swollen, brittle, deformed, torn, sticky or twisted
The table reaches the desired film tension gently and autonomously without tightening the stock – purely self-acting and all by itself: contemporary cybernetic magic. It provides both, manual operation and automatic modes for autonomous rewinding and ventilation as well as sync playing with extreme low flutter – almost touch less and in one table
Recording of 35/16mm+N8/S8mm(opt) stock in HD-Proxies with embedded SEPOPT, SEPMAG, COMOPT or COMMAG on 35/16/17,5mm original stock. Recording of N8/S8(opt) stock without audio only.
The intuitive operating is derived from the practical JogShuttle-dial-operation, well known from the linear video post production. KEMview is available in versions up to three parallel stock-paths for both: COMOPT, COMMAG, as well as synchronised SEPMAG or SEPOPT-operation. Despite eventually different shrinkage, the paths can be kept electronically in synchronity run, even in different formats, eg. 35mm image with 16mm SEPMAG.