Sci-Tech Oscars: Strong showing of German engineering and technology

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards on February 20, 2010, in Beverly Hills, California.

Christian Baeker (left), Dr. Klaus Anderle (center) and Frank Billasch for their contributions to the LUTher 3D look-up table hardware device and color management software at DigitalFilmTechnology in Weiterstadt, Germany.

Academy Certificate recognition: “The LUTher hardware was the first color look-up table processor to be widely adopted by the pioneering digital intermediate facilities in the industry. This innovation allowed the facilities to analyze projected film output and build 3D look-up tables in order to emulate print film, enabling accurate color presentation.”

Markus Hasenzahl (left), Andreas Loew (left center), Volker Massmann (right center) and Dr. Klaus Anderle for the development of the Spirit 4K/2K film scanningsystem used for fast, high-resolution scanning of film for DI.

Academy Plaque recognition: “The Spirit 4K/2K has distinguished itself by incorporating a continuous-motion transport mechanism enabling full-range, high-resolution scanning at much higher frame rates than non-continuous transport scanners.”

Michael Cieslinski (left), Dr. Reimar Lenz (center) and Bernd Brauner for the development of the ARRISCAN film scanner, enabling high-resolution, high-dynamic range, pin-registered film scanning for use in DI.

Academy Plaque recognition: “The ARRISCAN film scanner utilizes a specially designed CMOS array sensor mounted on a micro-positioning platform and a custom LED light source. Capture of the film’s full dynamic range at various scan resolutions is implemented through sub-pixel offsets of the sensor along with multiple exposures of each frame.

All photographs are Copyright© A.M.P.A.S., Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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