Marconi film scanner

Marconi film scanner for 16 and 35 mm color film, used to transfer motion pictures to videotape. The scanner is linear and does not output a digital signal. The unit has a control panel where the image's texture and colors could be adjusted. The scanner was originally used at Texta hf. to transfer films that had been subtitled by the company for release to video rental stores. Later, the device went to the Icelandic Film Studio, where it was used to transfer from film to a digital format for broadcasts on Stöð 2. A lot of material from the Film Archive and others was scanned on this device by Video Production until the device broke down severely. Jón Ingi donated the second machine to the Film Archive in 2005. Sigurjón Jóhannsson refurbished the machine, and it was used for scanning at the Film Archive until new scanners were purchased in 2007 from MWA in Germany. The scanner is linear and therefore did not meet the contemporary standards for image quality. A third-generation scanner is now in use at the museum, but in 2017, a new, state-of-the-art scanner was purchased and is in use today (2020).