About Blackmagic Cintel Software

Welcome to Cintel

This software will install the software required to support the Cintel Scanner as well as installing software to support the optional Cintel Audio and KeyKode Reader. Once installed, you can use DaVinci Resolve to operate your Cintel Scanner, or any software that supports the Cintel Scanner developer SDK.

Installing Cintel Software

First you will need to have installed DaVinci Resolve, or any software that supports the Blackmagic Cintel SDK.

Then double click the DaVinci Resolve Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions. To remove DaVinci Resolve from your system, double click the Uninstall Resolve icon. If your Cintel Scanner requires an internal Firmware update, then the Cintel Setup utility will let you update the scanners software.

What's new in Cintel 6.1

• Added ability for image stabilizer to use 8mm film edge.
• Improved 16mm stability on clear base films.
• Improved film handling for wider range of reels or cores across all film gauges.
• Revised scanner calibrated status prompt in Resolve on film gauge change.
• General performance and stability improvements for all models.

macOS Specific

Minimum system requirements for Cintel Software on Mac OS

• macOS 13.0 Ventura or later.
• 8 GB of system memory or 16 GB when using Fusion.
• For monitoring, Blackmagic Design Desktop Video 12.9 or later.
• Apple Silicon based computer or GPU which supports Metal.

Windows Specific

Minimum system requirements for Cintel Software on Windows

• Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 64-bit.
• 8 GB of system memory for SDK capture; else see DaVinci Resolve system requirements.
• Microsoft Windows computer with Thunderbolt 3 or PCIe for Cintel 2, 3 models.
• Microsoft Windows computer with Thunderbolt 2 for Cintel 1 models.

Linux Specific

Minimum system requirements for Cintel Software on Linux

Basic system requirements:

• 8 GB of system memory for SDK capture, else see DaVinci Resolve system requirements.
• 64 bit x86_64 running Linux 2.6.18 or higher

A 64 bit kernel and ample memory is strongly recommended.

Thunderbolt Hotplug Requirements

Thunderbolt devices cannot be plugged in hot on kernels earlier than 2.6.30.

Supported kernels older than 3.12 require an extra step after plugging the device in. You must tell the kernel to rescan the PCI bus using the following command:

# sudo sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan'

Kernel 3.12 and later support hotplug without the need for any extra steps.

Supported Distributions

• Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04
• Debian 10
• Fedora 36
• CentOS 7

Several different package formats are supplied:

• Native package (.deb) for Ubuntu and Debian based distributions.
• Native package (.rpm) for RedHat and Fedora based distributions.
• Tarball and packaging files for custom installation.

Full release notes including installation instructions are available in the ReadMe.txt found in the downloadable tar archive.

Additional Information

Please check www.blackmagicdesign.com for additional information on third party software compatibility and minimum system requirements.

Some applications may use third party code under license. For details please refer to the included "Third Party Licenses.rtf" document.

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Updated February 13, 2025.