Film Scanning for DTV and Beyond

Peter R. Swinson was employed by Marconi Instruments from 1966 to 1973 as a development engineer. In this capacity he researched, designed, and developed white noise test equipment for satellite communications tests and S.S.B. test equipment for military communication. From 1973 to 1982, Swinson worked for Bell & Howell Professional Division as a product development manager in charge of the development of new product lines in conjunction with film printing requirements, including color film analyzers, optical effects printers, and high speed printers. He was also employed by Rank Cintel Limited from 1982 to 1997 as a telecine products manager. In that capacity he was responsible for all Rank Cintel telecine products including introduction of URSA, URSA Gold, and the Klone Hi Resolution Film Scanner. Swinson is currently at Cintel International Limited as a senior product manager responsible for all Cintel products including introduction of C-Reality. Swinson is a member of SMPTE, the BKSTS Technical Advisory Committee, and the RTS New Technology Committee.