Arriscan is pretty slow...how long does it take to scan a big film?

[Daniel D. Teoli Jr.]

Arriscan is pretty slow...how long does it take to scan a big film?

 

Scoped screen recording of original on YouTube.

It looks like this is how fast it scans. Look at the movement of the core hubs to get a better idea of speed. Just guessing, maybe 1 or 2 frames per second. Is it triple exposure HDR?

<><><><>

Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography

 

Edited November 30, 2025 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

[Brian Drysdale]

Here's info on the latest Arriscan:

 https://www.arri.com/en/applications/archive-technologies/arriscan-xt

[Tyler Purcell]

The XT is 2 - 3 FPS with full RGB HDR mode. 

So a 1000ft roll of film takes around 4hrs. |

This is why people use the Scan Station. Where they are different scanners for different applications, if you compare the two, it's pretty remarkable how close the Scan Station is. 

[Daniel D. Teoli Jr.]

On 11/30/2025 at 10:12 PM, Tyler Purcell said:

The XT is 2 - 3 FPS with full RGB HDR mode. 

So a 1000ft roll of film takes around 4hrs. |

This is why people use the Scan Station. Where they are different scanners for different applications, if you compare the two, it's pretty remarkable how close the Scan Station is. 

 

Would you say the Scan Station is an upgraded copy of the Arriscan? I've never seen one for sale, but with such a slow scan rate, the Arriscan should sell for peanuts on the used market. I'd be hesitant to buy one even if it was dirt cheap. I could only scan 2 films a day.

What is the resale value on a used Arriscan Tyler?

Edited December 9, 2025 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

[Mark Dunn]

$165k

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271980500944

[Giray Izcan]

4 hours ago, Daniel D. Teoli Jr. said:

 

Would you say the Scan Station is an upgraded copy of the Arriscan? I've never seen one for sale, but with such a slow scan rate, the Arriscan should sell for peanuts on the used market. I'd be hesitant to buy one even if it was dirt cheap. I could only scan 2 films a day.

What is the resale value on a used Arriscan Tyler?

It may be slow but there is a reason it is the choice of scanners when it comes to mastering... 

[Tyler Purcell]

4 hours ago, Daniel D. Teoli Jr. said:

Would you say the Scan Station is an upgraded copy of the Arriscan? I've never seen one for sale, but with such a slow scan rate, the Arriscan should sell for peanuts on the used market. I'd be hesitant to buy one even if it was dirt cheap. I could only scan 2 films a day.

What is the resale value on a used Arriscan Tyler?

No way, outside of them both being area scanners, they couldn't be further apart. 

The Scan Station only takes one or two (HDR) pictures per frame and uses a standard Bayer pattern imager. 

The Arriscan uses a monochrome imager and flashes 3 color lights per frame, with a 4th IR pass. To do HDR, it has to flash 6 times + IR for each frame. 

Arriscan XT is kind of the gold standard, due to its good resolution and top notch color science. It can also do some things that other scanners cant do easily like submersion wet gate. 

I don't know their value, but support is the problem. They key lock the gates to the bodies/software for licensing, so you can't switch gates around and such if you had more than one, it's a real pain. 

[Isaac Eastgate]

most filmmakers still only go to arriscan after picture lock. I.e. they do their hundred hours of raw footage on a faster scanner for dailies, edit with that, and then only send the final 2-3 hours of footage they're actually using in the final edit to arriscan. aka "selects".

[Robert Houllahan]

The Arriscan is a true RGB scanner (Actually has R/O/G/B and IR LEDs) and makes a sharper more detailed scan than the Scan Station. It is slower but makes true 16bit scans with the best color possible. 

We mostly scan shorts spots and do selects for longer form films with our Arriscan.