Cube-Tec International Delivers INSPECTIONscan Film Scanner to Filmoteca de Catalunya

Barcelona, April 25, 2025:
Cube-Tec International has successfully delivered and installed the cutting-edge INSPECTIONscan film scanner at the Filmoteca de Catalunya. With this step, the work with traditional manual inspection tables is complemented by INSPECTIONscan with its powerful tools.

INSPECTIONscan allows the immediate inspection of brittle and aged film material without the need for time-consuming film preparation. One of its most groundbreaking features is the automatic audio extraction from Comopt material, which speeds up archival workflows and makes valuable cultural heritage more accessible.

Cube-Tec experts traveled to Terrassa for the installation and an intensive three-day training session. Six members from the Filmoteca preservation team participated, all under the inspiring guidance of Mariona Bruzzo Llaberia, whose warm and welcoming approach created a vibrant learning environment. The visit was rounded off with a fascinating tour of the archive, featuring cutting-edge nitrate storage chambers, advanced fire protection systems, and a working environment that blends tradition with innovation.

Filmoteca de Catalunya:

With INSPECTIONscan, we have reduced the time it takes to access the contents of different materials. Regardless of the condition and type of material, because it has a very careful and gentle mechanism that does not require rigorous preparation of the materials. It allows us to obtain a digital clip for consultation, research and cataloguing of the contents in a very short time. We were also pleasantly surprised by the good quality of the sound capture in the wav file option."

A big thank-you to the team at Filmoteca de Catalunya for their trust and for this generous feedback that highlights the practical impact INSPECTIONscan is already having in their day-to-day work.