Aaton K Key technical features

Resolution achieved on film

It’s just not the resolution of the source file sent to a film recorder that determines the quality of the recorded film. It’s also about the capability of the film recorder’s imaging system to transfer the available image data onto the film.

In this respect the AatonK’s imaging system is capable of achieving up to twice the resolution on film at 4K compared to other 4K-capable film recorders.

At 4K the Aaton achieves an outstanding MTF figure of 45% at 83 lp/mm, and at 2K the AatonK achieves an MTF figure of 72% MTF at 40lp/mm.

At both resolutions shown below, the superiority of the AatonK ‘nano-step-LCD’ over a laser exposure engine, even helped by edge enhancement, is highly visible.

Recording speeds

It's highly unusual for a new film recorder to offer a combination of better resolution without any density compromises, and better recording speed. But the AatonK does exactly this.