.CIN File Extension
Kodak Cineon Bitmap Image
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What is a CIN file?
A CIN file is a bitmap image saved in the Cineon (CIN) format, which Kodak developed to transfer film images to a digital format for electronic compositing, manipulation, and enhancement. It stores a single frame from a motion picture or video data stream and supports 10-bit color depth per RGB channel. Kodak's Cineon System system may create CIN files, along with other third-party applications, such as Adobe Photoshop or XnViewMP.
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Kodak released its Cineon System in 1992, with Hollywood studios primarily using it to restore old films and convert them to digital format. Film artists used the Cineon system to scan film, saving each frame as a CIN file. They then modified the frames digitally with software included with Cineon System and output them back to film via the Cineon System recorder with no loss of image quality.
While the Cineon System is no longer in use (discontinued in the late 1990s as Kodak introduced the .DPX format), the format has persisted. Therefore, you may still encounter CIN files if you are a visual effects artist.
How to open a CIN file
You can open CIN files with several visual effects and image-editing applications. Some options include Adobe Photoshop (multiplatform), Adobe After Effects (multiplatform), and XnViewMP (multiplatform).
How to convert a CIN file
Various image editors, including Adobe Photoshop and XnViewMP, can convert CIN files to other image formats.
For example, Photoshop can convert CIN files to many file types, including the following formats:
Programs that open CIN files
Champions' Interlace Bitmap
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A CIN file may also be a bitmap image created by Champions' Interlace, a graphics program for Atari computers. It contains an up to 160 x 200 pixel image. Most CIN images are 160 x 192 pixels.
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Bitmap graphics are digital images comprised of a matrix of dots known as pixels. Champions' Interlace allows users to create small bitmap graphics.
Typically, Chamipions' Interlace saves the graphics users create as CIN files. Champions Interlace can also save images as compressed .CCI (Compressed Champions' Interlace Bitmap) files.
How to open a CIN file
You can open a CIN file with Piotr Fusik RECOIL (multiplatform) or Tom's Editor (Web) to view the image it contains.
How to convert a CIN file
You can use RECOIL or Tom's Editor to convert CIN files to more common image formats. For example, Tom's Editor can convert CIN files to the following formats: