Film transport apparatus controller and related methods

A method, comprising:

• scanning a film;
• receiving, from a motor used to advance the film between a first reel and a second reel, a plurality of rotational position measurements at a plurality of times while scanning the film;
• determining, via a dynamic resolution adjuster, internal measurements of a tension of the film;
• generating a control signal for the motor based on an associated rotational position of the motor;
• and
• in response to detecting an inconsistency in scanning the film:
• calculating an offset factor for the associated rotational position of the motor;
• and
• adjusting the associated rotational position of the motor via the control signal including the offset factor.

A system, comprising:

• a first reel, holding a film;
• a second reel, configured to receive the film from the first reel;
• a line scan camera, disposed between the first reel and the second reel, configured to scan the film;
• a motor, configured to provide a plurality of rotational position measurements at a plurality of times while advancing the film from the first reel to the second reel across the line scan camera;
• and
• a dynamic resolution adjuster configured to:
• determine internal measurements of a tension of the film;
• and
• adjust, in response to detecting an inconsistency in scanning the film, a control signal for the motor based on an associated rotational position of the motor via an offset factor for the associated rotational position of the motor.