Our staff
Aude Payot brings multimedia skills and ability. She digitizes films and possesses a real knack for video montage, and she loves to work on home movies. Aude earned her diploma from ERACOM in Lausanne, Switzerland.
François Gailland digitizes films. He has an incomparable eye for restoring colour to faded Super8, 8mm, 9.5mm and 16mm films. François earned a diploma from the School of Photography in Vevey, and he has had a long career as a freelance photographer.
Claude-Eric Poffet manages the digitization laboratory. He is truly multidisciplinary, digitizing movies, making films and resolving technical computing questions. Claude-Eric holds an advanced certification in Final Cut Pro and a diploma from HEVs in Sion in infotronics.
Sandra Vitali is in charge of administration and billing. She works with great diligence and professionalism.
André Perrig works to expand and enhance our network of partners. He is passionate about client relations. He has extensive experience in Super8 and 16mm film digitization. André earned his engineer’s diploma at HEVs in Sion.
Jean-Pierre Gehrig is confounder and director of Cinetis. An engineer at heart, he enjoys complex questions and likes solving them with creative approaches even better. He develops image enhancement software and devotes his time to improving quality and productivity. Jean-Pierre holds a diploma from HEVs in Sion in infotronics.
Pierre Ihmle is co-founder of Bolex Digital (Cinetis). He brings his experience in managing growing businesses as well as a network of contacts. He is passionate about the interface between technical and business interests. Pierre holds a diploma from ETHZ and a doctoral degree from M.I.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Our Story
Cinetis was founded in 2005 by Pierre Ihmle and Jean-Pierre Gehrig.
In 2005, Cinetis joined forces with a brand internationally known for its cinematographic products : Bolex International in Yverdon-les-Bains. The Bolex Digital digitization services for audiovisual archives is a result of this partnership.
Cinetis works with the firm Edeltech to develop multimedia software, with the German company MWA Nova for film scanners and with Médiathèque Valais and the Cinémathèque des Pays de Savoie for archiving. It also works closely with the IDIAP Research Institute, with EPFL and with HEV in Sion.
Cinetis is a member of Memoriav, the Swiss Association for Backup of Audiovisual Memory, and the Swiss Media Center.
