Thanks for the observation, Jeff. I am a big fan of your practical implementation of the "oversampling" theory of scans aka the Nyquist theorem.
However bitworks.org is my local resource here in Toronto and this is what I have access to relative to my film work and testing. On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Jeff Kreines <jeffkrei...@mindspring.com> wrote: > Nicholas: > > The resolution and bit depth of your files are a bit low, IMHO. The higher > resolution the scan, the better the output, whatever res it is. > > Jeff Kreines > Kinetta > kinetta.com > j...@kinetta.com > > On Dec 2, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Nicholas Kovats <nkov...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Scott, >> >> Thank you for the great insights and I am now convinced that the 16mm >> film out is the way to go. Yes, Cinebyte was on my list but I was >> initially leery of approaching them. But your specifics regarding >> "...unattended transfer to color intermediate negative >>> and then a one-light print.." is the way to go and I will "haggle" >>> accordingly. >> >> Are you familiar with any of the staff? >> >> Regards, >> >> Nicholas >> >> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Scott Dorsey <klu...@panix.com> wrote: >>> You will actually find the filmout to 16mm will look better than a filmout >>> to the same super-8 stock will, regardless of the originating format. In >>> fact, you will find that a filmout to 35mm might even look better and not >>> cost all that much more. >>> >>> In Canada, I think Cinebyte has an Arrilaser machine. You may find some >>> folks with the older one-line CRT systems which, if properly maintained, >>> can actually look very good. However, the speed of the Arrilaser means >>> a lot of companies are willing to do small jobs very cheaply just to keep >>> the machines running. >>> >>> Since all you need is an unattended transfer to color intermediate negative >>> and then a one-light print, you can probably do some dickering on a small >>> job. >>> --scott >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks