If you're looking for a cheap way to make acceptable-grade copies of
films, consider one of the Elmo film chain units.
Bad idea. The camera technology is circa mid-1980's. Results not so good... And
people selling them usually want alot of money.
It's a camera built
inside a projector
Moviestuff used to sell a mirror box with a condenser lens but you could
probably get an acceptable lens and mirror at Edmund Otics which would allow
for filming an aerial image from a projector. Forget NTSC it's dead as a
doorknob and good riddance. 1080 24 frame transfer can be converted to
Scott Dorsey wrote:
That said, there are some folks out there doing very high quality film
transfers for very very cheap today. With the coming of HD, the guys
with old SD gear have been dropping their rates aggressively.
--scott
Can you recomend any good, cheap ones in NYC?
Since you are in the Mission, you might consider getting a proper scan of your
film instead of subjecting it to a projector and camcorder. Note that you will
be getting a video with combined fields that often blend two frames together --
and unlike a conventional telecine with real 3:2 pulldown
I've been using a Sony A1U
shooting in 1080i.
I have a transfer box that is pretty good, (it's just a mirror and a lens
basically)
The thing that sucks is that I can't get it to be strobe free without using the
video camera at the '15' shutter speed.
This looks weird when there is a lot of
You need a 5 blade projector if you're shooting 29.97.
You can use a standard projector if your camera will shoot 24fps.
Sell the Sony, and buy a used Canon XG-A1.
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I agree. I have a Canon XH-A1 and shooting right off of the screen in 24F
mode produces pretty decent results. In the following example I was playing
the film on an ordinary Kodak Pageant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUZkP0WLgaGG9Yhbc4Yd8SXwfeature=player_detailpagev=xF-0sYsLP10
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: djte...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:23:55 -0400
To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] homemade video copies of 16mm
You need a 5 blade projector if you're shooting 29.97.
You can use a standard projector if your camera will shoot 24fps.
Sell the Sony
