How to modify standard projection equipment in order to transfer 8mm film to video including sound films.Step by step instructions & example of transfer.
I cannot count how many times I have watched this footage and it never fails to made me think back on those years with fondness.Thanks for the memories!
@bayside2000
11 жыл бұрын
The results are simply stunning, and I say that after looking at what quite a few professional houses have produced. The complete lack of flicker is most striking but the clarity and colour purity are superb. You make it look so easy!
@whatthebutlersaw01
12 жыл бұрын
Just thought I'd let you know that I experimented with three RGB LED's from Maplins at £1.99! Each diode gives off green, blue and red light....but linked together then give off white light. I was completely amazed at the difference this made to regular halogon lighting. Not only were the colours more true ( I have a 3 CCD camera) but the detail was better. It's ( apparently ) to do with the original emulsions in the cine film itself, and how a 3 CCD camera sees light ( in green, blue and red).
@uncled39
Kodachrome could never be beaten. Colours are extremely stable.
@VideoClapper
12 жыл бұрын
Remarkably the best quality 8mm to video transfer I have seen, Together with a full and clear explanation of how to achieve such results. My only criticism of the transfer is the rare whiteouts, particularly in areas of sky. Maybe locking the exposure at the start when setting white balance could eliminate these, but it could make things worse, depending on the exposure mix in the original footage. Your video has both instructed and encouraged me. And that music, its just so evocative.
@alybal
14 жыл бұрын
I am impressed with the quality of your transfers... excellent work congratulations. I also enjoyed watching the film very much....the machines those guys were using on site were fantastic. I particularly noticed the cable driven 'shovel'...amazing really when you think these days most plant is hydraulically operated. Great...loved it.
@KE5RHD
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks. A relative gave me 26 reels to convert I didn't want the usual results. I used your video and others to take an Ansco 788 projector and convert it for capture use. I removed the bulb and replaced it with a 10-watt CF bulb. I then added a dimmer switch to the motor. I didn't need it most of the time. I didn't have a lens and mirror to invert and rotate the image. I just did it through software in post. I pointed camera right into the lens. The relative was stoked at results.
@mickthebl
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment. Really it is easy.A lot depends on the original film, fortunately mine was quite good & I only used the best shots. Liked your Vulcan video. I remember well, about 30 years ago , sheltering from the pouring rain under the wing of one at the Woodford Air Show, where it was on static display.
@ducter2001
13 жыл бұрын
Nope sorry man im sticking to my original statement 'in that you are the genius' on this one..Ok so Roger aligned a condenser lens with a mirror, I think we may all have tried mirrors and lenses in the quest of doing 8mm transfers but suffered flare\hot spots \and flicker!.. Its your mod's to the Eumig that win the day & also what a great Video you have made to illustrate your project (excellent) So i hope your are blushing--Its the winning colour.. (Well done)
@videomanproductions
12 жыл бұрын
@mickthebl chinon has two speed pots on the circuit board near the front. ( just remove the front cover)1 adjusts the speed from 18fps and the other adjusts the projector speed when set to 24 frames. just use a plastic screwdriver, a steel one will screw up the speed when its touching the dimmer pot as it has a weak meginetic field that interfers when so close to the circuit board, hope that helps cheers, Dave
@venturino55
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding job!! Thanks for sharing.
@rotbravo
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your instruction video. I tried it out using a old sankyo Super 8 projector and a Canon 550d dslr with a zoom lens as the camcorder and got some promising results. Now I just need to start fine tuning a few things.
@mickthebl
14 жыл бұрын
@strontian90 - Simply adjust the speed control until the flicker stops. These projectors are very good as they are shaft & gear driven with no belts.I adjusted mine to 16.66fps six years ago & have not had to adjust it again since. It is also not necessary to warm it up first as it consistantly runs at the required speed.
@rwbuswell
13 жыл бұрын
Well done - and fascinating '65 footage. I never had much success with an aerial image system so ended up with stop frame - I guess I didn't get the right condenser lens. I'm amazed the old Eumig will keep to speed accurately enough without sync.
@ducter2001
13 жыл бұрын
Well done..Thats pure genius man how u got such a 'flicker' free image -and so sharp off a Standard 8 print.. I have been looking at some Telecine transfer machines costing around £2000 and the results are nothing like what you are getting off that old Eumig.. I know most of the good transfer quality is due to the condenser lens but in the end the projector and the mod's are what give the final result, and your final result is 'surperb' and i have totally enjoyed looking at that 8mm film..
@ginkelvanmichiel
13 жыл бұрын
@pianoart2 I've used a non-dimmable 12v MR16. Before mounting it I've measured the out going amps and compared it with the data sheet of the spot, which actually has 21 LEDs in it. Subsequently I've connected the led to the projector and turned it on, and as said, for Telecine it works superb, because there are multiple light sources instead of one central source. You can't use it as a real projector, just because the wattage of the LED is a lot less than the original 100W halogen spot.
@TommyGP72
12 жыл бұрын
Looks like a great job for a cheap equipment! And I'm a perfectionist
@mickthebl
13 жыл бұрын
@jimerd1 . Thanks for the compliment. The condenser lens is double convex - convex both sides. It is 5 inches in diameter, 3/16 thick at the edge & 7/16 in the middle. I think it is 3 dioptres. I read an article where a 4 inch magnifying glass with a magnification of 1.5 - 2.0 had been sucessfully used for this purpose. I tried it with a 3 1/2 inch lens lens but was unsucessful due the lens being too powerful. An optical supplier should be able to advise you.
@ginkelvanmichiel
13 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I just did a quick test with a recently recorded ektachrome 64T, a shaving mirror and a 3" magnifying glass, and the results were stunning, Never saw the film that sharp. I think next week I will try to buy a larger magnifiyning glass (5") and make some kind of box with a rectangular mirror in it, I'd hope it will work :) Actually I've replaced the 100W spot by a 2700k LED lamp, which works quite well for telecine, and there is no hot spot anymore (because of the separate leds)
@mickthebl
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment. The music is taken from a copyright free disc "Gentle Guitar" track 2 produced by NVMDIGITAL. They produce many background music discs which can often be heard on TV programmes here in the UK.
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