Filmshooting

TScan wrote:
Are there any advantages with exposure control on the latest duel version of the software on the 2fps units?

To the best of my knowledge, the answer is no. I'm running the latest dual version of the software (3.0.14). In this version you have to enable "Retro-Pro" in the settings ...

Hi Roger,

Thanks for the concise summary. As you may know or have understood from my previous post, I am using an original Retro-8. Generally, it does a great job and so far I have not been too concerned about the speed. Most of the time I don’t have miles and miles of film on the shelf to ...

Can someone provide a summary of the features available in the Retro-8 Pro that are not available in the original Retro-8? I am aware of some of them, including the speed difference, but thought a complete summary might be useful. This question would probably best be answered by someone that uses ...

I would like to suggest that we do a test of the various post processing tools and associated settings in a way in which everyone that wants to can participate. We can then jointly decide which result is the best. This could be done by someone posting a short down-loadable Retro-8 clip scanned with ...

Hi Nicholas,

I believe what most people are using for this purpose is the Raynox DCR-250. That's what I'm using with my Canon HF200 and modified Video Workprinter. It works well and allows me to zoom in to the top and bottom edges of the super 8 image, but not to the side edges. Also, I'm just able ...

You may want to try NewBlue Stabilizer, which is free for 14 days. Follow this link: http://newbluefx.com/product/stabilizer
Make sure you play both video clips (the large frame and the smaller one below).

With the Panasonic SD90 were you able to zoom in to a full 16:9 image with no black bars and without using the digital zoom?

Hi Kevin,

You really should check with Roger. He has told me that with a good camera you can actually dip into the digital zoom just a bit without the resulting video suffering in quality. If I have understood this correctly, the reason is that the CMOS sensor gives you more resolution than you ...

I use FilmGuard and buy it from Cine Sound & Projection Inc. at 258 Raleigh Ave in Toronto. There are also another couple of dealers in the Toronto area. See http://www.film-tech.com/products/authorizeddealers.html

I've only bought it in a quart size bottle, but it probably comes in larger ...

Thanks for your replies and suggestions. Based on what you are saying and the fact that the film was professionally developed, I'm leaning towards the conclusion that this must be fungus growth. The only remaining question is whether the film has been permanently damaged or not.

I searched the ...

I just finished transferring a 300 foot reel of super 8 film for a client and found that most of it is littered with random vein patterns. See the following still:

http://www.vintagemedia.ca/images/VeinPattern.JPG

Can anyone tell me what this is and what may have caused it? My first thought was ...

If I understand you correctly, what you need to do is use DynaPel's MotionPerfect (or similar software package) to create in-between frames (interpolations between each of your original frames). At that point you will have video that is equivalent to what you would have had if you had shot the scene ...

jusetan,

Sorry I didn't see this in time. Please remind me the next time around. You can reach me through my website.

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Hi Derrick,

The magnetic material is only about ½ to 2/3 mm thick and I cut it with an Xacto knife or equivalent. My S8 mask is about 20 mm long/high (1” = 25.4 mm). At the upper end it’s about 3.5 mm wide. At the lower end it’s about 2 mm wide. On the RHS I have cut a slope ...

I have experienced this problem as well and it was severe enough that I had to develop and implement a solution. Initially, Roger put me on the right track with the information he provided in his post above.

I have to admit though, that I have been sceptical about using sticky tape to mask the ...