film to film transfer
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film to film transfer
I am doing a super 8 (k-40) transfer to 16mm for a 16mm projected school project. We didnt get the 16mm camera until after the shoot.I am thinking of shooting the 16mm one frame at a time while also projecting the super 8 one frame at a time.I would love to hear from anyone who has an opinion on film to film transfers. Also is this a very long process to do.Super 8 look great projected so i was thinking the 16mm camera could capture the full resolution of k-40
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There's an article about film to film copying on http://www.thesuper8workshop.com. We have tried this sort of optical printing and the results are pretty amazing, the quality depends on the original frame and the projector and the camera used for copying.
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Film Thurso has tried contact copying and have tested for optical reprinting successfully. We are going to use optical reprinting to avoid those nasty cuts that are just to big for good screening quality. We have built our own rig for the work so that it can handle from std8mm right up to 70mm and 65mm PIP Effects format as well as titling in one work run.
Our reprints go onto both super 8 and 16mm. The process is the same as animation although somewhat quicker as the only adjustments are the exposure at the start of each shot or switching lens to move to a title or PIP image and of course, the one frame advance.
On the hole optical offers the advantage of shot-for-shot image correction which contact copying can't although contact can be done in normal time giving an exact copy much more quickly. Optical offers the ability to change a shot or exposure to render a picture that wasn't possibly at the time of filming, e.g. changing a day shot to night or brightning an under-exposed shot.
Optical transfer to 16mm will work successfully as long as you take your time to do it right. Don't rush it.
Our reprints go onto both super 8 and 16mm. The process is the same as animation although somewhat quicker as the only adjustments are the exposure at the start of each shot or switching lens to move to a title or PIP image and of course, the one frame advance.
On the hole optical offers the advantage of shot-for-shot image correction which contact copying can't although contact can be done in normal time giving an exact copy much more quickly. Optical offers the ability to change a shot or exposure to render a picture that wasn't possibly at the time of filming, e.g. changing a day shot to night or brightning an under-exposed shot.
Optical transfer to 16mm will work successfully as long as you take your time to do it right. Don't rush it.