Re: nostalgic movies

Hi Arne,

Yes, you can transfer the films to Video tape, or even CDROM. DVD is still out of the reach of most hobbyists. There are devices
which allow you to play your movie on a projector which you direct at a mirror which shines the image onto the back of a screen.
The image projects through to the front of the screen, and you train your video camera at that. You can go to tape, or to computer
video from there. The rear screen viewer sells for $50 over here, usually its terribly constructed.

A lot of photo shops offer a service where they will transfer for you, and they have usually much better equipment.

Marshall

----- Original Message -----
From: "Arne Chr.Jorgensen" <instel@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 4:51 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] nostalgic movies


> Hi,
>
> I have just look at some old 8 mm home movies, - and they are
> terrible :( Well, film was expensive, so they took some shots
> here and there. Later on it was clipped together - often totally
> out of order. It would have been great if it could be transferred
> to Video tape, - but that is also soon out of date.
>
> Is there anyone who knows if it is possible to transfer this to
> some data format ? Do the clipping and maybe burn a CD ?
> Or DVD ?
>
> I have no clue what it would take. Is there any apparatus that
> would do such a thing ?
>
> Or - could it be made ?
>
> I have a web cam laying around someplace. But I would imagine that
> it would be difficult to synchronize the images. So, what if you
> took a step motor, and made a rig. Used some opto sensors, and
> moved one frame at the time. Take some snapshots, and repeated
> the process. The opto sensors would be able to detect the frames.
> Or you had to have a very fine calculation of steps, that would
> even out. I guess these cameras is light sensitive enough. You
> should not need a very "hot" light source. But the control program
> for this rig, could be difficult. I don't know.
>
> Anybody have any comments on this ?
>
> If you get it stored on data, how should one process it ? Is
> there any programs for such things ?
>
> To recap:
>
> 1. Is there any ready made equipment for this ?
> 2. Comments on a home construction ?
> 3. Comments on the control system needed.
> 4. Is there any "studio/clipping" programs ?
> 5. How much can you store on a CD ?
> 6. Other ideas ?
>
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