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Tobin Cinema Systems, Inc. Film-Video / DVD Transfer (Telecine) Equipment Specialist |
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Telecine Equipment: What is telecine? It means transforming photographic movie (cine as in cinema) film into something electronic that you can watch on your television set (tele). Since movie projectors and TV sets run at different rates, it has to be done properly to not introduce flicker and other artifacts into the picture.
Tobin Video Transfer “TVT” machines are self contained. They combine a projector, optical system and quality video camera in one compact unit as in the Elmo TRVs, with improved resolution and a brighter picture. Selected models have automatic exposure control, footage counter for argument-free billing, no tricky alignments by the user, frame by frame emulsion side scanning in real time with no computer required and no need to run dead slow, etc. 3-CCD camera upgrade option is available on most. Connect to your DVD, MiniDV or VHS recorder and go! Or, connect to a computer if you wish.
Already have a transfer business? Dump those dated, worn-out Elmo Transvideo TRV and Goko machines and get a better, more clear picture. Dump that agonizingly slow, computer-dependent gear also, as many companies have done, and earn $80-$160+ per hour * with minimum fuss and maximum efficiency by running in real time! Count the money while the competition is still waiting for computer rendering of the extra pass of the film’s file just to correct the speed.
We suggest you make Tobin Cinema Systems your telecine equipment supplier. For decades we have made well regarded motion picture equipment such as crystal camera motors and speed controls. For several years now we have been making well regarded crystal controlled video transfer equipment, with over 350 systems sold worldwide in NTSC (USA) or PAL (European) video standards.
TECHNICAL BREAKTHROUGH! Our new “True Speed” telecine models run at absolutely precise quartz crystal controlled 18.000 and 24.000 FPS (Frames Per Second) speeds without objectionable flicker! It took our engineering staff 25 years to finally figure out how to do it, without resorting to an expensive digital frame store or a damaging ultra-fast film pulldown cycle. Available now at no extra cost in all of our Heavy Duty transfer machines listed below. Your choice of NTSC or PAL, CCD or 3CCD.
NOTE: Left Click on the blue/red underlined hyperlink below to go to the individual catalog page of your choice and see details and prices:
¨ Which Model Should I Choose? Most are available now with either 1CCD or 3CCD camera, NTSC or PAL
¨ TVT-8 Autothread True Speed For 8mm, Super-8 ¨ TVT-8 Sprocketless True Speed For 8mm, Super-8 ¨ TVT-S8S Super-8 True Speed Sound ¨ “My Own Telecine” - TVT-D8C and TVT-S8C Models ¨ TVT-16 True Speed 16mm Sound
¨ TVT Models In Stock for Immediate Shipment ¨ Used, Trade-In and Bargain Model Telecine Equipment ¨ Tobin Telecine on You Tube Also here * This is only an estimate, assuming you adequately promote your business.
¨ Film to DVD / Video Transfer and Duplication Service We now have almost caught up with customers’ back orders for buying our equipment, and we are resuming our Film to DVD transfers. We hope you will agree it has been worth the wait! We can also copy your delicate camcorder tapes to DVD here.
Crystal speed control for Bolex EL, ESM, EBM: Only A Few Left!!! ¨ Ordering Information, Hours, Etc. NOTE: To help save the planet we are giving our workers the option of being here just Monday through Thursday and we are fully staffed on those days from 10 AM to 3 PM Pacific time zone. This is the best time to phone or fax. ¨ Instruction Manuals for TCS Equipment, Past & Present PDF files require Acrobat Reader to view and print.
Articles and Essays etc: ¨ Does film have a sharp side and a soft side? Telecine myths examined here ¨ FAQ: Frequenty Asked Questions about Film Problems & DVD Transferring ¨ Double System Sound and Crystal Sync ¨ Identifying Your Bolex H Camera: Ancient Models Modern Models Discussion ¨ For Your Bolex H camera: Rex-5 manual Convert to Super-16 |
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Picture Gallery |
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TVT-16 3CCD: Larger Picture |
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3CCD Now Offered! |
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TVT-D8TS: Larger Picture |
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TXM-24 for Bolex: |
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Tobin Cinema Systems welcomes you to the TCS web site! We have made movie camera motors and other equipment since 1974 and we still can sell you the following models:
¨ Crystal Motors: Discontinued, but we still have a few of the crystal control units for Bolex EBM, EL and ESM.
¨ Ancient movie cameras can use today’s superior emulsions of Eastman Kodak, Foma, Fuji and Orwo. (Agfa and Ilford no longer offer movie camera films.)
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Tobin Cinema Systems, Inc. 17128 East Baldwin Avenue, Spokane Valley WA 99016-9506 USA Phone Number: 509 927-8885 See Fax Note below
This Web Site is: http://www.TobinCinemaSystems.com (Can be all lower case.) |
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Created with Microsoft Publisher 97 and we are in the midst of changing to Publisher 2007 and Vista. If some pages look strange with the new IE8 browser please bear with us while we scratch our heads and try to fix it. We still don’t think this site will attempt to do any cookies, scripts, popups etc. Best experienced at 1024 x 768 resolution. This site was last updated July 1, 2009 and now has 27 pages. The Instruction Manual portion with additional hundreds of PDF pages can be seen here. |
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Fax note: The fax and phone share the same number. We are presently keeping the machine turned off since all we get is spam faxes for a restaurant that used to have this number, and we haven’t had a legitimate fax in months. If you want to send a fax, call first and we will turn it on for you. In order to actually reach us, the best time is 10 AM to 3 PM Monday through Thursday, Pacific time. |
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Entire contents copyright © 1998-2009 Tobin Cinema Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission will normally be granted to publish or distribute extracts for purposes not contrary to our interests. |
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E - mail: CliveTobin at comcast. net Alternate: clive at TobinCinemaSystems. com |
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Search terms to help you find our site on search engines and we suggest Dogpile.com: telecine video transfer 3ccd dvd MiniDV VHS Elmo Transvideo Goko TRV TCS tobin 8mm super 8 16mm color B&W crystal motors camera speed control time lapse intervalometer sync Spokane Washington WA NTSC PAL |
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Sorry! We only speak English. Traurig! Wir sprechen nur Englisch. Désolé ! Nous parlons seulement anglais. ¡Apesadumbrado! Hablamos solamente inglés. Droevig! Wij spreken slechts het Engels. Spiacente! Parliamo soltanto inglese. Pesaroso! Nós falamos somente o inglês.
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Rights Notice: Material on film, tape, disc or otherwise may be subject to stated or implied Copyright or Performance Right, or the right to privacy, etc. depending on the laws of your country. Unauthorized duplication may be a violation that is civil or criminal in nature. Equipment or services offered by TCS Inc. should not be construed as inviting criminal activity. The user should ascertain if duplication might violate any rights, and obtain a written release from each affected party. Consult your attorney about any specific instance. |
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NOTE: The E-mail and Alternate email will not copy and paste directly. Please copy into the ‘to” block of your email program, then change at to @ and remove the spaces.
Sorry for the inconvenience but spammers are making it hard for everybody. |
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Our Film to DVD division’s complete set of Tobin Video Transfer machines: Regular-8 silent, super-8 silent, super-8 sound, 16mm optical and magnetic sound, all with 3CCD cameras. See pictures below of our four (and counting) TVT 3CCD transfer machines. Some competitors show a picture of a stack of their now-obsolete VHS recorders (which we suppose is somehow supposed to impress you) but fail to describe or show what the film actually goes through. Maybe they are projecting on the wall or into a nasty little groundglass box, flicker and all? |
