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True Speed 8 Telecine Models |
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Advanced High Quality Transfer Models
Fully Self-Contained Telecine. Connects directly to your DVD, MiniDV or VHS recorder, since you are not dependent on a computer or special computer programs. Run through the footage once and you are finished! Count the money while the competition is still waiting for computer rendering. Or, connect to a computer if you wish. These exclusive True Speed models include exactly correct speeds that do not need changing, so no computer is needed for that reason. Running the film correctly in the first place also looks better than adding whole extra frames by computer, thus adding extra jerkiness of movement.
Emulsion or Base Side Scanning. The built-in camera looks directly at the film’s emulsion side, doing “Direct Imaging” through a highly corrected 1:1 macro lens, with Emulsion Side Scanning in the Dual-8 model. This feature is important to some customers. Our traditional and well-proven Base Side Scanning is used in the regular-8 and super-8 only models. Simplified and perfected optics with both kinds gives a superior picture, and prevents the quality loss and bulk of old style “film chain” optics found in other less advanced systems. Digital correction of image orientation means no cheap projection lens, condenser lens, field lens, mirror, zoom lens or “Coke bottle bottom” uncoated plastic close-up lens to introduce geometric distortion and color fringes, collect dust, lose resolution, reflect room lights, or introduce vibration or drifting image position.
Camera choices: NEW! OSD (On Screen Display) Version. A set of pushbuttons on the camera rear brings up an on-screen menu on your monitor so you can alter many technical parameters yourself with no computer needed. Choose from Auto or Manual exposure, Auto or Manual white balance, Variable Gamma Correction (lightening of dark areas), Sharpness, Left—Right mirror image, Color—B&W selection, and more. The OSD camera has a standard BNC or Yellow RCA jack video output and is rated at 540 TV lines (720 pixels.) Y/C S-Video Output Version. The Y/C output is technically superior and keeps brightness & detail (Y) and color (C) information separate (S) so they don’t interfere with each other. There is also Composite video for connection to the Yellow jack on consumer equipment. Base side cameras have switchable automatic white balance, with the Emulsion side camera you can specify this option when ordering and it is not user switchable. PAL cameras with the Y/C feature are getting hard to come by in the Emulsion Scan version and might not be in stock at times. The camera does not have any of the special user adjustments of the OSD version and is rated at 480 TV line resolution. It does appear to have higher color saturation and this high grade model is preferred if you don’t need the correction abilities.
Built-In Camera. We have heard that our CCD camera, with our simplified and superior optics, gives a better picture than old style optics with a 3CCD camera.
Enlarged Gate. The Dual-8 models feature an oversized opening in the aperture plate, so you can scan more of the area that was exposed in the camera. The magnification and centering can be adjusted by the operator.
Greater Control. Exposure adjustment is fully manual, or you can choose Peak Sensing Automatic exposure control and still have a manual minimum exposure setting that you can turn up if the Automatic exposure is too dark. The OSD camera gives many additional options as described above.
Flickerless Correct Speed Running. Speeds are correct for the original filming rate, with the exact 18.000 FPS (frames per second) speed that is standard for Super-8 and late model Regular-8 movie cameras. Film movement is crystal controlled, so no speed tweaking is ever needed. Besides 18 FPS, there is a non-recordable 9 FPS for checking threading or locating a particular frame. Also included is the 24.000 FPS speed as used by cameramen with professional aspirations.
Heavy Duty Construction. Precision CNC-machined panel and welded steel case. LED (light emitting diode) light source should last virtually forever. Three motors, so no slipping clutches to wear out and no stretchy belts to fail. Universal power of 100 to 240 volts, 50 or 60 Hz AC power. 600 foot reel capacity unless stated otherwise. Digital Mechanism Hours counter for scheduling maintenance. Modified and refurbished Bell & Howell well-proven modular mechanism is virtually all metal. Reel spindles are precision machined from stainless steel. Dual-8 model comes with separate supply reel spindles for both film gauges.
Footage Counter. No arguments with the customer about film length if you can quote a precise digital footage count.
Fast Rewind. Motorized rewind operates without running the mechanism. Be ready to run the next reel in seconds. Rewinding is lightning fast on Regular-8 and Super-8 models, and fast on Dual-8.
Your Choice of Formats. Select machines for Regular 8mm, Super-8, or Dual-8 (takes both.) Regular-8, and Super-8 with sprocket drive option, have sprocket drive. If film loops are lost, just push the loop setting lever, or for severe cases the film sprockets have clutches to reset them after you stop running. Dual-8, and Super-8 built with a dual-8 mechanism, are sprocketless with no film loops to lose and are well suited to film that is in less than perfect condition. Lumpy splices or existing damage will cause the film to just stall in the gate instead of being dragged through by sprockets. Format Change: With the Dual-8, it does take time and tools to change from one format to the other, and the user should have mechanical aptitude and reading comprehension skills. With no sprockets to feed the film smoothly, the film strands appear to vibrate when leaving and entering the reels. If you have separate machines for Regular-8 and Super-8, you can change instantly from one format to the other, or be doing two jobs at the same time.
Dual-8 Available in NTSC or PAL, $3195 Emulsion side scanning, sprocketless, Y/C camera with RCA yellow jack and Y/C video outputs, Peak Automatic and Manual exposure modes. Automatic threading.
Regular-8 Available in NTSC or PAL, $3000 Base side scanning, Y/C camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output and Y/C S-video, with sprockets, Peak Auto, Average Auto and Manual exposure modes. User can select automatic white balance with a tiny switch on the camera. The sprocketed type has long life owing to the wide pulldown claw teeth and there is generally little problem with splices owing to the large sprocket holes. Framing adjustment lever. Automatic threading.
Super-8 Made with sprocketless Dual-8 mechanism. Factory locked in super-8 mode so no user adjustments are needed for focus, magnification and alignment. Requires camera cover removal to adjust Framing, which is not usually a problem as the various super-8 cameras had quite consistent frameline position. Automatic threading. Available in NTSC or PAL, $3000 Base side scanning, Y/C camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack and Y/C video outputs, Peak Auto, Average Auto and Manual exposure modes. User can select automatic white balance with a tiny switch on the camera. Reel capacity is 400 feet.
Super-8 Made with sprocketed mechanism. Available in NTSC or PAL, $3000 Base side scanning, Y/C camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output and Y/C S-video, with sprockets, Peak Auto, Average Auto and Manual exposure modes. User can select automatic white balance with a tiny switch on the camera. Automatic threading. The pulldown claw tends to wear out quickly on these if heavily used, perhaps in about every 200 running hours, requiring a $xxx repair job. It appears that the Dual-8 and Regular-8, and the Super-8 model (above) made from a dual-8 mechanism, hold up better.
OSD Camera is available with user selection of picture parameters. Deduct -$200 from above Y/C version prices. Peak Auto and Manual exposure modes only.
Option: For regular-8 format machines only, we can use a manual thread mechanism instead of automatic threading, just ask. Single format (regular-8 or super-8) machines are normally looking at the Base side of the film which is not usually a problem. We can also make these models for Emulsion side scan if you wish, this option eliminates the Average Auto exposure mode. Base side scan is not recommended for dual-8 as this gives a much less convenient Framing adjustment often needed for regular-8, more difficult format change, and reel capacity is reduced to 400 feet.
Ordering information and warranty are here. An order worksheet is here.
Looking for something more oriented towards automated mass production? Check out our Mainstream models. |
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Dual-8 with Emulsion Side Scanning
Box on right hand side indicates an Emulsion Side facing camera. Light source is on the left. |
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Super-8 Sprocket Drive with Base Side Scanning
Base Side of film is facing camera on the left, with light source on the right.
For the longest running lifetime, we recommend the Dual-8 based sprocketless mechanism instead. This mechanism reduces supply reel capacity to 400ʹ.
Appearance of Regular-8 model is similar. |
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