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Tobin Video Transfer Telecine Equipment |
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Standard Definition |
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¨ True Speed Exact 18 and 24 speeds without flicker, a world exclusive as far as we know! It took us 25 years to come up with it. Also: 3CCD camera option.
¨ Mainstream For the busy non-nonsense facility. Footage counter for no-argue billing, automatic exposure & threading. Speeds are adapted to suit the video signal.
¨ Mainstream-E Low cost, yet high quality flickerless results. Speeds are adapted to suit the video signal. No footage or running hours counters.
¨ HERE are specialized models for the more advanced transfer service: ¨ Super-8 Sound Yours can be a rare facility that transfers this correctly!
¨ 16mm Sound True Speed technology. Now shipping out the first of the re-designed model! |
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High Definition |
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To SDHC compressed memory card.
¨ High Definition TVT-8PHD Progressive Scan Needs computer for recording an uncompressed or compressed file.
HDMI uncompressed output to your computer or recorder, plus NTSC or PAL standard video, 1080p 1080i 720p flickerless speeds, for Super-8 and Regular-8.
¨ High Definition TVT-16PHD Progressive Scan |
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Helpful Information |
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¨ What is telecine anyway, and what makes Tobin equipment special?
¨ TVT Price List — Prices are also shown on the individual catalog pages, linked above.
¨ Ordering Information, Hours, Warranty, Etc.
¨ TVT-8HD High Definition Order Worksheet ¨ TVT-8PHD Progressive Scan High Definition Order Worksheet
¨ Instruction Manuals for TCS Equipment, Past & Present
¨ Authorized Service Facilities for TCS Telecine Equipment
¨ Does film have a sharp side and a soft side? Telecine myths examined here
¨ FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Film Problems & DVD Transferring
¨ Tobin Video Transfer equipment is designed and manufactured in the USA.
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Sample Transfers Actually, we question if it is worth even having links here to YouTube posted videos. The quality is a poor imitation of the actual results with Tobin Video Transfer equipment, being small in size, low resolution, and highly compressed. Some of these are not as exciting as we would like. If you and your customers don’t care if the world admires your YouTube uploads made with Tobin Video Transfer machines, please send us the links!
¨ Tobin TVT-D8PHD Current model, Australia copied 2012 from 1963 Regular-8 Note: the above has some motion judder because 15 FPS film was converted to 25 FPS PAL, then Vimeo re-converted it to 30 FPS. ¨ Tobin TVT-R8MS Current model, R8 with 19.98 FPS speed option, USA sales pitch Note: this customer of ours is trying to make you think he is building the machines and you have to buy them from him! Good presentation though. ¨ Tobin TVT-R8HD Current model, AVCHD vs. MJPEG compression, 2011 from 1956 B&W (Silent) ¨ Tobin TVT-R8PHD Current model, USA copied 2011 from 1964 Regular-8 (Silent) ¨ Tobin TVT-8M Older models rented out in the UK (English narration) ¨ Tobin TVT-D8M Older model used in Russia (in Russian) ¨ Tobin TVT-16 Older model used in Russia (in Russian) (Hope he’s saying something nice!) |
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Our suggested equipment lineup: While High Definition transfers might become important in future, presently the majority of transfers are still Standard Def. The resolution is well matched to the home movie films’ inherent quality, while HD is overkill as well as the wrong shape! Also there is presently no work flow for copying to HD in real time without a computer. The basic transfer setup for Super-8 silent film should be the True Speed, to run the film at exactly the correct rate. For Regular-8 silent film, you can use a True Speed model, or actually the Mainstream model with 17 FPS option is a slightly better compromise between the old 16 and 18 speeds. You will also need a stand-alone DVD recorder (we like the Toshiba DR430, available for around $129) and a video monitor so you can see what you are recording. Ideally you should have a splicer and film cleaner as well. You can also use these models for recording to computer first, for editing, adding music, titles and narration, etc. for an optional deluxe product. For this, you can feed the video through a camcorder with analog video to Firewire pass-through. Or you can use a Canopus box to convert the video to “computerese.” You might want to add a MiniDV camcorder for instead making tapes for editing. If you are just starting out, you might want to consider a Dual-8 model, for both Super and Regular 8 films, but you will soon wish you had a separate machine for each format, to save valuable change-over time. As your business grows you might want to later add equipment for Super-8 Sound film, and 16mm silent and sound films, which represent a small fraction of the typical transfer market. (For the time being, you can outlab “odd” format film to us, to transfer for you.) |
