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Mainstream E Telecine Models |
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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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Basic High Quality Transfer Models
Fully Self-Contained Telecine. Camera and optical system are built-in. Connects directly to your DVD, MiniDV or VHS recorder. Run through the footage once and you are finished! Operates in near real time, with flickerless speeds close to the original filming rate. Count the money (up to $180 per hour or more) while the competition is still waiting for a much less efficient two-step transfer followed by computer rendering. Transferring this way in the first place also looks better on the screen than by adding whole extra frames by computer, thus adding motion judder (uneven jerkiness of movement.) Or, connect to a computer if you wish through a Canopus box, or a camcorder with analog to Firewire digital pass-through.
Emulsion or Base Side Scanning. The built-in camera looks directly at the film, doing “Direct Imaging” through a highly corrected 1:1 macro lens. Our traditional and well-proven Base Side Scanning is used with single-format models. Emulsion Side Scanning is standard in the Dual-8 model. This feature is wanted by some customers, though in practice there is little or no quality difference.
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, little grainy screen, 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. Exposure correction is Average sensing automatic, controlling emitter brightness on the 17.126 speed model and by controlling the shutter speed on the rest.
Camera Selection: Both cameras give similar resolution in practice. Sony-CCD “OSD” Camera. Has 768 x 494 pixel sensor (NTSC) and 753 x 582 (PAL.) DWDR (Digital Wide Dynamic Range) ensures that nearly no highlight or shadow detail need be lost from the film. OSD (On Screen Display) permits the user to make a wide range of image adjustments including fully manual exposure. A chart of suggested settings is furnished. DPC (Digital Pixel Correction) enables hiding most white dots if they develop later from background radiation. Output is Composite (BNC / yellow RCA jack) video. Sony-CCD Y/C S-Video Camera. If you need S-Video output as well as Composite, we can install the optional $240 Y/C camera instead. This has conservatively rated resolution of 480 TV lines, with 768 x 494 (NTSC) or 752 x 582 (PAL) pixel count. The user has no OSD keyboard so no image color or contrast manipulation ability. The base side scanning camera does allow the user to select preset or automatic white balance with a tiny switch. The emulsion scanning camera however does not.
Enlarged Gate. The sprocketless models feature an oversized opening in the aperture plate, so you can adjust the lens and camera to scan slightly more of the area that was exposed in the camera.
Heavy Duty Construction. Tobin Video Transfer TVT models feature a 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 on regular-8 sprocketed models. Modified and refurbished Bell & Howell well-proven modular mechanism is virtually all metal. Power and video cables, and a take-up reel and instructions, are included.
Fast Rewind. Motorized rewind operates without running the mechanism. Be ready to run the next reel in seconds.
Your Choice of Formats. Select machines for Regular 8mm, Super-8 or Dual-8 (takes both). All feature automatic threading. Regular-8 has sprocket drive as standard. If film loops are lost, just push the loop setting bar, or for severe cases the film sprockets have ratcheting clutches to reset them without rethreading. Sprocketless transport is a $200 option. Regular-8 NTSC machines run at 19.98 FPS (frames per second), and PAL models run at 16-2/3 FPS as standard. 17.126 FPS is an option for NTSC, however the light efficiency is much lower and it is less suitable for correcting dark film. Reel capacity 600 feet, 400ʹ if sprocketless. Super-8 Locked Dual-8, and Dual-8 are sprocketless with no film loops to lose, 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, often working itself free, instead of being dragged through by sprockets. NTSC models run at 19.98 FPS and PAL models run at 16-2/3 FPS. Reel capacity 400 feet.
► Note on Format Change: With the Dual-8, it does take time, care and tools to change from one format to the other, and the user should have mechanical aptitude and reading comprehension skills. If your facility is busy at all, you will find that it is highly preferable to have two separate machines.
Regular-8 TVT-R8ME Available in NTSC or PAL, $1995 Base side scanning, OSD camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output, with sprockets. Add $240 for Y/C camera. Add $200 for regular-8 locked sprocketless dual-8 mechanism. Specify if you want the 17.126 speed instead of 19.98. Specify if you want a manual thread sprocketed mechanism, same price as automatic threading.
Super-8 TVT-S8ME Available in NTSC or PAL, $2195 Base side scanning, OSD camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output, sprocketless. Dual-8 transport is permanently locked in the super-8 mode, for a more stable image, no loops to lose, and a much longer-lived mechanism than the previous super-8 sprocketed version. Add $240 for Y/C camera.
Dual-8 TVT-D8ME Available in NTSC or PAL, $2295 Emulsion side scanning, sprocketless, OSD camera with RCA yellow jack. Reduced ability to correct dark film since the light diffuser is farther from the film and the light is spread out more. Add $240 for Y/C camera.
Options: Please specify NTSC or PAL video output. If your line (mains) voltage is not 120 (for NTSC) or 240 (for PAL) let us know. For the Dual-8 model, let us know if it is initially to be set up for regular-8 or super-8. Optional Y/C camera instead of OSD is $240. If Y/C camera and Dual-8 model, please specify preset or automatic white balance. Regular-8 sprocketless mechanism is an added $200. Reel capacity then is 400 feet.
Note on Locked and Dual-8 models: We do have to match the low-friction non-cogging Reverse/Rewind motor to the user’s line voltage, and NTSC units will be equipped with a 120 volt motor, and PAL units will have a 240 volt motor, unless otherwise requested. So these models can only be used for the specified line voltage, and not for universal 100 to 240 volt operation.
Ordering info and warranty are given here. An order worksheet is here. Instructions for the TVT-D8ME are here.
For all telecine models, we recommend that the film be repaired, cleaned and lubricated before transfer.
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Dual-8 with Emulsion Side Scanning
Box on right hand side encloses an Emulsion Side facing camera. Light source is on the left.
Mainstream E model has a Forward-Stop-Reverse toggle switch instead of the rotary switch of other models. There is no user control for speed, and no footage or running hours counters. |
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Super-8-Locked D8 Drive with Base Side Scanning
Similar to photo, except no sprockets. Base Side of film is facing camera on the left, with light source on the right.
Mainstream E model omits the rotary Function knob shown in photo and has a Forward-Stop-Reverse toggle switch instead. There is no user control for speed, and no footage or running hours counters. |
