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Mainstream E Telecine Models |
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Basic High Quality Transfer Models
Fully Automatic Features. Automatic threading, automatic exposure control, optional automatic color balance. Just the perfect model for a high volume transfer facility that does not offer any extra cost time-consuming custom modifications to the transfer. 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.
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, and this is recommended for the best quality. 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.
Enlarged Gate. The Dual-8 models feature an oversized opening in the aperture plate, so you can scan slightly more of the area that was exposed in the camera. The magnification and centering can be adjusted by the operator. The film gate and lens assembly has loose tolerances so we are now adding a thumb-nut to help stabilize its position. The single format machines are more dependable in this regard if you don’t want to fuss with the centering of the picture.
Camera: Y/C S-Video Output. The technically preferred Y/C output keeps brightness & detail (Y) and color (C) information separate (S) so they don’t interfere with each other. There is also Composite video through a BNC or RCA phono jack adapter for connection to the Yellow jack on consumer equipment. Switchable automatic white balance on Base scan cameras. Auto white balance on Emulsion scan cameras must be specified when ordering. The high grade Sentech camera from Japan is rated at 480 TV line (640 pixels) resolution. We have heard that this CCD camera, with our simplified and superior optics, can give a better picture than old style optics with a 3CCD camera.
Totally Flickerless Running. Film movement is crystal controlled and synchronized to the camera, so no speed tweaking is ever needed. Running speed is 19.98 FPS (frames per second) for NTSC (USA video) super-8, 17.126 (or optional 19.98) FPS for NTSC regular-8, and 16-2/3 FPS for PAL (European video), close to the original filming rates. Each film image is scanned frame by frame at the NTSC 19.98 and PAL 16-2/3 speeds and goes to 3 consecutive video fields, with no blending of film frames. The NTSC 17.126 speed gives some frame blending, which is not visible in normal viewing, and this is a good compromise speed for old regular-8 film which was mostly filmed at 16 FPS. However the NTSC 19.98 speed is preferred in other respects, namely greater exposure correction ability and lower video noise level. Please specify your NTSC speed choice when ordering. Forward-Stop-Reverse selection is with a toggle switch.
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. 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. The Mainstream E models do not have a footage/meters counter or a running hours counter as found on the True Speed, Ultimate or HD models. Film length can be calculated from the running time as described in the instructions. Power and video cables, and a take-up reel and instructions, are included.
Fast Rewind. Motorized rewind operates without running the mechanism.
Your Choice of Formats. Select machines for Regular 8mm, Super-8, or Dual-8 (takes both.) Regular-8 and Super-8 have the ability to accept any size or style of reels. 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 units are sprocketless with no film loops and are well suited to film that is in less than perfect condition. With the absence of sprockets to pace the film smoothly, the film strand does appear to vibrate when entering or leaving the reels. With small or small-hub reels you may need to put an anti-friction washer on the supply reel spindle before mounting the reel, to avoid the film pulldown claw having to turn the reel motor.
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. 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.
Automatic Exposure: Exposure is corrected automatically by the preferred Center Weighted Averaging system.
Tobin Video Transfer TVT prices include Y/C high grade camera. All have automatic threading:
Dual-8 TVT-D8ME Available in NTSC or PAL, $2395 Emulsion side scanning, sprocketless, Y/C camera with RCA yellow jack and Y/C video outputs, Averaging Automatic exposure mode by camera AGC with the 17.126 FPS NTSC speed, or by both shutter speed and AGC (preferred) with the 19.98 FPS NTSC speed and the usual PAL 16-2/3 FPS speed. Automatic threading. Please indicate if you want Auto White Balance programmed into the camera.
Regular-8 TVT-R8ME Available in NTSC or PAL, $2195 Base side scanning, Y/C camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output and Y/C S-video, with sprockets, Average Auto exposure mode is only by camera AGC with the running speed is 17.126 FPS in NTSC. Auto exposure is with shutter speed and AGC (preferred) with the 19.98 NTSC speed, or 16-2/3 FPS speed in PAL. User can select automatic white balance with a tiny switch on the camera. Base side scan only. Automatic threading, or optional manual threading mechanism.
Super-8 TVT-S8ME Available in NTSC or PAL, $2195 Base side scanning, Y/C camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output and Y/C S-video, with sprockets, preferred Average Auto exposure mode is by camera shutter speed and AGC change. Running speed 19.98 FPS in NTSC, 16-2/3 FPS in PAL. User can select automatic white balance with a tiny switch on the camera. Automatic threading.
Please Specify whether you want NTSC or PAL, and if PAL, the country it will be used in, so we can include the correct power cable. Also, whether you want your Dual-8 D8 unit initially set for super-8 or regular-8. For NTSC dual-8, please specify whether you want the unit built with the 17.126 speed which is the best speed compromise between regular-8 and super-8, or the 19.980 speed which has the highest light efficiency and the lowest noise level with dark film, and no blending between film frames on any video field.
Options: For regular-8 format machines only, we can use a manual thread mechanism instead of automatic threading, just ask.
Single format machines are normally looking at the Base side of the film which is not usually a problem. Base side scan is not available for dual-8. Emulsion side scan is not feasible for regular-8.
Ordering info and warranty are given here. An order worksheet is here. Instructions for the TVT-D8ME are here.
Looking for something with exactly correct speeds, footage counter, running hours counter and more? Check out our True Speed models.
Thinking about preventing future obsolescence? Our High Definition TVT-8HD models can be used now for standard definition, and will be ready for doing High Def transfer work tomorrow with the same machine. Image quality is similar to the more expensive 3CCD Ultimate models, at a lower price. There is blending between consecutive film frames.
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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 are no user controls for speed or exposure, and no footage or running hours counters. |
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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.
Mainstream E model omits the rotary Function knob shown in photo and has a Forward-Stop-Reverse toggle switch instead. There are no user controls for speed or exposure, and no footage or running hours counters. |
