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Mainstream Telecine Models |
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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. Film Scanning. The built-in camera looks directly at the film, doing “Direct Imaging” through a highly corrected 1:1 macro lens. Simplified and perfected optics gives a superior picture, and prevents the quality loss and bulk of old style “film chain” optics found in other less advanced systems. 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 by controlling the shutter speed. 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 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 $270 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. Digital Mechanism Hours counter for scheduling maintenance. 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. 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. Your Choice of Formats. Select machines for Regular 8mm or Super-8. All feature automatic threading. Regular-8 has sprocket drive as standard, with 600 foot reel capacity. 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, with reel capacity reduced to 400 feet. Regular-8 NTSC machines run at 19.98 FPS (frames per second), and PAL models run at 16-2/3 FPS. These are the same as on the old Elmo Transvideo machines. On request, we can make the NTSC machine run at 17.126 FPS, a good compromise between the original 16 and later 18 FPS home movie speeds, but with reduced ability to correct dark film. Super-8 Locked Dual-8 is 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. Super-8 NTSC models run at 19.98 FPS and PAL models run at 16-2/3 FPS. These are the same as on the old Elmo TRV equipment. Reel capacity is 400 feet.
Regular-8 TVT-R8MS Available in NTSC or PAL, $2495 OSD camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output, with sprockets. Add $200 for regular-8 locked sprocketless dual-8 mechanism. Add $270 for Y/C camera. 17.126 FPS NTSC speed is optional. Super-8 TVT-S8MS Available in NTSC or PAL, $2695 OSD camera with BNC/RCA yellow jack video output. Dual-8 mechanism 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 $270 for Y/C camera.
Options: Please specify NTSC or PAL video output. Do you want the film counter to read in Feet or Meters? If your line (mains) voltage is not 120 (for NTSC) or 240 (for PAL) let us know. Optional Y/C camera instead of OSD is $270. Regular-8 sprocketless mechanism is an added $200. Reel capacity is then reduced to 400 feet. Note on Locked 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. Looking for something with exact 18.000 and 24.000 speeds? Check out our True Speed models. Lower priced models include the Mainstream E and Mainstream D. For all telecine models, we recommend that the film be repaired, cleaned and lubricated before transfer.
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Mainstream Super-8-Locked D8 Drive with Base Side Scanning Similar to photo, but no sprockets. Base Side of film is facing camera on the left, with light source on the right. There is no user control for speed. |