Filmshooting

Andreas Wideroe wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 1:10 pm I have 2 of these cameras for my Filmfabriek scanner. Looking to get a thrid one, 4K.

We just upgraded a Retroscan Universal with a Blackfly S 4k camera and are really pleased. Sensors keep getting better and better.

I have yet to run across a slimey one! I really dislike working with vinegar syndrome film. I digitized a film last year that was more warped than brittle. The final product is pretty rough. Unfortunately I wasn't able to transfer the audio, but for a warped as heck, clear edged 16mm film I thought ...

Sorry for the offtopic post, but stay safe Roger! Thinking of you while Harvey rolls through.

This is very awesome! Amazing work Roger!

Was anyone able to snag a copy?

http://store.kodak.com/store/kodak/en_U ... ssue1-2017

I use Flycapture2 for various reasons. The Retroscan software (at the time) didn't provide functionality that I wanted so I wrote some of my own software to process the individual frames. However, it sounds like Retroscan is evolving and I may have to re-visit it eventually.

My apologies. I recall there used to be a stabilization feature in an older version but I'm not familiar with the latest version of the retroscan software. I use a modified version of the FlyCapture2 software with my Retro these days.

Are you using the stabilization feature of the RetroScan software? Try turning that off if you are having trouble with random jumpy frames.

Sounds like it needs a good cleaning and re-greasing.

Take it apart, clean it thoroughly and apply some new grease. White lithium grease works well.

No experience with the products but I'm not impressed by the youtube sample.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMbY-iZla6I

Awesome work! I wish I had the time and knowledge to tinker with my Universal like you do. Luckily we have you to do the hard work

I just upgraded to the Universal after owning both the 16 and 8 pro models during the sale. I'm happy that I did. There are only a couple of things that I need to do differently in my workflow. For example, I find it's necessary to append a temporary leader tail to the film so the final frames get ...

Yes, applied to both sides. The film has been played through a projector, but doesn't play well because of damaged perforation holes. It will jump, stop, jam. Very risky. It's even a wonder it's able to be captured/digitized and viewed today.

Haha thanks! No, I can't take any credit for the film. It was shot by my partner's brother (Stan Fure) for a high school project. They played it for the class along with "Bad to the Bone" as the soundtrack.

My goal was to see what FilmGuard could do. I knew that film was pretty scratched from being ...

Yup, it's not perfect. I haven't been able to get a film-o-clean, those seem to be more rare than a unicorn.

Here's a before and after example:

Before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b9FpDt5p0o

After: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgzOFDrqygw

The after is obviously better, but you can see ...