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Film Transfer using a Digital Camera.
I need some help identifying the digital camera portion of a movie film to
digital telecine system that I am designing. I am looking for the follwoing capabilties. A camera that I can focus directly on to 16 mm, 8 mm and Super 8 mm frames. I guess this means an extension tube (maybe 3) so I need a camera where the lens can be removed to add a small lens and extension tube. A camera that will transfer each frame image to Adobe Premier on demand and have a transfer rate of 1 or so frames per second. A camera with a resolution of 1 to 5 megapixels. (I have not done the calculations on my needs here but a 16 mm frame is pretty small.) So what is a reasonable resolution for a camera that will take full advantage of the film resolution? What would you suggest for a digital camera to do the job? Are there other camera issues that I could be considering? I appreciate you advice in this matter. Thanks, Don and Liz |
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Don and Liz Campbell wrote:
What would you suggest for a digital camera to do the job? Are there other camera issues that I could be considering? I appreciate you advice in this matter. So you want still frames rather than full motion video? I'm just wondering if your needs would be met by using a camcorder plugged into firewire would do what you need. Bob |
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The Nikon 4500 will focus down to 2cm without the need for extension tubes,
and you can set the resolution from full 4 Megapixel downwards. Not sure about the transfer rate, but that should get better at lower resolution. I'm a great fan of the Nikons - I use 2 at work and have 2 at home. "Don and Liz Campbell" wrote in message m... I need some help identifying the digital camera portion of a movie film to digital telecine system that I am designing. I am looking for the follwoing capabilties. A camera that I can focus directly on to 16 mm, 8 mm and Super 8 mm frames. I guess this means an extension tube (maybe 3) so I need a camera where the lens can be removed to add a small lens and extension tube. A camera that will transfer each frame image to Adobe Premier on demand and have a transfer rate of 1 or so frames per second. A camera with a resolution of 1 to 5 megapixels. (I have not done the calculations on my needs here but a 16 mm frame is pretty small.) So what is a reasonable resolution for a camera that will take full advantage of the film resolution? What would you suggest for a digital camera to do the job? Are there other camera issues that I could be considering? I appreciate you advice in this matter. Thanks, Don and Liz |
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Don and Liz Campbell wrote: I need some help identifying the digital camera portion of a movie film to digital telecine system that I am designing. I am looking for the follwoing capabilties. A camera that I can focus directly on to 16 mm, 8 mm and Super 8 mm frames. I guess this means an extension tube (maybe 3) so I need a camera where the lens can be removed to add a small lens and extension tube. A camera that will transfer each frame image to Adobe Premier on demand and have a transfer rate of 1 or so frames per second. A camera with a resolution of 1 to 5 megapixels. (I have not done the calculations on my needs here but a 16 mm frame is pretty small.) So what is a reasonable resolution for a camera that will take full advantage of the film resolution? What would you suggest for a digital camera to do the job? Are there other camera issues that I could be considering? I appreciate you advice in this matter. Thanks, Don and Liz I did a search on Google using the terms: 35mm DVD transfer I got a bunch of hits, including a bunch of ads from companies that offer these kinds of transfers as a service - movies to DVD You might try the same search and then contact some of the companies. There may be commercial services that will do this for you at rates below what it would cost you to get the equipment and do it yourself. If you have a high volume application and want to setup your own shop, maybe some of these companies could advise you or at least tell you who to contact for equipment and advice. Alan |
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Don and Liz Campbell wrote:
I need some help identifying the digital camera portion of a movie film to digital telecine system that I am designing. I am looking for the follwoing capabilties. A camera that I can focus directly on to 16 mm, 8 mm and Super 8 mm frames. I guess this means an extension tube (maybe 3) so I need a camera where the lens can be removed to add a small lens and extension tube. A camera that will transfer each frame image to Adobe Premier on demand and have a transfer rate of 1 or so frames per second. A camera with a resolution of 1 to 5 megapixels. (I have not done the calculations on my needs here but a 16 mm frame is pretty small.) So what is a reasonable resolution for a camera that will take full advantage of the film resolution? What would you suggest for a digital camera to do the job? Are there other camera issues that I could be considering? I appreciate you advice in this matter. Thanks, Don and Liz Not many cameras come with a lens that can focus that close (even after extensions) and still produce reasonably sharp images. I would plan on a custom flat field lens designed for working that close. -- Joseph Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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FWIW:
Most of the successful digital telecine machines I've seen references to have used a "three chip" digital video camera. I'm sure that you have actually done this, but you can get a *lot* of additional information with a web search on the term telecine "Don and Liz Campbell" wrote in message m... I need some help identifying the digital camera portion of a movie film to digital telecine system that I am designing. I am looking for the follwoing capabilties. A camera that I can focus directly on to 16 mm, 8 mm and Super 8 mm frames. I guess this means an extension tube (maybe 3) so I need a camera where the lens can be removed to add a small lens and extension tube. A camera that will transfer each frame image to Adobe Premier on demand and have a transfer rate of 1 or so frames per second. A camera with a resolution of 1 to 5 megapixels. (I have not done the calculations on my needs here but a 16 mm frame is pretty small.) So what is a reasonable resolution for a camera that will take full advantage of the film resolution? What would you suggest for a digital camera to do the job? Are there other camera issues that I could be considering? I appreciate you advice in this matter. Thanks, Don and Liz |
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I appreciate your thoughts on my project. I have done extensive research
into the present methods of film transfer. That is why I have pretty much decided to use a digital camera to transfer single frames to the computer. A quality digital camera will provide a higher quality picture than a 3 CCD camera. What I need help with is finding the optimum digital camera for my project. (That I can afford) Thanks for your inputs, Don and Liz |
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RSD99 wrote:
FWIW: Most of the successful digital telecine machines I've seen references to have used a "three chip" digital video camera. But standard telecine is just VGA resolution...at least for standard TV. |
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Don and Liz Campbell wrote:
I appreciate your thoughts on my project. I have done extensive research into the present methods of film transfer. That is why I have pretty much decided to use a digital camera to transfer single frames to the computer. A quality digital camera will provide a higher quality picture than a 3 CCD camera. I agree. What I need help with is finding the optimum digital camera for my project. (That I can afford) Well, we don't know what you can afford, so it's hard to help. A DSLR with a macros lens will do the job. However, your continuous 1 fps requirement is a potential issue. The D2h can write 40 JPEG Fine frames to flash in 12.7 seconds, so it can definitely do the job. A D70 can do it too: see http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond70/page10.asp. In practice, I guess you'd want to use a wired USB connection to a computer, and you'd have to check its timing. My guess is that it can fairly easily be done. I guess you'd want to use a real macro lens, one that's optimized for close-up work and has a flat field, because otherwise you'd have to do a lot of correction on a computer. Andrew. |
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"David J Taylor" writes:
Most of the successful digital telecine machines I've seen references to have used a "three chip" digital video camera. But standard telecine is just VGA resolution...at least for standard TV. Good telecine machines don't use a video camera at all - they have a CCD scanner, or a flying-spot scanner. And there are HDTV telecines that operate at 1920x1080 pixels at 30 FPS. They just aren't cheap. Dave |
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