chomiczewski Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Is there a telecine type to look for when transferring to video? I'm new to telecine and I'm wondering what to look or ask for? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted June 16, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted June 16, 2004 Generally, you get what you pay for in a transfer. The latest telecine technology and "boxes", and the most skilled colorist generally command the highest price. The advances in technology over the last few years can easily be seen by comparing earlier transfers to the latest transfer of the same movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adam Frisch FSF Posted June 17, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted June 17, 2004 If it's 16mm I'd go for the Spirit, it beats all the CRT scanners hands down on that format. For 35mm, it's not as important - they all do a good job there. Most importantly - get a good colorist. It's worth some extra bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted June 17, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted June 17, 2004 If it's 16mm I'd go for the Spirit, it beats all the CRT scanners hands downon that format. The Thomson Spirit telecines use Kodak technology for the scanning: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products/v2/sehlin04.shtml Which won an Emmy in 1998: Philips Digital Video SystemsEastman Kodak's Spirit DataCine Awarded to Michael Broesamle, Uwe Braehler, Volker Massmann and Wolfgang Steinebach of Philips Digital Video Systems and Arthur J. Cosgrove, Andrew F. Kurtz, Roger T. Lees and Leslie G. Moore of Eastman Kodak for the design and manufacture of the industry-standard high-definition digital telecine. The Spirit DataCine Film Scanner is a joint development between Philips Digital Video Systems and Eastman Kodak. The combination of the Advanced Imaging Head from Eastman, and the precision transport mechanisms and high-speed digital signal processing developed by Philips, has resulted in a new benchmark for high-quality film transfers in both standard-definition and high-definition video standards and high-speed data scanning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomiczewski Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 So any recommendations for companies that have a Spirit in Chicago? Is there a good resource out there for transfer houses in general? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Alex Ellerman Posted June 21, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted June 21, 2004 Any comments on the Cintel C-reality? I saw that the recent Sundance grand jury prize winner, Primer, was shot on S16 and transferred via C-reality... chomiczewski, the only reliable place i know of in Chicago is Film and Tapeworks... Best, theturnaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Wells Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Any comments on the Cintel C-reality? I did a (16mm OCN) session today with one for the first time. I'm a happy camper :D A little different than Spirit, if its BMW vs Mercedes, I'd pick the best driver (colorist).. I like the way it handled contrasty material. I suspect with a good colorist & full blown Davinci or Pogle, you could likely get quite close to the look of one by the other.... -Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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