Anthony Schilling

www.moviestuff.tv is your best bet for a home scanner. Still not cheap, about $4500-$5000 for scanner with 8mm and 16mm gates. I've been using their scanners for 12 years and the latest one is real nice. It does color negative (no other home scanner does) but more of a learning curve with scanner settings and color correction if scanning neg.

That's pretty impressive. But i'm unclear as to how much of the process was done during the scan? What is the "Grain and Dirt concealment"?

Thanks a lot Satsuki! I've been real curious about the node function, pretty complicated at first. This will be very helpful. Lots of tools in there to get the hang of. I had no problem with the wheels, sliders and scopes so far, very effective. I've been having some concerns about codec compatibility. Apparently they just added AVCHD support in version 12.3? My first test was a Sony AVI 23.97fps. The viewer couldn't seem to get the frame rate right on playback? HOWEVER!! The good news is that I was able to just drop a raw image sequence into the time line and it handled it beautifully! Da Vinci didn't even ask about the settings, it just assigned it 24fps and playback was just right.

I would just wait for the new Kodak super 8 camera to come out, which will take c-mount lenses. Just as cheap as most other options, no fuss, no muss, and you'll have a brand new camera to boot. Unless you need it stat for a paid gig, I would wait the 6-7 months and check that out.

Got Win 10 installed, new GPU card in, Da Vinci re-installed, and all seems to be working well. I was able to drop in an AVI and take it for a little ride. The interactive functions with the color wheels are so smooth! I was able steer the image where I wanted it to go very easily, and it looked so right. But it's still going to take a lot of tutorials and practice to get used to the layout and functions of it all... which for my purposes would be the file management, coloring and rendering. I still have no interest in using the editor. I think as a whole, the program might have more in common with (what i consider to be) less user friendly NLE's like Avid and Final Cut, which I have always avoided. Non the less i'm pretty happy and excited about getting into it, then adding the new Ripple track ball panel this April.

I have 16GB on the motherboard, the new video card will have 4GB. I feel like my current video card should have handled it better but who knows, that's why I updated the OS just to be safe. Apparently Da Vinci runs mainly off the GPU. They have a little chart that says 4GB GPU is the minimum requirement to deal with 4K. I almost got an 8GB but would have run close to $400, and I plan on working in 1080 or 2K for now. http://www.dcinema.me/2015/09/davinci-resolve-system-requirements-a-reality-check/

Not yet. Everything opens fine but video is scrambled or black. Kept getting error about my GPU being full. My card is a 6yr old Radeon HD 4870 with no mare than 1GB of RAM. I have a new 4GB Radeon GPU coming tomorrow.. So I uninstalled Da Vinci, then bit the bullet last night and upgraded my machine to Windows 10 (after I got confirmation that my scanner will work with it). I'll re-install Da Vinci after the new card is in and hopefully all will be well.

Thanks- is it Home Premium, Pro, or Ultimate?

Anyone using Resolve 12 with Windows 7? Blackmagic lists Windows 8.1 or 10 and there's no way I'm giving up Win 7 for any of those. I found some threads online with people stating Win 7 Professional has been running fine, but i'm using Home Premium. I would upgrade to Professional if possible, or downgrade to Resolve 11 if possible. The program opens fine, but the video signal is not legible. That may be fixed with a new GPU coming this week, but i'd also like to get some advice on the OS first.

With color negative film, all my own stuff requires almost shot by shot adjustments. I also do some community/barter work, not professional just what i can do for people in town with what i have. I've been busier with more negative film on that end lately. So it's kind of a natural and necessary step. I like the idea of starting off with something simple too. It's appears to have all the control i will need just like any other panel, but without too many confusing extras.

Apparently it's on the verge of release at a target price of $350. I'll hold out and wait for the initial reviews, but it looks like just the right thing at just the right time. It might it might have a hub available for Sony. https://www.cinema5d.com/tangent-ripple-350-color-grading-control-panel/

Thanks Perry, that's a really great option. I was kind of leaning toward the Element vs the Avid. But the pic you posted is the Ripple! I really like the design but had to look around for it. It appears to only be available from one seller, and the price looks too good to be true. Has it been officially released? http://www.avalive.com/Tangent-Devices/Ripple/236999/productDetail.php?utm_source=googleBase&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=Ripple&gclid=CjwKEAiA__C1BRDqyJOQ8_Tq230SJABWBSxnYR9lUE5RWdwjVYPsHGVGZ5Yo6Pr34axq4_KElt3rNRoCy2fw_wcB

I downloaded Resolve 12 and quickly learned that this software is totally GPU dependent. My images come up in the Resolve timeline looking like minced meat, then I keep getting an error "GPU is full". So I ordered a new card last night with 4GB of RAM and max rez of 4K. It should suffice 1080P and 2K with ease I hope. I got to see all the tools and the tutorial, this should be just what I need for color grading. It may even eliminate the need for a panel. But when it comes to editing and effects, I'm sticking with Vegas all the way. I really despise the "clip bin" approach that most NLE's try to push. With Vegas I can just drop and entire video file in my timeline and go to town, then save the project under one file name. If I need anything else, I can grad it with explorer no problem.

It's actually the control panel I need more than Da Vinci. Unfortunately the panel I want doesn't seem to be compatible with Sony Vegas. The Vegas color corrector plug-in is an incredible tool, works wonderful with flat scan color negative. But the fine tune adjustments required get too painstaking after a while when using a mouse. I would like nothing more than to access the tools in SV with a hands on piece of hardware.. If there's a control panel someone has used in conjunction with Vegas, i'd like to hear about it. I downloaded the free version of Da Vinci 12 last night. Apparently my graphics card doesn't have the memory needed to run it properly. I'm looking for a 8GB card, then probably only use it for color grading and stick with Sony Vegas for all my basic editing. It seems unclear right now if Sony will come out with a Vegas 14.

I'm leaning on using the panel with Da Vinci 12 free version, which seems a little too good to be true? The Studio version is almost $1000, however the extras appear to be overkill for my purposes. Anyone try Davinci 12 free version?

I'd like to put together a new color grading setup this year without breaking the bank. I've been using Sony Vegas for 12 years and it's great. But now that I'm working with mostly raw negative, the mouse route is killing me! I really need something like this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=900827&gclid=CNPRjriJ5soCFQ6naQodnmEPrQ&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&A=details&Q= Can anyone recommend a good track ball setup and grading package for home use?

I buy my stock direct from Kodak (filled my freezer when it was $18.00 a cart) but at the current prices... $26.00 for 1 cart plus $17 for processing comes out to $43 per roll without any promotion or package. The package deals at labs are marked up pretty steep above Kodak prices, so I wouldn't use that as a gauge. I think they could easily do a stock and processing package for $30-$35 and still make money. If they were processing Kodachrome for less than $3 per roll 12 years ago, they could process ECN2 Super 8 for $5-$10 per roll today. After all they're using their own chemistry and equipment, which is how they must have kept the price of K40 processing so cheap.

It might be hard for them to cut prices on film because of silver prices. But I think processing and transfer services are areas where they can invest their own resources at operation costs. After all, the purpose of investing in Super 8 now is to invest in the future of 35mm/65mm. If the craft of shooting film gets lost at the film school level now, there goes the future of 35mm. I think it's a smart idea that will actually work. Once you shoot an organized project on film, it's hard to go back. The idea behind the K40 prepaid mailers was a "promotional" type deal for film schools. $13.50 for 1 roll with shipping and processing. But at that same time all the other S8 stocks required an independent lab and cost about $24 for film and processing. That was up until about 12 years ago.

I entered my film too and it only got 13 views? What a crock! It got almost 2000 on Vimeo in a week.

I think the $50-$75 per roll with services I've been hearing will put a lot of people off. Kodak was selling K40 with processing for $13.50 per roll until 04. Film and processing needs to be priced at around $30 per roll. Currently it's about $26 for 1 cart from Kodak and $17 to process at the lab= $43 per roll. They need to beat that.

I think the only major difference between the Logmar and the new Kodak model is the lack of a pin registered loop in the Kodak camera. The more expensive model will have a metal body and leather trim. I'm a little disappointed with no slow motion or single frame mentioned yet on the Kodak camera. The same was true with the Logmar at first, but frame rates were added via firmware. I hope the same is true for the Kodak S8.

I have one but haven't used it for a while. The idea is to reduce breathing and jitter, and it does help. The downside is if you're using thicker emulsions like Vision, and your cameras motor isn't working to its full potential, the film may not advance. I had that happen twice, you,re done shooting only to find you still have 50ft of film in the camera.

If it never materializes and you want a low cost scanner, the Retro-Universal with a 4K camera wouldn't be much different from that at 1/4th the cost.

If your scanning to digital, you can really put some spit on color negative if you want to. Seems like most people leave it more flat, but you don't have to. Flatter is kind of the look now anyway, like a battle for latitude among cameras and film stocks. I'd save the 100D for a sunny day.

I think this camera and service is going to take off really well among the masses of people who are already doing serious projects on some amateur or pro level with HD. Some of them shoot the occasional super 8 or want to, but all the things prohibiting them are solved in this promotion. You'll find a camera right away that you can trust, the Max 8 frame will cut in much better, the audio will match up perfectly, and you send it all in to one shop (kind of reminds me of the old K40 prepaid processing mailers). I live in a town that is bursting with media production and there is a lot of excitement over this new camera. Small production outfits, artists and film makers who shoot mostly HD. Some shoot the rare, occasional super 8. When i do scans for one of them, they usually take a RAW image sequence and make it look pretty cool. Vision3 is pretty nice out of the box with just a little contrast. I see more savvy and production people picking up this camera, who will do just fine with RAW files. The cuter, cheaper camera may appeal to more amateurs and hipsters who have only used a smart phone before. But the camera will have a good working light meter, maybe even some tools on the viewer to help with difficult exposure scenes, maybe even a small color test wheel comes in the camera box? Then Kodak will offer some scan menu choices on looks, like "retro", "blue steel" or "color blast" and will apply templates on the scan. Overall I think Kodak will be able to deliver more consistent good results to inexperienced amateurs shooting color negative now, than what people got with reversal film when it was main stream.