Anthony Brock

I want to shoot super 8mm film at 18fps because I love the look. The stock will be negative, and the final output will be media files for computer playback only. I've spent countless hours scanning forums looking for a 18fps to NLE work flow but all the info seems to center around 24fps destined for ntsc or pal television playback. Can I shoot super 8mm film at 18fps, then have it scanned and edit it in an NLE without any sort of work flow that involves frame blending? From what I understand, the frame-by-frame scanning equipment like the Moviestuff gear handles 18fps well by adding some exotic pulldown. Eventhough the maker of Moviestuff gear say's it can't handle negatives, I have found one transfer house that claims to have found a workaround and can indeed digitize negative film using Moviestuff gear. If this is true, would I import this to my NLE as 29.97 or 23.976, or 24? Then, would I have to be careful about which frames I cut on? To avoid cutting on repeated frames, would it be better to have my 18fps footage scanned at 24p, edit it in my NLE at 24p and then do the pulldown on output? If so, what would I use to output a 24p timeline to 18fps media files that can play on computers? If I don't mind the slight slow motion, can I output the 24p timeline of 18fps film to 15fps computer media files and keep all frames. I mean, can I achieve 15fps output with a method that doesen't cut out frames but instead simply uses all the frames I shot but play them back at 15fps by extending my video? I'm willing to pay for rank transfers since they handle negative film well. Is it correct, however, that rank systems aren't set up for 18fps? So for a workaround using rank transfers, could I have my 18fps footage scanned at 24p, edit it in my NLE at 24p and then do the pulldown on output? Again, which software could I use to add a pulldown to the footage on my 24p timeline to make the origional 18fps footage playback at normal speed? Help!

I want to shoot super 8mm film at 18fps because I love the look. The final output media will be for computer playback only. I've spent countless hours scanning forums looking for a 18fps to NLE work flow but all the info seems to center around 24fps destined for ntsc or pal television playback. Can I shoot super 8mm film at 18fps, then have it scanned and edit it in an NLE without any sort of work flow that involves frame blending? From what I understand, the frame-by-frame scanning equipment like the Moviestuff gear handles 18fps well by adding some exotic pulldown. Would I import this to my NLE as 29.97 or 23.976, or 24? Then, would I have to be careful about which frames I cut on? To aviod this, would it be better to have my 18fps footage scanned at 24p, edit it in my NLE at 24p and then do the pulldown on output? What would I use to putput a 24p timeline to 18fps media files that can play on computers? If I don't mind the slight slow motion, can I output the 24p timeline to 15fps computer media and keep all frames. I mean, can I achieve 15fps output with a method that doesen't cut out frames but instead simply uses all the frames I shot but play them back at 15fps by extending my video? Also, is it correct that rank systems aren't set up for 18fps? I ask because I want to shoot with negative stock and the maker of Moviestuff gear say's it can't handle negatives (although I've found one house that claims it has found a workaround for using the Moviestuff gear for negative film). Again, to be able to use rank transfers, could I have my 18fps footage scanned at 24p, edit it in my NLE at 24p and then do the pulldown on output? Help!

I bet he has the Canon 814XL Electronic Michael. It's that all black one that came out between the Auto Zoom 814 and the 814XL-S. The 814XL Electronic is a great camera, but it does top out at 18fps. I have one too that I'm dying to use for small web films if I can figure out a silent 18fps NLE workflow. -Anthony