John Richardson

Encoding to Bluray from Super 16mm is a difficult art. It is quite hard to keep the exact grain structure, and often some high end noise reduction might be the only solution to soften the conversion.

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Yes Will is correct - do any scanners read aaton code?

Hello all, I wanted to ask any experts what the potential work flow would be to sync Aaton code with any film rushes that may be scanned as opposed to the traditional telecine route which utilizes Aaton Keylink on the telecine head to sync rushes. Is Aaton code now redundant if any film rushes are choosen to be scanned rather than telecined? There doesn't seem to be any Aaton Keylink-like system for any film scanner that I am aware of? What does everyone think? John

Hello, What is the best method to do a speed ramp on the Prod? What additional equipment is best to do this with? I've tried to do it very crudely with pretty poor results, any advice/experiences would be much appreciated. J

Hi Alec, It could be two things I think. 1. A dodgy cart, unlikely if its from Kodak. 2. The film claw/pick up is not latching to the film sprokets properly. This means your camera needs a bit of a service/looking at and it should solve it. Best of luck J

Thanks Mitch, I will drop you a line. I am based in the UK currently. How does the VHR split compare to the VHA?

Thanks for the reply Mitch. So what is currently the best Aaton colour split for the XTRs?

Hello all, I was hoping to start a discussion on color split options for the Aaton xtr's. Two main questions for any experts out there that I have been wondering about - 1. Has anyone made an HD split for any Aaton? 2. Does anyone know if any of the more modern Arri splits could be converted to work with an Aaton? Thankyou all, I look forward to any input. J

OK great - thanks for the tip, I know Aaton made an official one that makes use of the illumination, but very expensive and hard to find...

Hello all, I just wanted to ask if anyone knows where one could possibly find a 2:35:1 or 2:40:1 aspect ground glass for an Aaton XTR? Apparently they were made... Any advice would be much appreciated... J

Thanks Ian. For some reason I thought there was a 800asa stock. I like your videos too btw. J

:D Haha, awesome thanks for the advice guys, i'm looking forward to giving the camera a go. Also does anyone know if 500ASA is the fastest stock available on 100ft daylight spools?

One other thing - pls excuse my newbie question :rolleyes: - Does the scoopic always need to be loaded in a changing bag or is "subdued light" OK? Cheers J

Ok great. Thanks for the tip Will, much appreciated. J