Greg Miller

Thanks Zac...just need confirmation so I knew I wasn't nutz.

Could someone please confirm my math and if I'm wrong show me where I'm wrong. I'm having this debate with someone. My argument is that a 720P scan of a regular 8 frame is approximately a 5200 dpi scan. A regular 8 frame is .137 inches high. So...if there is 720 dots per .137 inches then that is equal to about 5200 dots per full inch making that a scan resolution of 5200 DPI on a regular 8 frame. This would make scanning at 720P of regular or super 8 film and upscaling to 1080P virtually indistinguishable from scanning directly at 1080P from such a tiny frame. Thanks

My first thought would be that your film is old and becoming age fogged but that is almost always towards blue or green. Red would be really odd on an Ektachrome film. Red would also be strange due to a depleted film developer. Remjet is out because this would be blotchy and wouldn't be isolated to your shadows. You possibly have silver retention due to a depleted bleach or a contaminated developer. If it is the former and not the latter you can simply rebleach and fix the film, if the latter then not much you can do. My best guess is that the film is light fogged...whether that be in the camera or at the lab...I can't say. Bottom line though, it's a weird problem. I've been developing Ektachrome film since 1983 and to end up with a red shadow is a real oddball. www.filmrescue.com

We've been using our Retro 8 film scanner now for about 6 weeks. There is very little negative I can say about this machine. The two things I'm particularly impressed with is the flatness of light and lack of color aberration from corner to corner across the frame and the other is the latitude. In terms of latitude, we truly can leave this machine unattended, set to give good light on a well exposed frame, and the most under exposed and over exposed only show the smallest amount of blooming and blocking. As to the flatness of light from corner to corner, we had thought we had a very decent telecine unit using an aerial field lens and a very good 3 sensor C-mos camera but when compared side to side, the vignetting and color fringing become quite apparent on the field lens unit. The Retro 8 machine is if not dead flat consistent, it is definitely for all practical purposes, dead flat consistent corner to corner. As to quibbles about the machine...I find the way the reels are held on the take up and supply spindles is a bit clunky for reel changes, albeit they are extremely solid. Would also be nice if the machine could hold a reel larger than 400 feet. Anyway...overall...We're really pleased with this unit and have ordered several more. Greg Miller www.filmrescue.com