[Frameworks] film scanner

[Dan Anderson]

I know there are filmmakers who have cheaply rigged up an Arduino setup for
it..

Also there are good reviews on the Reflecta super 8 scanner.. $1300 from B&H

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Francisco Torres <fjtorrespr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I wonder if there is any alternative to it at a decent price (under 10 K?)
>
> 2016-11-29 18:08 GMT-04:00 Dan Anderson <bcfilmfest at gmail.com>:
>
>> I bought a Wolverine.. It's easy to use and very handy, but the image
>> quality is quite poor. I went in with low expectations based on the reviews
>> and was still disappointed. Lots of digital artifacts. The one saving grace
>> is that it captures "frame-by-frame" so you don't get a digital blur
>> between the frames that you might get from shooting off the wall with an
>> HD camera. You also need to correct the 30fps speed and aspect ratio.
>> Unfortunately, the awful camera is also built into the device in a way that
>> would be difficult to pop open and easily upgrade.
>>
>> All that said, I don't think it scratched or noticeably damaged my film
>> (knock on wood!) and is a good way to easily transfer footage to preview.
>> And if it's just yard sale movies or something you're not that personally
>> invested in, it looks decent at a glance. But if it's footage you care
>> deeply about or shot yourself, it won't be pretty. Probably 60-65% of the
>> image quality as compared to projection.
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Greg Schmitz <lists at gregschmitz.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's a review from YouTube:
>>>
>>> "Wolverine 8mm and Super 8mm Film 2 Digital MovieMaker - REVIEW and test
>>> footage"
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WN44a0l5g8
>>>
>>> --greg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/29/16 11:04 AM, George, Sherman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I received an ad for a Wolverine Data regular8/super 8 digital film
>>>> scanner.
>>>> Has anyone used/tested this device and, if so, what was the quality of
>>>> the transfer.
>>>> At $ 300 it seem like a deal.
>>>> Any evaluation would be welcome.
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sherman George
>>>> sgeorge at ucsd.edu
>>>> 858-229-4368
>>>>
>>>>
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