From: jeanne LIOTTA (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Jun 14 2010 - 17:24:14 PDT
I used Cinelicious in LA for same.
On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 6:50 PM, email suppressed <
email suppressed> wrote:
> I recently transferred 25 super-8 reels at Lightpress here in Seattle
> (formerly called Flying Spot Film Transfer). More info:
>
> Lightpress
> 1008 western avenue, suite 201
> seattle, wa 98104
> t: 206 462 4717
> http://lightpress.tv/
>
>
> I transferred to 1080p and left with both an HD SR tape and a harddrive
> storing uncompressed quicktime files. Light Press is expensive, but they do
> great work, in my opinion.
>
>
>
> -reed
>
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> *From:* Serge Levchin <email suppressed>
>
> *To:* Experimental Film Discussion List <email suppressed>
> *Sent:* Mon, June 14, 2010 4:42:48 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Frameworks] super8 telecine - with cinelab?
>
> thanks for the feedback re:cinelab. will try and report back -
> s
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>
>
> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 2:51 PM, rebecca meyers <email suppressed>wrote:
>
>> Cinelab just did a best-lite HD transfer of my 16mm workprint. I've only
>> ever had SD transfers before and have never seen my film translate to video
>> so well. The job was well-done and affordable. It was my first time
>> working with Cinelab and based on my experience I would recommend them.
>>
>> Rebecca Meyers
>> Cambridge MA
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Dave Andrae <email suppressed>wrote:
>>
>>> It's not my intention to beat a dead horse, but while doing a standard
>>> definition transfer CineLab scratched my footage - not all of it, mind you,
>>> but enough that at least two or three crucial takes were marred.
>>>
>>> I didn't notice the damage until a few months after the fact, while I was
>>> inspecting the film on my Goko moviola (in preparation for getting portions
>>> of it scanned by Pro8mm).
>>>
>>> The scratch ran between two rolls, so I know it was CineLab's doing and
>>> not caused by my SU-60-E (up to that point no one but CineLab had handled
>>> the footage).
>>>
>>> Thankfully, I ended up being able to work around the damage, and the film
>>> I was working on turned out to be pretty good ( you can read about it here:
>>> http://daveandrae.wordpress.com ), but it was definitely a kick in the
>>> balls at the time.
>>>
>>> As for getting your film scanned in HD, I think it's worth the money--you
>>> get what you pay for.
>>>
>>> A lot of money can be saved though if you know ahead of time what you're
>>> going to use and go through the trouble of splicing together exactly what
>>> you need and nothing more.
>>>
>>> The nice thing about Pro8mm's machine is that it doesn't touch the film's
>>> emulsion at any point in the scanning process, and a progressive scan at
>>> 1080 looks quite nice.
>>>
>>> As for getting 4:3 footage scanned in 16:9, you could always blow it up,
>>> but personally I don't mind the look of pillar boxes, and most viewers won't
>>> notice them once your film is underway.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> -DA
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Serge Levchin <email suppressed>wrote:
>>>
>>>> hello list,
>>>> i know this question comes up every so often - and there was a
>>>> discussion here not too long ago about some of the better options for
>>>> transferring super8 to video.
>>>> places like pro8mm have been recommended. pro8mm's rates for SD transfer
>>>> are fairly reasonable, but HD is 4 times the price. ($825 for 500ft. of
>>>> film).
>>>> CineLab appears to offer 1080p HD transfers at .37/ft (scene to scene
>>>> color corr.) - i.e. $185 for 500ft. of film.
>>>>
>>>> - has anyone tried CineLab for HD or SD telecine?
>>>> - is the image quality of a Millennium2 or Ursa Diamond Y-front telecine
>>>> (Pro8mm) that much greater than a Rank Cintel transfer (CineLab)?
>>>> - does HD telecine make sense for super8 (especially considering there
>>>> is an aspect ratio mismatch)?
>>>>
>>>> thanks and best regards,
>>>> serge
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