celluloid -> digital

[martin3361]

Hi

My dad has more than few celluloid movies from our
young years.
I want to dump it onto my comp

Have you guys tried any equipment at all that does that ?
I have used photo film negatif scanners but I am not sure something
like that exists for celluloid films

Thanks a bunch
-martin

[adcvideo]

The cheapest solution is completely analog, and it is really just a step above projecting your celluoid movies and filming the screen with a camcorder... it is the technology that TV stations used in the stone age to transfer celluloid movies for broadcast.

Essentially this is a box that displays the projected movie in a light-enclosed way that helps control/frame the shot for a video camera. In your case, this would be a digital firewire camcorder. You could then import the footage into your PC or MAC.

Does anyone remember what these devices were called? I recall they ranged from a few bucks to pro quality.

[martin3361]

Thanks adc,

I think I know what ur talking about.
those little boxes that show up in the mail magazines.

thanks
-martin

[Megahurts]

adcvideo,

That box is called a "flying spot scanner".

Chas