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    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
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    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.
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    Thanks adc,

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

    thanks
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    adcvideo,

    That box is called a "flying spot scanner".

    Chas
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