They would have to be both speed locked and phase locked. The tv stations never seemed to have a problem with film. We need to find out how they do it. J silverman > I just did some of those myself using a similar method of projecting them > onto a movie screen and then filming them with a video camera that was good > for low light conditions. The problem I had was a dark bar that would move > through the picture, top to bottom. Mine are what were called Super 8 > movies. The film is about 1/4 inch wide and came on small rolls about 2 > inches in diameter. Also known as 8 millimeter. > Unless I am mistaken this is caused by the same problem they have when > they > film a computer monitor or TV for use in a movie. The picture will look like > it is rolling or have bars in it. They have to synchronize both the camera > filming the scene and the object they are taking a photo of. There is just > enough difference in the vertical rate that it will appear to roll. > Unfortunately, I couldn't find any way to get the synch signal out of either > the camera or the projector so I could synch them up. I'm still playing with > it from time to time. I don't really want to have my camera messed up so I > am trying now to change the synch of the projector just slightly so it will > match as close as possible to the camera unit. Not quite as easy as it > sounds. > > Frequency Standards & Services > 2727 E. Palmer Park, Ste. 100 > Colorado Springs, CO. 80909-3032 > 719-228-0540 voice > 719-228-9009 fax > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of peggs > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:14 AM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Techassist > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Reel to Reel movie... > > My Dad had some old 'reel' type home movies. > The type that were projected on to the wall to view them. > I'm thinking 35mm,but I'm not sure what they called 'em. > Anyway,I converted them to VHS by projecting on to the wall > in the smallest square I could,to get the sharpest picture.Then just > Zoomed in my Hi8mm camcorder to fill IT'S screen,while going Video > Out to a VCR. > you could do the same,you just need to go OUT of the camcorder then > IN to a computer or some other type of DVD burner. > > Peggs > > At 01:59 PM 4/14/04, Intrepid Video Support wrote: > > > >Hello, > >I have a customer looking for someone to transfer reel-reel movies to DVD. > >Anyone on this list do this or have any suggestions? > >She didn't know anything more about the tapes..like what size tape..we are > >talking > >before my time...(no comments, Al) > >I know this is a long shot, but I told her I would ask., > >Thank you. > > > > > >Jeff Dougherty > >Intrepid Video TV/VCR > >263 S Front St > >Steelton PA 17113 > >ph..717-939-7708 fax...717-564-4952 > >www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy > >enough people to make it worth the > >effort. > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > >Lost Password: > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >Email Archives: > >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/