<VV> Corvair Video to DVD Project

[Tony]

At 0952 02/25/2004 -0500, Wrsssatty@aol.com wrote:
>Bill Hubbell, et al.,
>
>Would you, or anyone willing to work with you, have the technical capability 
>to use the original films (i.e. 16 mm. motion picture as opposed to video) 
>from which to capture digital images for the DVD project?  This would
result in a 
>much better quality than using the old videos that were, afterall, taken 
>themselves from the original films some time ago.  Those films are still out 
>there, many in the hands of folks on this list or other Corsa members.
Perhaps the 
>project could be a fund raiser for the museum/CPF.  Just a thought.  



The ideal way to do this is via scanning the original MP film, but motion
picture film scanners are few and far between and expensive, and not
usually seen outside major video/film production houses.   

I agree that this is THE way to go, far as a decent transfer to consumer
media is concerned.   But it's gonna cost ya... at least initially, up
front.   It requires some relatively sophisticated hardware... the scanner,
digital video tape to store the master, and then disk production
facilities.   Then again if it's to be done on a limited scale, a home DVD
burner could well work out nicely IF you have a good source, such as that
aforementioned digital video tape.   

Anybody in here work in a production house...?   


tony..