Hi All,
I have a few 16mm and 20mm films of NASB that I would like to get some stills off of them. I know that I can take them to my local photoshop and have them burned but is their any advice you all can give me towards frame stoping, this eems to be the problem I’m having.
Thanks for any help
RER
By: JDK - 7th September 2005 at 14:40
If you have a photo/scanner, you can place the sections of film into it with a sheet of white paper(although a light box would be better if you can find one) behind and scan. The results of this will obvisouly vary depending on the resolution of the scanner you are using, but will produce results.
Following on from that, if you have normal film, any scanner with transparency functions (I won’t buy one without) will have the facility to scan a 35mm slide or negative. It’ll be equipped with a dedicated built in lightbox.
Most of them have a frame type holder or similar for specifical types 35mm film strip and slides, but a bit of adaptation should do the trick. This is if you just want stills from the film.
Cheers!
By: Bigglesworth - 6th September 2005 at 17:27
Hi RER,
There are several ways to do this, depending on what you want from the film now, and in the future.
I’m confused as to your 20mm film stock, are you sure its not 35mm?
I would suggest that you get both films telecined, this will give you mpeg(non interlaced) frames which can then be either captured from the screen, or from editing software. You will also then obviously have the complete films on DVD compatible format. It won’t however be cheap to do.
The easiest way (once you have identified the frame/s) is to simply place individual frames in a photographic enlarger and print.
If you try and halt the projector then you will most likely destroy the frames you wanted, and you’ll damage the projector. The lamp will burn through the film stock.
If you have been trying to capture a picture from the projector screen, you will also need to makesure that your camera can record at the same framerate as the film is being played at, or you’ll get a ‘rolling’ picture.
If you have a photo/scanner, you can place the sections of film into it with a sheet of white paper(although a light box would be better if you can find one) behind and scan. The results of this will obvisouly vary depending on the resolution of the scanner you are using, but will produce results.
I hope this helps.
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September 4, 2005 at 6:47 pm