Found this unit Brand New in Mother In Laws Closet. Receipt dated 1993 ... Guess father in law was going to transfer 3000 plus slides and hours and hours of super 8... He passed away 10 years ago.... Missing manual and power supply.... But in 2019 easier ways to do this ... Very neat... Thank you for the manual!!
Fett, I do not recommend this for transferring film to video as the differing frame rates make the video look terrible. It could work fairly well for slides though.
Picked one of these up at goodwill today having no idea what it was. Just thought it would look cool on my coffee table haha. Very cool to see how far technology has progressed. Do you know what year this product was made?
Sure. But all the same rules and caveats apply. Even your phone could be "good enough" - many have pro features built in that can help get the best image possible - exposure, shutter speed, white balance, etc. If you can experiment with the Polestar and a still image (like a slide?) that might help get you set up before you start running your fragile 8mm films. You can get a bracket to hold your phone to a tripod or other stabilizing gadget, OR just figure our how to place it in the right spot for capture. Be sure the camera (whatever you use) is positioned square to the image.
I don't have it any more to look at, but as described in the video, it only requires a few batteries for the little light Box. If you are going to point a projector in one side and a camera in the other, that you don't need power at all. It's just a mirror and screen.
offhand I would say no. Slides are transferred by projecting them onto the small screen. Unless you plan to cut up your negatives, mount them in slide mounts, then project them with a projector, I would say you'll need a digital film scanner. OR, set the negative on the light box and somehow shoot it with a camera, preferably a 35mm DSLR type. Your phone may also work in a pinch but don't expect great quality. Then it's a matter of reversing to positive image with software. Best answer: digital film scanner.
@@smichelsenmy plan was to shoot each 35mm negative cell with a Hi8 camera for b-roll in a skate vid. My goal was to capture it as a negative and simply reverse it to a positive in post. Is that possible?
@@smichelsen I’m not sure. I do own a Macro lens for it. But I figured the Macro focusing part of this device is what would enable me to capture it via Hi8.
@@andrewcollar4923 No way to project a negative strip through the machine - only slides in slide mounts. Your best bet it to use the light box as seen at 2:50 - tape the neg down by its sprockets and shoot as straight-on as you can manage with whatever camera/lens arrangement you have, then flip to positive in software.
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Found this unit Brand New in Mother In Laws Closet. Receipt dated 1993 ... Guess father in law was going to transfer 3000 plus slides and hours and hours of super 8... He passed away 10 years ago.... Missing manual and power supply.... But in 2019 easier ways to do this ... Very neat... Thank you for the manual!!
Fett, I do not recommend this for transferring film to video as the differing frame rates make the video look terrible. It could work fairly well for slides though.
Picked one of these up at goodwill today having no idea what it was. Just thought it would look cool on my coffee table haha. Very cool to see how far technology has progressed. Do you know what year this product was made?
I don't own it anymore so I cannot look for a date. An earlier comment here says 1993.
I’m wondering if I can use this to transfer my movies on reels to digital media instead of video tape
Sure. But all the same rules and caveats apply. Even your phone could be "good enough" - many have pro features built in that can help get the best image possible - exposure, shutter speed, white balance, etc. If you can experiment with the Polestar and a still image (like a slide?) that might help get you set up before you start running your fragile 8mm films. You can get a bracket to hold your phone to a tripod or other stabilizing gadget, OR just figure our how to place it in the right spot for capture. Be sure the camera (whatever you use) is positioned square to the image.
I was thinking maybe a vcr to digital convertor can be use in place of the vcr plugged into the plugs
Just purchased one at estate sale..mint condition. What kind of home power supplz does it take?
I don't have it any more to look at, but as described in the video, it only requires a few batteries for the little light Box. If you are going to point a projector in one side and a camera in the other, that you don't need power at all. It's just a mirror and screen.
Can negatives be used for this?
offhand I would say no. Slides are transferred by projecting them onto the small screen. Unless you plan to cut up your negatives, mount them in slide mounts, then project them with a projector, I would say you'll need a digital film scanner. OR, set the negative on the light box and somehow shoot it with a camera, preferably a 35mm DSLR type. Your phone may also work in a pinch but don't expect great quality. Then it's a matter of reversing to positive image with software. Best answer: digital film scanner.
@@smichelsenmy plan was to shoot each 35mm negative cell with a Hi8 camera for b-roll in a skate vid. My goal was to capture it as a negative and simply reverse it to a positive in post. Is that possible?
@@andrewcollar4923 Depends on your video editing app, but, yes. Does your Hi-8 camera focus closely enough for a 35mm neg?
@@smichelsen I’m not sure. I do own a Macro lens for it. But I figured the Macro focusing part of this device is what would enable me to capture it via Hi8.
@@andrewcollar4923 No way to project a negative strip through the machine - only slides in slide mounts. Your best bet it to use the light box as seen at 2:50 - tape the neg down by its sprockets and shoot as straight-on as you can manage with whatever camera/lens arrangement you have, then flip to positive in software.