Moviestuff Bankrupt $6500 DV8 Sniper 8mm Film Transfer Scanner = Shyte
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- This video is from 2008, showing the Moviestuff DV8 Sniper as it was called made by a company called Moviestuff LLC which was owned by Roger Evan’s and has now gone bankrupt and swindled customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars as of March 2024.
I feel compelled to rewrite the description as many people have been swindled by this guy/company.
The story to this video was to showcase the ‘tech’ and this was posted before Google even owned UA-cam. We ordered 4 of these units at $6500 back in 2008 and upon opening the box thought we had been ripped off. Cheap plastic Ansco 1970’s projector bolted to a wooden frame and captured by a hacked security camera. Images were blown out, software was terrible, plastic pieces were worn out quickly and the owner Roger was a cocky SOB back then and if you questioned the poor engineering, software or anything giving feedback he snapped back and you had to tread lightly because he was basically the only company making somewhat affordable ‘scanners’
After ‘trying’ to use these pieces of crap scanners, I listed them all for sale on eBay and promptly sold them and wiped my hands of them and that guy/company.
My condolences to all the people affected by the ‘bankruptcy’ of Moviestuff.
Outstanding service/quality. I have used gotmemories for all of my 8mm transfers.
Without "slamming," another transfer service, I compared family footage transferred by them & by gm. There was no comparison. IDENTICAL film should've been very close in quality. The other service paled in comparison. It was washed out. The colors were no where near as rich or vivid.
got memories is worth every memory you need transferred.
Thanks!! 13 years later! 😂
We now use Tobin's, although they have massive problems with the drive mechanisms, which are Bell & Howell. Be it massive, it doesn't affect the transfer, you just have to be able to fix them. After 200hrs of use, the mechanisms need a complete overhaul. It's not easy. We have repair staff that are full time. Sending these machines back and forth to Tobin, if you are doing volume is out of the question. Tobin does not give clear instructions on how to fix. If you are in Venezula that's $ to ship
Hello!
We no longer use these machines as of January 2009. Upon testing version in the video, certain scenes were prone to blowing out. Scenes that had shown no issues on a projector were very dark on transfer. A lot of post production editing was needed, high use of gamma needed. Auto exposure on the machines was ineffective and could not be left alone. White clothing would give the 'casper the ghost' effect around faces and a 'blue glow' around the subjects.
Extremely minimal risk. We have not had a lost package from any carrier in 8 years of business. We keep a back up of your films for a year, so it's a one way 'risk'. One thing to note as well, you may think you are dropping your films off to a local photographic shop or guy working out of his house, but as you drive away, they are handing them to the UPS driver out the back door, and they will tell you straight faced they don't do that. Everyone outsources.
Just a heads up. We are developing machines that do not look like a frankenstein science project. Machines that do not break down every hour. Machines that do not need software to render, then edit, and render and .. well you get the point. We are creating a brilliant piece of simple kit that is using 2011 technology, not mechanisms invented in 1940 and hodge podge Ace Hardware components.
Stay tuned to Got memories.
Very common and we experienced that with the chassis that is used on moviestuff equipment. Again, you are buying old used 50 year old projectors that are bolted to wood. Not only are they susceptible to scratches but also the bunching up of film inside the cover which can turn your film into an accordion and once that's happened your film is rendered useless. Tobins are okay, but they again have major issues with the drive train and need to be modified heavily along with camera changes. Email us
Issues are related to Tobin. Issues on moviestuff, there are too many to list. This whole film transfer equipment market is plagued with issues. Even $95,000 Flashscan units are just unbearable to work with. Slow, too many features. You've either got over priced garage sale component units or over priced, over engineered German or Swedish units with ridiculous, tedious work flow. We've had to re-engineer Tobin's to work without fixing every 2hrs It's crazy. Stay tuned, we are 6mths out.
If you are looking to transfer yourself, really, it's a no brainer, spend the money on a quality transfer rather than hodge podging it yourself. Spend your time and energy on the creative process of editing the footage after.
If you are a video business, archive, museum or educational facility with massive amounts of film, you have to weigh up equipment costs, repairs, staffing and all the hassles involved. It's best to outsource. Give us a call for a quote, nothing to lose (602)438-4381
@ffillipoo,re: TSC, support is poor, mechanisms are prone to jumping and unless you are die hard at tinkering with microscopic parts and putting everything back together only to find the problem arises 2mins later, steer clear. We use TCS, but I have staff that fix them in house, very intricate mechanisms and honestly, if you are transferring your home movies, let us do it, spend $10k on equip or $200 for us to do it. If you're a biz, call us and we'll discuss wholesale rates!
@ffillipoo, none of them are really any good. Workprinters are basically a slab of wood with a projector bolted on top and a box and mirror, you spend $1500 and you honestly think you've been robbed of $1450! I personally can not stand the ansco projectors they are build on, they kill film that isn't 100% perfectly prepped. Reliant on hardware and software, take up reel is driven by a rubber band. Quality wasn't great, it was just constant headache and fixing.
We do not develop film.