Aureliano
12-28-2004, 01:51 PM
Good news and bad news:
GOOD:
I found my unfinished 16mm sci-fi student film, edited workprint, all dialog & FX tracks, camera negative, all in great condition. *If I can get a decent digital transfer, I can re-do the FX, recut the film, basically George Lucas it, and slap it on my reel.
BAD: *
Just called a highly recommended lab in Miami, and the guy on the phone told me he didn't know what a Cineon file is. *Not what I'd call a confidence builder.
What I'd like:
1. The workprint & audio transferred to good-quality digital NTSC for reference, so I can pop out VHS reference copies to the people helping me on this project, and include it as a "before" version on the final DVD. *For this copy, 8-bit uncompressed is almost overkill, but I do want good quality.
2. The original negative transferred to 24p Cineon files (I assume 2k), no correction (I want to do that myself), and the files on a hard drive. *I'd like to be able to finish digitally, then re-output to either DVD or even 16mm if I ever want a clean, final print. *For this transfer, I'd like very high quality.
My Questions:
1. I have maybe 800 feet of 16mm negative. *How much should it cost to reduce that to 2k Cineon files? *Or will uncompressed 24p Quicktime do it, and if so, will that save me any money? *How big a firewire drive should I buy to store all this on?
2. By what process? *The guy I spoke to today said they'd telecine my film, then put it on an Avid and output "whatever" files I wanted (at $500/hour, of course). *I told him that would introduce interlacing, and he didn't know what I was talking about. *I strongly suspect I either called the wrong lab, or I was talking to the wrong guy.
3. Who should I talk to? *Anybody got the name and number of a reputable and affordable transfer facility that will give me what I want without the use of latex products, if you catch my drift? *Someone in Florida would be great, but after today's phone call I'm gravely concerned about the quality of facilities down here.
Aureliano
GOOD:
I found my unfinished 16mm sci-fi student film, edited workprint, all dialog & FX tracks, camera negative, all in great condition. *If I can get a decent digital transfer, I can re-do the FX, recut the film, basically George Lucas it, and slap it on my reel.
BAD: *
Just called a highly recommended lab in Miami, and the guy on the phone told me he didn't know what a Cineon file is. *Not what I'd call a confidence builder.
What I'd like:
1. The workprint & audio transferred to good-quality digital NTSC for reference, so I can pop out VHS reference copies to the people helping me on this project, and include it as a "before" version on the final DVD. *For this copy, 8-bit uncompressed is almost overkill, but I do want good quality.
2. The original negative transferred to 24p Cineon files (I assume 2k), no correction (I want to do that myself), and the files on a hard drive. *I'd like to be able to finish digitally, then re-output to either DVD or even 16mm if I ever want a clean, final print. *For this transfer, I'd like very high quality.
My Questions:
1. I have maybe 800 feet of 16mm negative. *How much should it cost to reduce that to 2k Cineon files? *Or will uncompressed 24p Quicktime do it, and if so, will that save me any money? *How big a firewire drive should I buy to store all this on?
2. By what process? *The guy I spoke to today said they'd telecine my film, then put it on an Avid and output "whatever" files I wanted (at $500/hour, of course). *I told him that would introduce interlacing, and he didn't know what I was talking about. *I strongly suspect I either called the wrong lab, or I was talking to the wrong guy.
3. Who should I talk to? *Anybody got the name and number of a reputable and affordable transfer facility that will give me what I want without the use of latex products, if you catch my drift? *Someone in Florida would be great, but after today's phone call I'm gravely concerned about the quality of facilities down here.
Aureliano