Date:         Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:02:13 -0500
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Hi David!

We use an elmo trv-16g projector for our transfers. It has a built-in 
ccd chip, but they are not made anymore and you would have to find 
one on ebay.
Another option is a rca tp-66 projector and a camera made by Urbanski 
film in Illinois [http://www.urbanskifilm.com/], but I have no 
experience with the rca or urbanski's camera.

Erik

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At 02:38 PM 11/11/2005, you wrote:
>Thanks to everyone for your information.  I work with a Mac and Formac
>Studio at home, and have found it to work well.  I can see that having a
>good processor and a HUGE hard drive will be the most important.
>
>This project is primarily focusing on preservation, having the final digital
>video and audio online may be difficult. I know there are streaming servers,
>etc., but the examples I have seen have 1-10 minute snippets.  I may have to
>put the transcripts online, and only provide a small sample.  Has anyone
>provided the capability for hour long video or audio collections online.
>
>And one more question.. Probably the most difficult.  We have stacks of 16mm
>newsreels.  Is there anything out there for easy transfer to video/digital?
>Maybe a "transfer box?"
>Thanks so much everyone!
>David Lynx
>yakimamemory.org
>
>
>
> > I agree with Mike for video, particularly if it's just simple one- or
> > two-tapes per DVD and you don't need to do sophisticated authoring
> > (splitting into chapters, adding other multimedia, etc). Mike made a really
> > key point, too -- spring for a unit with a hard drive. I have a JVC unit
> > that doesn't have a hard drive and it's less than convenient for making
> > anything except off-air recordings or straight dubs with no chapter splits
> > of video tapes. That said, for those straight dubs, it's a client's best
> > friend because the time is real-time plus 5 minutes setup and disc-closing
> > per disc. There's a little bit more rig-a-marole with a hard drive unit but
> > the authoring options are much more robust and you're not at the mercy of
> > how compatible the media you happen to be using is (this JVC unit is
> > somewhat picky about DVD-R media and it seems to take until nearly the end
> > of a dub to decide it can't work with dics it doesn't like). To do really
> > sophisticated (ie Hollywood-grade) authoring, I think your best bet is to
> > spring for a decent-horsepower Mac and a decent-horsepower firewire video
> > capture box and a full-fledged copy of Final Cut Pro. I do not know a more
> > flexible or easier-to-use video-production program. I personally have a
> > Windows setup and use Pinnacle Studio but it's a bit of a garbage program
> > and if I get more video-authoring business to justify the cost, I will
> > switch to Sony Vegas.
> >
> > -- Tom Fine
>
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