[MacDV] Re: transfer film 2 video?

[Steven Rogers]

On Saturday, May 24, 2003, at 04:42 PM, Jim Zabilla wrote:

> When you say you have flawed frames it make sense since you are not 
> doing a one to one transfer. If your transferring it the "wrong way" 
> the projector must have a three blade shutter.  This will minimize the 
> flicker or "flawed frames" as mentioned.

The point is that the "flawed" frames are invisible unless you examine 
the movie digitally or watch it in super-slow motion on the DVD player. 
If the goal of putting home movies on DVD is to watch perfect frames in 
slow motion, then this would indeed be the wrong way.

If the goal is to watch a movie at normal speed that is equal in 
quality to the experience of watching it projected on a movie screen - 
and at a price where it can actually be done - then this is the right 
way. The wrong way, IMO, is the one in which the films deteriorate in a 
box for lack of funds for a telecine.

SR