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"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... BTW - HP suck backwash so bad as to be laughable.... talk about your off the shelf ****boxes! This is my 3rd Pavilion. All have been fast machines once their video cards were swapped. No problems with any of them. This 3.2 media center copies a movie in 6 minutes! Handles analogue video perfectly and never drops a frame from DV cameras. Wish I could say the same for a G4 or G5. Can't say enough good things about HP. Real good Bob... you compare a $1200 Hp to a $10K G5??? CM |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... 19" Micron CRT that works remarkably well for the $50 Micron guts generally equals a Mag on most monitors. Good quality if you can't afford a good LCD. Don't like the LCDs out now.... unless you have 20K for a screen without the resolution of a CRT. CM |
"Nav" wrote in message ... Overproof wrote: "Nav" wrote in message Pen and tablet??? where do you get these lame ideas.... that stuff is 10 years old. Spotone.... you mean the industry standard of Pantone? And you claim to be a professional? Bwhahahhahahaha Cheers Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa.... ya didn't read that last one through did ya? Yes I did an NO professional would think a software reference referred to a spot color system Bwahahhahahaha Cheers Do you understand how stupid you look right now Nav?? The spotone Bob referred to is not software.... and neither is Pantone. Go back to shaggin' the bone bag..... you're way out of your league here. spot colour system software... bwahahahahahahaaa.... what an imbecile! CM |
"Nav" wrote in message ... Overproof wrote: "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Wacom.... big deal. I thought you had some fancy rig I wasn't aware of yet... that's like providing a link to a MicroSoft Mouse. It's cool to flip the pen and erase what you've just entered though! That tablet is far more capable than any you've used. You simply are out of the loop. This is a very common tool. If you tried one you'd buy it. I plan to. My bro bought 2 new Wacoms this spring.... big deal... I've used tablets for years... their use is limited... it won't replace the mouse.... I currently use the Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse. That's a nice unit.... You can't do careful retouch work with a mouse efficiently. The pen is a much better interface for that. Nav... you're an idiot..... I can do complex digitized illustrations with a my optical mouse. I've done them for years..... CM |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... You can't do careful retouch work with a mouse efficiently. The pen is a much better interface for that. Which is why you see them in most digital suites. No you don't Bob... . They have a use... but they are not a requirement. CM |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... My bro bought 2 new Wacoms this spring.... big deal... I've used tablets for years... their use is limited... it won't replace the mouse.... No, Mooron. Tablets are not designed to replace a mouse. Sigh. So are you saying they have a limited use parameter or are you saying you can do the same work on the same level at the same speed with either. I'm leaning to the latter. CM |
"Nav" wrote in message ... Overproof wrote: What do you have for your newest Notebook Bob? ...and what is the make of the one you are using? I have an old beater... Acer 521 Travelmate P3 600Mhz.... okay for the field... but I always bring a mainframe with me for the field office. Mainframe? Bwhahhahahahaha Cheers Sorry Nav... local colloquialism for desktop unit.... |
"Nav" wrote in message Why do you think you need 128 megs video memory to edit a still picture on the screen? Cheers Need... naw.... want...yeah. I can edit with my 8 megs of video on the laptop. It takes about 6 times longer than my "main frame"... or desk top unit as you prefer to refer to it. CM |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... It's not like you need talent is it? Depends. Let's see YOU write good copy for Home Alone 3!!! Oh... so you "write" the script as well? Did you write all the dialogue for that movie? CM |
wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 20:53:06 GMT, "Overproof" wrote: wrote in message Yeah Billy...sure.... and tell me again how easily the IBM handled Mac Files.... Completely transparently. and apparently not you idiot.... how long ago did you "retire" billy? You're like Bob's little sister vying for attention all the time with nothing but stupid comment to make. CM Well for openers, IBM in this context is hardware, not software or an operating system. Only a completely computer illiterate would be calling this an IBM issue. You could correctly call it a wintel/mac issue, as in "windows-Intel" but that's optional language. It's a Windows/ Mac issue. Apple makes both the hardware and the operating system for their product. Meanwhile, both Macs and Windows platforms can run Photoshop and Quark and save them to a common folder up on the Novell server, which is neither Mac or Windows. Go figure! Create a page in Quark on either a Mac or a PC and then pass it along to the next person on either a Mac or a PC who needs to work on that page. Holy crap! The file opens right up and you can do whatever you want with it! When I got into the publishing biz it was as systems manager for one newspaper. The next thing you know I'm promoted to General Manager/Publisher. That's just fine until along comes a big ugly publishing juggernaut, who is busy buying up smaller chains and independents. They buy my paper, and surprise, surprise... I'm the only management they retain at any of thier aquisitions in my state. They proceed to promote me over and over, until I'm managing virtually all of their properties in my state. It's okay for a while, but they are NOT very nice people to work for. Very abusive towards many of my co-workers. To this day, I'm not sure why, but apparently I'm more or less immune to this extremely poor treatment. They continue to heap money and promotions on me until it gets to the point where I'm basically in charge of everything, and getting calls at 3 AM from various properties around the state when they run into problems. I realize I have enough time in to retire, and more than enough financial security, so I retired. It wasn't until the third attempt that I was finally able to make it stick. My wife has a career she enjoys, so until she's ready to pack it in, I work for the informations systems department of one of the 10 largest cities in Connecticut about 35 hours a week. I took this job because I was able to stipulate that I was to be in charge of NOTHING. There is no such thing as calling me at home, or asking me to stay extra time for anything. I spend most of my time helping teachers and librarians (now called media specialists) integrate computers into what they do. Sounds like Bob... on Acid! CM |
I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Take your childish postings to e-mail. CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:0U6wd.80810$6f6.7664@edtnps89... |
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w.... Gee Whiz.... are you really???? Ain't that a darn shame... It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Bwahahahahahahaaa.... Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o....I'm so scared! I'm being threatened by a Stringbean! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!! Take your childish postings to e-mail. NO! What are ya gonna do about it tough guy? Plonk Me??? Bwahahahahahahaaa!!! CM |
I don't PLONK wimps.
PLINK! CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:Tm7wd.81177$6f6.65305@edtnps89... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w.... Gee Whiz.... are you really???? Ain't that a darn shame... It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Bwahahahahahahaaa.... Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o....I'm so scared! I'm being threatened by a Stringbean! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!! Take your childish postings to e-mail. NO! What are ya gonna do about it tough guy? Plonk Me??? Bwahahahahahahaaa!!! CM |
Aw Crap! I thought you might be boarding a plane to fly up here and try to
beat me up!! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaa...... You sounded just like a whacked out Ganz on that post... except that Ganz showed more self control and way less emotional.... how female of you Neal!! What happened... did the estrogen shots kick in? CM "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... I don't PLONK wimps. PLINK! CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:Tm7wd.81177$6f6.65305@edtnps89... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w.... Gee Whiz.... are you really???? Ain't that a darn shame... It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Bwahahahahahahaaa.... Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o....I'm so scared! I'm being threatened by a Stringbean! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!! Take your childish postings to e-mail. NO! What are ya gonna do about it tough guy? Plonk Me??? Bwahahahahahahaaa!!! CM |
It was an act. The estrogen part was contrived to better
connect with your psyche. CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:xw7wd.81373$6f6.23738@edtnps89... Aw Crap! I thought you might be boarding a plane to fly up here and try to beat me up!! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaa...... You sounded just like a whacked out Ganz on that post... except that Ganz showed more self control and way less emotional.... how female of you Neal!! What happened... did the estrogen shots kick in? CM "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... I don't PLONK wimps. PLINK! CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:Tm7wd.81177$6f6.65305@edtnps89... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w.... Gee Whiz.... are you really???? Ain't that a darn shame... It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Bwahahahahahahaaa.... Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o....I'm so scared! I'm being threatened by a Stringbean! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!! Take your childish postings to e-mail. NO! What are ya gonna do about it tough guy? Plonk Me??? Bwahahahahahahaaa!!! CM |
It was an act. The estrogen part was contrived to better
connect with your psyche. CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:xw7wd.81373$6f6.23738@edtnps89... Aw Crap! I thought you might be boarding a plane to fly up here and try to beat me up!! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaa...... You sounded just like a whacked out Ganz on that post... except that Ganz showed more self control and way less emotional.... how female of you Neal!! What happened... did the estrogen shots kick in? CM "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... I don't PLONK wimps. PLINK! CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:Tm7wd.81177$6f6.65305@edtnps89... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w.... Gee Whiz.... are you really???? Ain't that a darn shame... It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Bwahahahahahahaaa.... Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o....I'm so scared! I'm being threatened by a Stringbean! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!! Take your childish postings to e-mail. NO! What are ya gonna do about it tough guy? Plonk Me??? Bwahahahahahahaaa!!! CM |
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... It was an act. The estrogen part was contrived to better connect with your psyche. Oh!... you were just "acting" like a psycho!!? .... with a high estrogen content. Mighty convincing I must say! You really seemed to get "into" the part. I was just about to email you a coupon from the weekly flyer for a box of Tampons! Man.. you had me fooled all right. CM |
So are you saying they have a limited use parameter or are you saying you
can do the same work on the same level at the same speed with either. I'm leaning to the latter. You can work faster with a tablet, and FAR more comfortably. You don't use one, so you don't know. RB |
Need... naw.... want...yeah. I can edit with my 8 megs of video on the
laptop. It takes about 6 times longer than my "main frame"... or desk top unit as you prefer to refer to it. My notebook has 64. Now I see why you're so out of touch. The technology has come a long way. Even a low end notebook can do photo editing with ease. RB |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message You can work faster with a tablet, and FAR more comfortably. You don't use one, so you don't know. I can't agree with your premise that they are more comfortable ... nor that they are faster. I've used tablets Bob...... can you clarify if your claim is that they are more accurate, or more ergonomic? I bought mine over 8 years ago.... I had expectations that were not met. I doubt it was the pen and tablet and more likely the ability of the computer to handle the input, despite having the latest and best unit available at the time. When I used the tablet it was for freehand design... on that point they have an advantage over mice or trackballs. In my experience though... for the majority of work undertaken in a graphics application.... a good mouse you are accustomed to is far more of an advantage than a tablet and pen .. Although the pen is useful in extremely detailed one off masks or freehand line drawings... most graphics programs allow you to adjust the mask/line after the primary trace. This sort of makes the pen a little less important. Another issue I've had and heard of is conflicts and reliability. I'm not saying they are useless by any means.... just that they have a narrow field of use in which they excel. They would be no better than a mouse to anyone doing digital photo editing.... even on a pixel by pixel basis..... but they are cool.... and I guess to some people it's form over function. Have you tried the new Logitech Laser Mouse..... I can seriously recommend that as a flawless and very accurate device. It operates on any surface and the control is well beyond anything currently marketed. Unfortunately there are some issues regarding their use on a Mac. CM |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message My notebook has 64. Now I see why you're so out of touch. The technology has come a long way. Even a low end notebook can do photo editing with ease. Yes Bob..... I'm well aware of the ancient status of my beater Laptop..... I'm aware of what's available. I also know what's required to complete photo editing in a timely manner.... and 64 megs compared to 256megs is a major time factor increase. Never mind the screen size you have to work with.... let alone the HD space and limitations on peripherals. I currently use a RAID set-up.... on my "desk-top"... I'm looking at the newest Asus board and maybe the XT 800X All in Wonder 256 Meg graphics card. I have a bunch of old 8mm movie reels that I want to record and store. They are circa 1950 and include quite a few animated movies from the era. I believe I have some old black and white "Tweety & Sylvester" as well as very old "Mickey Mouse" reels. The ones before they changed his appearance. I want to store them to digital for personal use. Can you advise me on how to best approach this? CM |
I've used tablets Bob...... can you clarify if your claim is that they are
more accurate, or more ergonomic? I bought mine over 8 years ago.... I had expectations that were not met. 8 years ago, Mooron. You also bought your camera 5 years ago. You've answered your own question. RB |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... I've used tablets Bob...... can you clarify if your claim is that they are more accurate, or more ergonomic? I bought mine over 8 years ago.... I had expectations that were not met. 8 years ago, Mooron. You also bought your camera 5 years ago. You've answered your own question. Yeah but everyone I know that has a Tablet unit... still has basically the same issues with it. I buy stuff as I need it.... I haven't found a need for another point and shoot digital... nor for a newer Tablet and pen. My brother bought his units 2 years ago.... I've used his tablets on occasion... rare occasions. I don't really see any great improvements of either the tablet or pen except in style, ergonomics and connectivity related issues. I've not read anything that states any great improvement on them to date. Maybe you could point me to the source that would change my viewpoint? Have you tried the Logitech MX Laser Mouse yet? CM |
Yeah but everyone I know that has a Tablet unit... still has basically the
same issues with it. Well, I tend to try things out for myself. If you've tried a recent 500 dollar tablet on a modern system, fine. If you havent..... RB |
Have you tried the Logitech MX Laser Mouse yet?
For what? RB |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message That's a tough one. I'm guessing that your old reels are regular or super 8. They probably ran at 24 FPS, but some were at 18 FPS as well. For a proper conversion, you'd have to pay to get them digitized with what is essentailly a arial optical printer. Expensive. A pal conversion to 25FPS might ease the pain. Of course lots of places will do 8mm to video conversions for cheap, but quality is often poor. What have you looked into thus far? The idea came to light when I received a letter from a private entrepreneur that claimed he could transfer old 8mm movies and other media to digital for a price. He was asking $400 for the list I sent him which included about 6 reels of old cartoon footage and 6 reels of movies of the family in Africa and Europe. I have an old projector and one of those portable screens that unroll. I'm wondering if it would be possible to record the movie on a digital camera positioned adjacent to the projector? Run the movie and record it? Not sure if it would work. Frame by frame copy would be extremely time intensive. I'd like to get this done before the film stock deteriorates any further. So far it seems all in good shape. Keep in cool, dry, dark storage. It's footage shot in 1950 thru 1959. The cartoons are from the same era. CM |
I'd like to get this done before the film stock deteriorates any further.
So far it seems all in good shape. Keep in cool, dry, dark storage. It's footage shot in 1950 thru 1959. The cartoons are from the same era. Honestly, if you want to save it, pay the price. You won't be able to match what a proper transfer can do due to frame rates and extensive frame by frame is not that stable, even on an expensive PD150. RB |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Yeah but everyone I know that has a Tablet unit... still has basically the same issues with it. Well, I tend to try things out for myself. If you've tried a recent 500 dollar tablet on a modern system, fine. If you havent..... Odd isn't it... the first one I bought was $1400 Cdn. In answer to your question... I don't know what my brother paid for them but that price seems reasonable... and yes I tried them on my P4. As a side note.... it involved a job in which I had to extract a person from the original background and insert it on an alternate background. It was a devilish job since the backgrounds for the paste were of different colours. I had to get the warm reflected tones of an indoor shot under incandescent lights out of the parka and face and supplant the cooler reflected blues of the daylight winter scene. I used the pen for the initial mask outline and detailed mask adjustment on the Wolverine fur trim of the parka.... I lucked out and it all came together rather well. Nobody who viewed the final product printed on photostock had any idea it was not a photo taken at that location. I used iGrafx Image app. to do the work. CM |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Have you tried the Logitech MX Laser Mouse yet? For what? Photo Editing.... and general mousing. CM |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... For what? Photo Editing.... and general mousing. I'm pretty pleased with my stock optical mice.... You should give this new technology a serious look... it's not an "optical" mouse. Try this http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20040924/ |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:18:41 GMT, "Overproof" wrote: "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... For what? Photo Editing.... and general mousing. I'm pretty pleased with my stock optical mice.... You should give this new technology a serious look... it's not an "optical" mouse. It's still an optical mouse. It just uses a more focused LED. It does sound like a good unit though. The battery life is a lot better than what I'm used to. Also be aware that it's only usable for right handed folks. I may get one and give it a try. Let me know what you think..... I found it to be the best mouse I've used. I had the MX 700... this is much better both in precision and function. |
"Bobsprit" wrote in message ... http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20040924/ That's still an optical Mouse. I'll try one soon. Yeah technically... but it's Laser as opposed to LED.... I really like the one I have..... CM |
Overproof wrote: "Nav" wrote in message ... Overproof wrote: "Nav" wrote in message Pen and tablet??? where do you get these lame ideas.... that stuff is 10 years old. Spotone.... you mean the industry standard of Pantone? And you claim to be a professional? Bwhahahhahahaha Cheers Bwahahahahahahahaaaaa.... ya didn't read that last one through did ya? Yes I did an NO professional would think a software reference referred to a spot color system Bwahahhahahaha Cheers Do you understand how stupid you look right now Nav?? The spotone Bob referred to is not software.... and neither is Pantone. Go back to shaggin' the bone bag..... you're way out of your league here. spot colour system software... bwahahahahahahaaa.... what an imbecile! Like I said, it's NOT software! Furthermore Pantone is comprised of pre defined colors, not a very limited set of inks for retouching. Bwhahahhahaha Cheers |
Overproof wrote: "Nav" wrote in message ... Overproof wrote: "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Wacom.... big deal. I thought you had some fancy rig I wasn't aware of yet... that's like providing a link to a MicroSoft Mouse. It's cool to flip the pen and erase what you've just entered though! That tablet is far more capable than any you've used. You simply are out of the loop. This is a very common tool. If you tried one you'd buy it. I plan to. My bro bought 2 new Wacoms this spring.... big deal... I've used tablets for years... their use is limited... it won't replace the mouse.... I currently use the Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse. That's a nice unit.... You can't do careful retouch work with a mouse efficiently. The pen is a much better interface for that. Nav... you're an idiot..... I can do complex digitized illustrations with a my optical mouse. I've done them for years..... Try rereading my post and then you can aplogise for the ad hominem... Cheers |
Overproof wrote: "Nav" wrote in message Why do you think you need 128 megs video memory to edit a still picture on the screen? Cheers Need... naw.... want...yeah. I can edit with my 8 megs of video on the laptop. It takes about 6 times longer than my "main frame"... or desk top unit as you prefer to refer to it. And you think that's due to having 128 megs of VIDEO memory? You know nothing about computers. Cheers ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------ For a quality usenet news server, try DNEWS, easy to install, fast, efficient and reliable. For home servers or carrier class installations with millions of users it will allow you to grow! ---- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_dnews.htm ---- |
Uh ho. Fighting talk.
Cheers Overproof wrote: "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w.... Gee Whiz.... are you really???? Ain't that a darn shame... It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Bwahahahahahahaaa.... Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o....I'm so scared! I'm being threatened by a Stringbean! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!! Take your childish postings to e-mail. NO! What are ya gonna do about it tough guy? Plonk Me??? Bwahahahahahahaaa!!! CM ------------ And now a word from our sponsor --------------------- For a secure high performance FTP using SSL/TLS encryption upgrade to SurgeFTP ---- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_surgeftp.htm ---- |
Why would anyone want to beat you up... is that why you sleep with guns
and knives by your bed? Cheers Overproof wrote: Aw Crap! I thought you might be boarding a plane to fly up here and try to beat me up!! Bwahahahahahahahahahahaa...... You sounded just like a whacked out Ganz on that post... except that Ganz showed more self control and way less emotional.... how female of you Neal!! What happened... did the estrogen shots kick in? CM "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... I don't PLONK wimps. PLINK! CN "Overproof" wrote in message news:Tm7wd.81177$6f6.65305@edtnps89... "Capt. Neal®" wrote in message I'm getting sick and tired of idiots posting about a dozen posts consisting of a word or two on the same topic. Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w.... Gee Whiz.... are you really???? Ain't that a darn shame... It is a stupid, rude and crass thing to do. Get your act together and combine your useless crap into one post before I come up there and put a fist into your rotten teeth so as to knock the two or three that remain out lick so many chicklets. Bwahahahahahahaaa.... Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o....I'm so scared! I'm being threatened by a Stringbean! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!! Take your childish postings to e-mail. NO! What are ya gonna do about it tough guy? Plonk Me??? Bwahahahahahahaaa!!! CM |
Overproof wrote: "Bobsprit" wrote in message You can work faster with a tablet, and FAR more comfortably. You don't use one, so you don't know. I can't agree with your premise that they are more comfortable ... nor that they are faster. I've used tablets Bob...... can you clarify if your claim is that they are more accurate, or more ergonomic? I bought mine over 8 years ago.... I had expectations that were not met. I doubt it was the pen and tablet and more likely the ability of the computer to handle the input, despite having the latest and best unit available at the time. When I used the tablet it was for freehand design... on that point they have an advantage over mice or trackballs. Holy backpedal! I'm not saying they are useless by any means.... just that they have a narrow field of use in which they excel. Wow, two backpedal gears! Cheers |
Overproof wrote: "Bobsprit" wrote in message That's a tough one. I'm guessing that your old reels are regular or super 8. They probably ran at 24 FPS, but some were at 18 FPS as well. For a proper conversion, you'd have to pay to get them digitized with what is essentailly a arial optical printer. Expensive. A pal conversion to 25FPS might ease the pain. Of course lots of places will do 8mm to video conversions for cheap, but quality is often poor. What have you looked into thus far? The idea came to light when I received a letter from a private entrepreneur that claimed he could transfer old 8mm movies and other media to digital for a price. He was asking $400 for the list I sent him which included about 6 reels of old cartoon footage and 6 reels of movies of the family in Africa and Europe. I have an old projector and one of those portable screens that unroll. I'm wondering if it would be possible to record the movie on a digital camera positioned adjacent to the projector? Run the movie and record it? Not sure if it would work. Frame by frame copy would be extremely time intensive. I'd like to get this done before the film stock deteriorates any further. So far it seems all in good shape. Keep in cool, dry, dark storage. It's footage shot in 1950 thru 1959. The cartoons are from the same era. Completely dry may not be a good idea. Also, make sure you let the tin contents come up to room temperature before you open it. Cheers |
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