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Post #624685

Author
Spaced Ranger
Parent topic
THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/624685/action/topic#624685
Date created
28-Feb-2013, 5:13 PM

Not many technical details there, but the operational description looks great:

"no sprockets, no advance claw, no capstan, no pinch roller, no belts, and no gears means virtually no maintenance. Nothing to lube, nothing to adjust. You don't even have to focus! ... Long life super bright LED produces zero hot spot, lasts thousands of hours and produces no heat on the gate or film. ... The Retro-8 features SafeScan zero image area contact at the gate and rubber guide rollers that handle the film only by the edges for maximum film safety. ... the Retro-8's Solid State Registration means a rock steady picture, generally accurate to within a pixel. The Retro-8 scans in full 24 bit color using industry standard square pixel orientation. HD output files are 16:9, 1080p with black bars on the left and right of the film frame."

The sample color-film frames are problematic as fringing there may be from the consumer-grade movie cameras. However, the B&W-film frames eliminate that possibility and do not show any fringing from the scanning process (as expected from a focus-less process):

A WorkPrinter trade-up might be worth the improved quality & convenience once a 16mm machine is available.