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  • Recording 16mm Film with DVX…

    Posted by Grant Wilber on April 14, 2009 at 11:00 am

    I have a 16mm b/w film (no sound) that I wanted to get a recording of. Whats the best way to do this? I’m going to be using a DVX100b. Should I put it on 24p? Any other tips to make it come out the best?

    Dino replied 17 years ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Noah Kadner

    April 14, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    Isn’t there a telecine transfer house somewhere near you? This should cost maybe $100 to get a nice looking transfer. Sure you could try to film a projector in 24p and then use the synchro shutter to try and minimize flicker but it’s still going to look like crud.

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  • Dino

    April 20, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    I agree, find a facility. There is no way you will get the shutter in the projector to consistently line up with the shutter in the camera. If you must do this, shoot at 30i to increase the number of samples in time. This will give you a better shot at landing most of the film frames.

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