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january 05, 2012 01:43pm

INTVAL - A cheap intervalometer for the Bolex

With only an Arduino microcontroller board, a single transistor and a solenoid you can turn any Bolex (or similarly spring-release triggered camera) into an animation camera capable of time-lapse and long exposures. Save those thumbs.

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(Solder mask for the board above, but the tutorial will be posted shortly)

Posted By: matt

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june 04, 2011 10:33am

Found uility

Forensic analysis of an old harddrive has yielded an old application for calculating DoF on different film formats. Uses the ASC Manual's math. (Note: The '8mm' setting should actually be labeled 'Super 8').

Enjoy:


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march 03, 2011 07:24pm

Editing 16mm Cheap

Check out Freekode: a free, open-source sketch to edit 16mm films in Final Cut Pro.

Taking advantage of FCP's XML Interchange features and the edge numbering on film, this program allows you to generate a cut list using any type of transfer--even just taping a projector off of a screen.

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Download the source, modify it, make it better, give feedback.

Posted By: matt

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