[Milsurplus] WW2 16mm films

[Maurice Schechter]

Hi Hue

I have been working in the restoration business of films and video for 
decades .

First if the film has an value , I would never run it through a 
projector , it would damage it . Possibly break perfs if the film shrunk .
The quality of projector transfers are poor

Second if you go to any reputable company , the digital transfer is your 
property to do what you with. It won't get leaked out
You could sell it or post it on you tube or vimeo

I would transfer the film to a 10bit quicktime , uncompressed or Prorezz 
, which would live on a portable hard drive. This would be the master
I would then make DVD's with a burn in disclaimer in the picture , so 
you could let people watch it , while you have the clean master , that 
you could make a deal with

The person I know is in PA, does a great job and is reasonable , Charlie 
Churchman. Just tell him i recommended you

> http://www.telecineservice.com/index.php/services

Good luck with your films

maurice


Maurice Schechter


On 10/28/2015 10:19 PM, Hue Miller wrote:
> Retirement is making me finally face the list of things that need to 
> be completed.
> I have some WW2 16mm films that need transferring to a current medium.
> I asked about this here some years back, maybe 10, maybe 15 years ago, 
> and one reader eagerly volunteered that he "had a friend" who could do 
> this,
> but the eagerness made me a bit suspicious, and I wondered what was up 
> with that.
> I am pretty sure I can find a specialist business in Portland or 
> Seattle to the north; both places I can visit.
> What I'm wondering, once they're transferred, I suppose they become 
> "public domain", and the cat's out of the bag forever. I mean, once 
> they're
> transferred, they're basically no longer mine. There is a company that 
> sells military-issued film videos. Maybe they have some kind of legal 
> department
> to keep them from showing up on You Tube.
> I would probably reap worthwhile good karma if these showed up on You 
> Tube, I suppose.
> I have a couple German films, one is possibly rare or even the only 
> copy, and a couple US films. I do not have a way to view these
> myself. I knew a fellow in Seattle years back who was a 16mm film 
> collector, and I think he said he'd run them on his projector, but I 
> want to be
> very sure the sprocket holes don't get damaged and that the films are 
> very very carefully handled.  I forget this fellow's name at present; 
> maybe
> it will come back to me. I wonder if he's still around. Collecting 
> 16mm films is as bad, or worse, than collecting heavy boatanchor 
> radios, believe
> me!
> I think he said also he had some kind of training film that showed the 
> SCR-522 in some kind of fighter plane.
> And as my thoughts wander, I wonder if we'll ever see the ATC etc. 
> training films that are listed in the Navy catalog.
> Your comments welcomed.
> -Hue Miller
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