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Topic: Review Wolverine Reels2Digital MovieMaker 8mm film digitizer
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Kamel Ikhlef
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 213
From: Arches, France
Registered: Oct 2018
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posted September 13, 2019 06:00 AM
Friday 13! ... (luck or bad luck? ... Day of luck for me!
I received my PCB. Many thanks Stan. Everything is OK.Not yet tested, but what a job, very professional. Thank you very much, very much, you have done an outstanding job, I have been waiting for this for a long time. You have made two men happy this week ! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Your 3D parts are gone, as well as those of Mike (a little later than expected, because a lot of very delicate post-processing work). waiting for their reception (according to the post office, they will be at your home, normally during the next week - mike will have it faster because his country is closer)...
Here is the content of the 2 packages:
I also wrote a little documentation for the installation.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQPAf4dRcasVtvULCWl9dKTxKCVz_rx-/view?usp=sharing
... What amuse you!
Regarding 3D files, I will put them on thingiverse free access to respond to Bruce Davis.
Where do you go for the changes you make on the new PCB?
(leds indication, usb, 2nd fan switch, etc ...).
How can I help you ?. Right now, I'm learning Kicad.
It looks a lot like Eagle but no limitations. I will use this software instead. I tried to import version 6 in kicad, it works well, some small adjustments to make.
Soon the super telecine! ... Have Fun !
[ September 13, 2019, 07:22 AM: Message edited by: Kamel Ikhlef ]
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Kamel Ikhlef
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 213
From: Arches, France
Registered: Oct 2018
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posted September 13, 2019 09:36 AM
Ha, Ha! wait to receive the 3D parts to be sure they are good! ...
After your tests there will surely be changes that I did not think. This is also where your contribution and your help are very useful! this improves the future Telecine system.
With your participation and the skills of each i'ts possible to make a great telecine with a good quality to digitize finally our precious films, in a faithful quality to the original film.
This is the ultimate goal... And, then we learn a lot of things in many domaines, mechanical, optical, electronic ... very interesting all that.
Thanks to you because it is by reading you that I wanted to join this project.
BTW : Mike, for lens mount, no difference just a copy in case... but the 12mm is for testing and can be used with the 7mm metal extension ring (finally 23mm : base 4mm+tube 12mm +extension metal 7mm).
the threads of the metal tube of the lens holder are less fragile.
https://www.amazon.fr/LaDicha-Lens-Extension-Metal-Cam%C3%A9ra/dp/B075N3KVB1
I sent you one because I do not use it. I print my parts to the desired size.
Personally I use the one that is entirely plastic printed in 3D. you just have to go slowly to screw it the first time, after that you're fine.
Thank you Stan for the PCB link.
I can not wait to see your new schematic !
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Mike Spice
Master Film Handler
Posts: 421
From: none of your business
Registered: Jun 2017
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posted September 13, 2019 01:14 PM
Cheers Stan, you are too kind.
It certainly has been a journey for all of us.
Way back, one contributor began by trying to hack the firmware of the camera to get better results.
alas no luck but it was an exciting moment.
Then an app to warn of film stuck in the gate and now here we are on the verge of an image sequence.
I have found a new home for my scanner for when the mod is done, a place it can sit for hours and click away.
I am visiting the shop tomorrow to buy three switches, and tonight I am about to finish the last 400ft reel of the latest job.
Now comes my fun, hopefully the camera and lens will arrive end of this coming week, If I am lucky an envelope from florida and france will come too.
As soon as I have everything together and a free weekend, I will begin the transformation to a better video quality.
I don't have filmguard for my reels but they certainly will be getting a gentle microfibre wipe and edit check and made ready for the big day.
Seeing my Ark Royal film made with an image sequence will hopefully be amazing with a few clicks in VirtualDub.
Fortunately for me the last scan job will not require me to return the reels, so I have plenty of film I can use for testing until everything is ready.
If the new camera has a live preview, then it should be able to record video, how about just setting the stepper motor to 16fps and we'll make videos in H265 instead.....
Perhaps I should try and mount the camera on the front of my sankyo 500 projector, flash up VirtualDub live capture and give it a whirl, just for the sake of it.
[ September 13, 2019, 04:53 PM: Message edited by: Mike Spice ]
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Kevin R Sexton
Junior
Posts: 8
From: Littlerock, CA, USA
Registered: Dec 2018
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posted September 14, 2019 11:40 PM
It's not anything to do with the mod work that's been discussed on this thread recently, but I'm having an issue with what I think is a super 8 reel.
I've done like 40 3 inch 8mm reels, and so far 2 of the 7 inch reels from my grandfather, most of them twice, once zoomed out, and once coming close to filling the frame.
I found that one of the 3 inch reels appears to be super 8, has the larger center hole, larger frame size, and slightly different hole spacing.
But when I load it on the Wolverine and switch to super8, the frame jumps all over the place. Like the teeth aren't engaging right or something.
Anyone seen this issue before? the film looks fine, holes are perfect. I'm not even sure what all is on this reel, if it's something my grandfather filmed or from another source. It starts at least, apparently at Silver Dollar City, which from a search appears to be a theme park.
I've thought of doing this mod, but now that I'm through most of the film, I don't know if there is anything really worth the trouble. There are bits and pieces of family, along with shots of flowers, desert landscapes (grandparents went on rock hunting trips) some bits of air shows etc. A lot of it is poorly focused, over exposed or has similar problems.
The larger reels, taking over 4 hours to scan is a long time. I found on the second one that he must have spliced together film that was shot in 2 different cameras, because the frame jumps up nearly 1/4 of the frame like 4 minutes into the 30 minute reel.
These reels taking 4 times as long with the mod is a lot, but I suppose since it's being done as individual frames, you could actually just stop it and start it back up the next day. Still, 16+ hours for a reel is a lot.
On the pulleys, what the machine has stock aren't pulleys, since they don't turn. In fact 2 of them are rubberized or something, I think they are there to keep the take up reel from pulling the film through the gate too fast, and at the same time allow proper tension on the film rolling onto the reel. Without them the film jumps, with lower speed on the take up, the film doesn't roll up on the reel tightly enough and can just overflow/fall off. This may not be a concern though if the mod is better controlling the take up motor.
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