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Eric Baucher
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From: MD
Registered: Apr 2007

posted June 16, 2007 05:27 PM

was there more than one version of this machine? what was/is the latest model? how was it different from earlier models? can one stilll be purchased new anywhere? thanks

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John Whittle
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From: Northridge, CA USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 17, 2007 08:46 AM

To the best of memory:
1. There was more than one model, at least a sound and silent speed vesion (there was also a Super8 version)
2. They have been out of production for some time (several years if not 10) so chances of a "new" one are slim.
3. In the US it was an NTSC system and I imagine that other versions were sold in other parts of the world.
4. There was a slide projector version as well
5. Clive Tobin builds a new Super8 version of this kind of device.
6. Eiki announced and built one (at least one I saw at a trade show in the late 1970s) based on the SL projector.
7. These do show up on ebay from time to time and command big bucks.

I think one "improved" version of the Elmo added s-video out, but I'm not sure. They might have stopped making these in the early 1990s.

John

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Joerg Polzfusz
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From: Berlin, Germany, Europe, Earth, Solar System
Registered: Apr 2006

posted June 18, 2007 04:58 AM

Hi,

The TRV 16 is the 16mm-version (hence the "16" in the name ).
The TRV R8 is the Standard8/Regular8-version.
The TRV S8 is the Super8/Single8-version.
The TRV 35 is a slide-projector (not 100% sure about this!)
I've heard some rumors about a model that could be used for both Regular8 and Super8.

All models were available as NTSC and as PAL-models. (The PAL-models have been in used in Secam-countries like France as well.)
Their main weakness is the low-res video-camera (250 lines only). Hence the French company behind the above links offers conversions to newer/better video-cameras.
So far I've only seen the above sound versions. Hence I don't know whether there have been silent versions. And AFAIK there haven't been different versions as well. But I'm not 100% sure about this!
There was also a rumour about a "telecine"-version of the GS1200 here on this forum, but it looks like that modell wasn't sold under the "TRansVideo"/"TRV"-label.

Jörg

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Steven Sigel
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From: Massachusetts
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 06, 2007 11:38 AM

The TRV-16 was the original version
The TRV-16G was a later version, has genlock, not sure what else
The TRV-16H has a higher resolution and S-Video output.

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