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BELL & HOWELL FILM TRANSFERRING PROJECTORS

by: bellhowellprojectors( 803Feedback score is 500 to 999)
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Guide viewed: 3158 times Tags: BELL & HOWELL | SUPER 8/8MM | DVD/VCR TRANSFERS | VARIABLE SPEED


     BUYER BEWARE NOTICE FOR

TRANSFERRING FILM TO DVD/VCR:

    THERE ARE MANY PROJECTOR LISTINGS THAT

     CLAIM  THEY WILL DO A GREAT JOB FOR YOU.

FAR TO MANY TIMES THIS IS NOT TRUE!!!

BESIDES ALL OF THE OTHER PIT FALLS SHOWN ON ALL OF MY LISTINGS OF WHAT TO BE AWARE OF PRIOR TO BIDDING ON ANY PROJECTOR. TRANSFER WORK HAS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE MANDATORY TO ACHIVE THE DESIRED RESULTS.

IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A PROPER WORKING SPEED CONTROL, DO NOT BUY IT!!!

YOU MAY SHOW VERY GOOD MOVIES WITHOUT IT BUT,IT MUST HAVE AN OPERATING SPEED CONTROL IN ORDER TO DO TRANSFER WORK. NO SELLER CAN TELL YOU IT WILL DO A GREAT JOB TRANSFERRING FILM IF IT HAS NOT BEEN FIRST TESTED WITH A ROLL OF FILM IN IT. IT MIGHT SHOW MOVIES OK BUT WILL IT SHOW THEM AT THE CORRECT SPEED TO MAKE A TRANSFER???

IT CAN AND WILL COST YOU MANY ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND SOMEONE TO REPAIR IT FOR YOU.

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF IT HAS ANY SPEED CONTROL ON IT?

1-IT WILL HAVE A CONTROL KNOB MARKED AS SPEED AND WILL GIVE YOU SPEEDS FROM 6 FRAMES PER SECOND UP TO 18 FPS. 24 FRAMES IS FOR SOUND PROJECTORS ONLY!!!

2-THIS SPEED CONTROL MAY BE MARKED AS A SOUND CONTROL ALSO. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE OTHER BUT WAS WAS USED FOR ADDING SOUND TO YOUR MOVIES WITH A SPECIAL TAPE RECORDER MADE BY BELL & HOWELL AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

3-ANOTHER TYPE OF CONTROL IS KNOWN AS-MULTI-MOTION SPEED. IT HAS THE NORMAL FAST SPEED, A SLOW MOTION SPEED AND A SUPER SLOW 2 FPS. THIS SLOWS DOWN THE NORMAL SLOW SPEED BY 66% WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW ANY SCENE FOR A MUCH LONGER TIME ON THE SCREEN. IT ALSO ELIMINATES ANY JERKY MOVEMENT BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHEN TAKING THE MOVIE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IF THE PROJECTOR YOU ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON DOES NOT HAVE ANY OF THESE ABOVE FEATURES AND YOU WANT TO DO TRANSFERS, WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY-

DO NOT BID ON IT!!!

 

 

 


Guide ID: 10000000003415272Guide created: 04/16/07 (updated 06/02/09)

 
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