Re: [Frameworks] optical soundtrack generator?

2020-09-12 Thread Zach Poff
quot;films" with optical sound, without photochemical processes. -Zach On 2020-09-12 19:18, Zach Poff wrote: I get this as a digest so pardon if I missed a post where somebody already mentioned it, but one solution is here: https://sixteenmillimeter.com/projects/SoundtrackOptical/ O

Re: [Frameworks] optical soundtrack generator?

2020-09-12 Thread Zach Poff
I get this as a digest so pardon if I missed a post where somebody already mentioned it, but one solution is here: https://sixteenmillimeter.com/projects/SoundtrackOptical/ One of the many gifts that Matt McWilliams has given the world is a software library for generating soundtracks. It's

[Frameworks] Creative Field Recording Workshop @ UnionDocs Brooklyn NY

2018-02-23 Thread Zach Poff
Hi frameworkers. I have the great pleasure of leading this upcoming workshop which brings together six artists and researchers at UnionDocs in Brooklyn. I think there are still a few spots left. - Zach Poff CREATIVE FIELD RECORDING [1] A three-day intensive on the theory and practice of field

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm sound recording (Mike Morris)

2016-12-15 Thread Zach Poff
Hannes Bruneel in Belgium (www.postproduction.be [1]) contacted me earlier this year, mentioning that he uses my Film-O-Sync [2] software to sync digital playback to a Picot optical sound camera to generate optical tracks without the mag step. (He actually had some problems occasionally, but my

Re: [Frameworks] film scanner (Scott Dorsey)

2016-12-02 Thread Zach Poff
I made a DIY scanner for Cooper Union art School. We use it every day and it looks great (1080p24 ProRes outputs, enough flexibility to do color neg without difficulty). It involved a lot of tinkering but the basic tech is nothing exotic: modified projector, diffused RGB LED backlight, mirrorless

Re: [Frameworks] Lomo 3D replacement spindle - any feedback?

2016-10-02 Thread Zach Poff
eventually it worked and seems strong.Dunno if it will eventually dissolve though! I don't know about the longterm because our students managed to crack the Lomo platters badly enough that the whole thing is now useless. Sigh. -Zach Poff, Cooper Union Art School_

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm prints turned pink

2015-12-18 Thread Zach Poff
I've been pleasantly surprised by how much color I can restore from magenta prints using careful RGB back-lighting and Adobe Premiere's curves. There's an example here (scroll down a bit). http://www.zachpoff.com/diy-resources/16mm-film-to-hd-transfer-system Not exactly pretty but it's a lot

Re: [Frameworks] Film to digital photo to video on a JK

2015-10-30 Thread Zach Poff
I didn't have time at work to look back through my build documents, but here are some answers to most of the questions from Chris: The general operation is as you describe. (Clarification: The projector motor runs constantly during capture. It doesn't stop/start for each frame since the

[Frameworks] Steenbeck with digital sound

2015-08-06 Thread Zach Poff
Hi folks. I recently had some experience modifying a Steenbeck flatbed for synchronization to Pro Tools. I wrote a guide about it on my website and figured I'd share with Frameworks: http://www.zachpoff.com/diy-resources/steenbeck-with-synced-digital-audio/ [1] Feel free to contact me with

Re: [Frameworks] Multi-channel video tech requirements

2015-07-08 Thread Zach Poff
Zach here (responding to the digest so apologies if I missed some of the newer emails). My MultiScreener software hasn't been updated in awhile, but seems to work fine on the machines I've tested recently. I would recommend it for people who already have a bunch of computers. However it's

Re: [Frameworks] two projector HD video for installation?

2015-02-13 Thread Zach Poff
Hi Scott. I can wholeheartedly recommend the BrightSign HD222 players for multichannel sync. They can handle H.264 files up to 25 Mbs and they loop and sync flawlessly with no moving parts and no computer hassles. Their Achilles heal is the windows-only authoring software that is usually

[Frameworks] Max MSP/Jitter

2014-08-06 Thread Zach Poff
moments, so the result is a constantly-updated loop of fleeting glances, awkward pauses and other interruptions of the sonic flow. http://www.zachpoff.com/projects/video-silence/ [2] -Zach Poff Links: -- [1] http://www.zachpoff.com/projects/the-shape-of-memory/ [2] http://www.zachpoff.com