Re: Eclair Cameras: Registration

It sounds like your cameras are in great shape. I transfer everything to video; however, I'm not sure whether my ACL footage would hold up to that kind of scrutiny on a projector. Perhaps a check-up might be called for.

Dave

>From: Mark

>Reply-To: EclairACL@topica.com

>To: EclairACL@topica.com

>Subject: Eclair Cameras: Registration

>Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 02:09:59 EDT

>I absolutely agree that registration on a subliminal level is very, very

>important. My biggest gripe is that the registration of 35mm theatrical projection

>is far less steady than that of a high quality 16mm camera. :-) Mark. PS -

>I'm lucky to have ACLs that I can't see the slightest scintilla of frameline

>breathing in short of walking right up to the screen and watching for a while to

>try to notice something. On an ACL, I imagine that registration might decline

>somewhat as the claw is worn over the years, or as things go out of factory

>adjustment --- but that's just a guess. Techs out there??????

>Of course the acid test is to Superimpose some credits shot with an ACL

>overtop of ACL footage from the same camera, which I'm just about to do (this

>should properly be done optically in the blowup to 35mm from a parked frame of the

>titles, but I'm trying to finish post on-the-cheap using A, B & C rolls).