Thanks Pete! It is so nice to hear you think so. I think my talent lies more in being solution-oriented than being a gifted engineer. After all, I am am English major, and I built this to be able to show my students that there are no limits anymore - if you can think it, you can build it.
I made mine using an old Standard/Super 8mm projector by removing the bulb, transformer and electrics and installing stepper motor, Arduino, LED light source and camera trigger using magnets on the shutter via reed switch, as it makes more sense to modify something that already has the film transport mechanism in-place i.e most of the work is already done and has a ready built housing for easy storage. Having said that, building from the ground up is a serious challenge and for that I have to congratulate you on a fantastic job well done :-) Perhaps I might do a video of my build and post that onto You Tube...maybe??
Thanks! It was mostly a building challenge at first, but when it turned out to be promising, I went for it and it works rather well. You have a lot easier task with the Wolverine, and quality probably better than me.
Very nicely done. It is nonetheless tempting to buy a Kodak Scanza, for example, for in the order of $160. You feed the 8mm film into a slot in the Scanza, and hey presto....digital copy. That being said, the engineering on display here is impressive.
Thanks for the comment. I did indeed build V1. 0 to teach myself Arduino, and now with 4.0 I get 3800 x 2900 pixels out of the frames. It's about on par with commercial scanners.
I love your approach to problem-solving. Great job! I was wondering, could you trigger the camera to take a 3 or 5 frame bracket exposure? That way you could approach an HDR workflow and you might get better images. Also, have you updated this project? It would be great to see it if so. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the kind words! I have a new version out with a Canon 1000D. You can read all about it on my blog at www.sabulo.com/sb/category/8mm-film/ and there is a nee video on it too here on CZcams. I am grabbing at 2200 px x 1800 px, then cropping to 820 px x 600 px. I think that retains the essence of 8mm film well. The camera is triggered by the film gate, so grabbing multiple frames could be difficult.
Very cool project, did you tried to improve the focus and scanning resolution? may be with some tweaking you can get a more sharper picture and even capture some beautiful film grain. you can try scanning in HD or even 4k, congratulations for the nice work.
Thanks very much! I have ordered a new lens for the project, a larger one, and with that I think I can get better quality images especially at the corners and edges. I am not aiming for HD to preserve the "8mm-ness" but I am quite sure that a SLR with a macro extension tube would bring in HD / 4K images. To me, a little fine tuning is all I will try.
I know what you mean with "8mm-ness" but I think that the film grain is a huge part of it, unfortunately digital video compression in low resolutions always destroys all that fine detail that is part of the original film and because of that I think that you always gonna have better results with high resolution masters. Is just my opinion and anyways is just a matter of taste. good luck with your fine tuning!!
Awesome little project, I'd like to make one and use one of my mirrorless cameras with a macro lens. I was wondering what you removed the film gate from?
Great thank you :) I'll have to do some searching around. It least after making this you end up with a far better system than the expensive wolverine product.
Well done! That is exactly the project I am working on now. I plan to use an old projector for film transport driven by stepper motors. Having the separate frames gives more control over editing. Like to exchange emails so we can keep in contact? Jim
Hi heikki Sensational your invention! I'm from Brazil, I'm scanning my 8mm and Super8 movies, family collection! But I'm using the technique of filming with a camcorder, the movie on the move! I would like to do as you, scan frame by frame! Can you make other equipment like that, and sell me? It can be without the camera! The camera I made here in Brazil! With a camcorder with an adapted photo developer lens! I film the Super8 movie moving inside the projector, against the light of a Led! The result is good, but I would like to scan frame by frame as you! Congratulations
Hello! I am happy you like the project. It has been fun to make. I have published the story of it here www.sabulo.com/sb/category/8mm-film/ and I suggest you read the parts in the blog to see what I have done. I can also send you the final code files. The 3D printed parts are available as STL files and then you can just print them. It's better than me printing and sending. The camera software is from chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
@@zomalfa4363 because this film is 8mm, not 16mm or larger format. With only some 4,000 frames on the roll, shooting faster merely wastes available time.
You are a very patient man and talented too!
Thanks Pete! It is so nice to hear you think so. I think my talent lies more in being solution-oriented than being a gifted engineer. After all, I am am English major, and I built this to be able to show my students that there are no limits anymore - if you can think it, you can build it.
I love this!
Glad to hear!
I made mine using an old Standard/Super 8mm projector by removing the bulb, transformer and electrics and installing stepper motor, Arduino, LED light source and camera trigger using magnets on the shutter via reed switch, as it makes more sense to modify something that already has the film transport mechanism in-place i.e most of the work is already done and has a ready built housing for easy storage.
Having said that, building from the ground up is a serious challenge and for that I have to congratulate you on a fantastic job well done :-)
Perhaps I might do a video of my build and post that onto You Tube...maybe??
Thanks for the kind words! Have you seen the latest, Kotokino Mark IV? And please share your work too!
soo nice ..
cool project
Quinn Waters Thank you for the comment 👍
really cool, really amazing . I bought the Wolverine to transfer my parents films.
Thanks! It was mostly a building challenge at first, but when it turned out to be promising, I went for it and it works rather well. You have a lot easier task with the Wolverine, and quality probably better than me.
Wolverine sucks
Genius. 👍
Thank you! Please check my videos for the latest version, Kotokino Mark IV.
Very nicely done. It is nonetheless tempting to buy a Kodak Scanza, for example, for in the order of $160. You feed the 8mm film into a slot in the Scanza, and hey presto....digital copy. That being said, the engineering on display here is impressive.
Thanks for the comment. I did indeed build V1. 0 to teach myself Arduino, and now with 4.0 I get 3800 x 2900 pixels out of the frames. It's about on par with commercial scanners.
Congrat! Wich kind of lens do you put in front the camaera lens?
Carlos Puente Thanks! It's a macro lens for mobile phones with a printed adapter.
I love your approach to problem-solving. Great job! I was wondering, could you trigger the camera to take a 3 or 5 frame bracket exposure? That way you could approach an HDR workflow and you might get better images. Also, have you updated this project? It would be great to see it if so. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the kind words!
I have a new version out with a Canon 1000D. You can read all about it on my blog at www.sabulo.com/sb/category/8mm-film/ and there is a nee video on it too here on CZcams.
I am grabbing at 2200 px x 1800 px, then cropping to 820 px x 600 px. I think that retains the essence of 8mm film well.
The camera is triggered by the film gate, so grabbing multiple frames could be difficult.
Instablaster
genial
Thanks very much!
Very cool project, did you tried to improve the focus and scanning resolution? may be with some tweaking you can get a more sharper picture and even capture some beautiful film grain. you can try scanning in HD or even 4k, congratulations for the nice work.
Thanks very much! I have ordered a new lens for the project, a larger one, and with that I think I can get better quality images especially at the corners and edges. I am not aiming for HD to preserve the "8mm-ness" but I am quite sure that a SLR with a macro extension tube would bring in HD / 4K images. To me, a little fine tuning is all I will try.
I know what you mean with "8mm-ness" but I think that the film grain is a huge part of it, unfortunately digital video compression in low resolutions always destroys all that fine detail that is part of the original film and because of that I think that you always gonna have better results with high resolution masters. Is just my opinion and anyways is just a matter of taste. good luck with your fine tuning!!
Yep, I'll keep figgering out the best setup in the extra lenses.
Which type of light filter did you use between the projector and the camera?
It's a piece of 80g/m2 copy paper.
Awesome little project, I'd like to make one and use one of my mirrorless cameras with a macro lens. I was wondering what you removed the film gate from?
Andrew Wise thanks! I got a broken Bolex B8C from Ebay at 8 pounds. Lots of spare parts for my own B8L.
Great thank you :) I'll have to do some searching around. It least after making this you end up with a far better system than the expensive wolverine product.
Andrew Wise and I had so much fun doing it. Please check my five part blog on how I made this.
Sorry, I didn't express myself well, I would like to know what program you used to assemble the mpeg. thanks
Ah, I use Blender 3D which is free and has a very good video sequence editor.
Well done! That is exactly the project I am working on now. I plan to use an old projector for film transport driven by stepper motors. Having the separate frames gives more control over editing. Like to exchange emails so we can keep in contact? Jim
Hi! Thanks for the comments. Please see my blog at www.sabulo.com/category/8mm-film for all the details.You can contact me there if you need my help.
genial.qualo programa que voce está usando? obrigado
It's an Arduino program written in Arduino's C language.
there is the possibility to transfer the negative and then change to positive on the computer
I shoot color or b/w reversal film, because I have a projector too. Color negative is nice but useless in that sense.
what about sound ??
There is no sound in 2x8mm film.
Hi heikki
Sensational your invention!
I'm from Brazil, I'm scanning my 8mm and Super8 movies, family collection!
But I'm using the technique of filming with a camcorder, the movie on the move!
I would like to do as you, scan frame by frame!
Can you make other equipment like that, and sell me?
It can be without the camera!
The camera I made here in Brazil!
With a camcorder with an adapted photo developer lens!
I film the Super8 movie moving inside the projector, against the light of a Led!
The result is good, but I would like to scan frame by frame as you!
Congratulations
Hello! I am happy you like the project. It has been fun to make. I have published the story of it here www.sabulo.com/sb/category/8mm-film/ and I suggest you read the parts in the blog to see what I have done. I can also send you the final code files.
The 3D printed parts are available as STL files and then you can just print them. It's better than me printing and sending.
The camera software is from chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
Hi Heikki
How cool You answered me!
I'll read what you sent me and I'll talk to you again, okay!
Big hug
Why 18 frames per second?
Because I shoot at 18 frames per second.
Because I shoot at 18 frames per second.
Why not the traditional 24?
@@zomalfa4363 because this film is 8mm, not 16mm or larger format. With only some 4,000 frames on the roll, shooting faster merely wastes available time.
More frames won't improve it you're saying? And what you got set up there is probably better then the wolverine scanner, I think the wolverine is 3mp.
un desastre
I wonder what makes you think so, but you are free to feel that way.