Finally got going on creating my Telecine machine.
For those who have not googled "Telecine" by now, it's essentially digitizing an old 8mm (and Super 8mm) film.
My idea: Low cost, fully automated, frame by frame capture machine. (To capture some old 8mm films)
How am I going to do this:
1. By using a RaspberryPi as my control / capture / processing machine.
2. Use the RaspberryPi camera module (Capable of a 5M pixel grab - although - only about 1/4 is usable after some testing - which leave you with about a 1200x1200 shot - not too bad - close to full HD)
3. Stepper motor(s) (driven by the Pi - to control the feed over the 'scanning part'
4. Will be using some custom scripts to crop the film segments.
5. Virtual Dub to process the individual segments, with a plug-in to clean, sharpen, color correct, etc, the individual frames.
So far my testing is going well.
I have managed to adjust the camera to take macro shots - results are good.
More to follow over the coming months.
Following this with great interest.
ReplyDeleteJust about to embark on my own project to do just this, what sort of results are you getting with the PiCam. I was actually thinking of using a USB Microscope, which is basically a webcam with macro focusing.
Would love to see some photos of your progress and code, drop me an email if you think we can share experiences.
Good luck
Andrew
Hi Andrew
ReplyDeleteI have got a stepper working, bit worried about the torque...
As for the pics, the quality is so-so, the main problem is i need to get a closer focus, and the screw on the camera only turns out that far.
Next step is to mount the lens on another "plate", then adjust that.
Will try get a pic to you soon...