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plagued by problems of noise in shadow
lag in highlight areas, poor vertical
and horizontal registration, low resolution,
and inadequate contrast reproduction.
Zooming and cropping of filmed images can
also be introduced during a transfer on
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image control devices like the

Dubner color correction console enable the
telecine operator to selectively alter the hue
and saturation of any color recorded on film.

Vigeant explains that because the amount of
picture information found in a Super 8 film
frame far exceeds the amount of picture

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film-to-tape transfer tech¬
nology has been progressing rapidly, Super 8
technology has also advanced. In the begin¬
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Today numerous stocks are available from
Eastman, Agfa and Fuji. In America, Kodachrome 40 is by far the most popular. It is
a very fine grain color stock noted for its
bright colors. Ektachrome 160 (type A) is a
high speed color stock used when light
levels cannot be boosted enough to shoot
with Kodachrome 40. Although Ektachrome
160 is slightly grainier than Kodachrome 40,
it can sometimes be intercut with scenes
shot with Kodachrome 40 without an objec¬
tionable increase in grain. While these two
stocks are used most commonly, five other
stocks are available from Kodak, including
three black and white films. These have

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daylight ASA ratings ranging from 25 to 400
and can be pushed or pulled during process¬
ing up to two stops. Labs like Film Service in
Cambridge, Maryland, cater solely to the
professional Super 8 filmmaker by offering
such services as same day or special run
processing, workprinting, A & B rolling, and
preparing footage for transfer to videotape.
The first Kodak Super 8 camera
was about as sophisticated as a Cracker
Jack box with a lens on it. However, todays
feature filmmaker can work with cameras
that are in some respects more sophisti¬
cated than even the best 16mm cameras. For

instant, the Nizo 6000 series boasts a
microprocessor that governs all electronic
functions. These functions include a push
button fade/lap dissolve feature, automatic
and manual exposure system, built in inter-

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