16mm film restoration

[JubalCalif]

Heavens to Murgatroid! Fascinating footage....rootin tootin restoration! THANKS for sharing! CHEERS! :-)

[Carrots43]

Katie, Tina Cole was such a cutie, I had a big crush on her.

[videoholicreturns]

What program did you use to do this? Nice job!

[toddshere]

I wish I knew how to transfer Hd video TO 16 MM film any thoughts?

[ludvan64]

The right side is much better, but the green of her dress extends up into her face. But it's still a good improvement. Well done.

[mc7t]

Restoration looks excellent..Well done matey.

[wado1942]

How did you transfer this video? You'd get a lot farther using optical filters as much as possible, using the digital tools only for fine tuning.

[KRAFTWERK2K6]

i bet that was eastmancolor stock >_>

i looses all it's colors sooo fast and only leaves red & brown tones.

Too bad that stock is soo hard to restore..

[ChazYocom]

oh man! do i want this 16mm film!!

[frankd1965]

I saw something similar on a bonus feature for the 1969 film "Z"

[crowdedenz87]

@frankd1965 Yeah this type of feature seems to be included on a lot of films. That have under gone some type of a digital restoration.

I actually got the idea for this video, while watching the old special features on a star wars video.

It's an amazing process and this is a good way to present the type of work that's involved in the film restoration process.

[ishouldplayzelda]

hahaha, i love this show

[crowdedenz87]

@obesehairydog Thanks

[legoman6986]

how did you restore the film, and any tips on how to preserve films so they don't deteriorate?

[crowdedenz87]

@legoman6986 Hi legoman,

I had the film telecined and then I acquired a program called "final cut pro 5". It is a mac based program, but there is so much that can be achieved with it.

There are a number of ways to preserve film. I just keep mine in a cool dry place. You have to make sure that the film doesn't retain any moisture. As this will accelerate the deterioration process.

Some people tend to freeze their old films. I haven't tested this method yet, so I probably wouldn't recommend it.

[frankd1965]

1964 Pontiac LeMans convertible. That car is sure worth a lot of money.

[crowdedenz87]

@frankd1965 Yeah but it's a fine one.

[fyphfoko]

did you basicly turn down the red, and then maybe fiddle around to try and make the colrs as vivid as possable?

basicly, how easy is this work, just out of morbid interest

[crowdedenz87]

@fyphfoko In a sense I did, but there was more involved in the process. I took the film through a piece of editing software. In this program I did adjust the colors slightly. But I mainly focused on applying different filters, that allowed to further adjust each individual color. In this way I could achieve a higher quality final product. I have learnt how to use new software and I have came along way since this.

It is easy to do, when you know how to do it. Like with anything these days.

[communistrecords]

Come to think of it when I think of the 70s I always think of the color orange. So if the 70s were orange, what color were the 80s and the 90s?

[crowdedenz87]

@communistrecords Yeah good point

For me the 80's have always seemed make me think of the color purple for some reason?

I am not sure about the 90's though.

[communistrecords]

@crowdedenz87 I always thought of dark reds or purples. Mainly because of all the 80s slasher films I used to watch. Weird how that is.

[nicolaj0154]

what software did you use to restore the film?.

[crowdedenz87]

@nicolaj0154 Sorry for the long delay in the reply.

I used a program called "Final cut pro".

[bbrownrigg]

And here i thought things were really just oranger in the 60s and 70s.

Nice job.

[crowdedenz87]

@bbrownrigg Thanks

When I was something like four years old I always thought that during the time of B & W film. That the world was actually black and white.

But it's a shame that film that was printed on Eastman film in the 60's and the 70's. Is now deteriorating and there aren't alot of measures to prevent this.

I heard that the original print of star wars has completely faded away, due to fact.

I have some old Disneyland reels, that I have to get around to restoring at some point.

[crowdedenz87]

Yeah i know what you mean. I have actually further restored this footage and the colors have been adjusted. The new restoration look alot better.

[crowdedenz87]

Alot of companies don't have this type of technology. Where i have my prints telecined, they don't seem to know alot about restoring film.

[FoothillsofWyoming]

Great job. I wonder if you use the same software as we do?

[crowdedenz87]

Hi

I used the "final Cut" mac based program.

I will have to check out your work as well.

[FoothillsofWyoming]

I don't have restortion jobs posted yet but hope to shortly.

[FOSEEBOY]

Tina Cole was SOOOO HOT!!!

[scottbaino]

Katie should try a seatbelt if she's learning how to drive, though that wouldn't be the law for another 15 years.

[crowdedenz87]

How times have changed.

[smith507]

What's the procedure for restoring, do you scan the film and restore digitally or is there a chemical reaction, color filters... I'm pretty new in this, and would like some orientation since I'm buying an episode of a 60's series in it's original 16mm format.

Thanks man

[crowdedenz87]

Hi sorry for the long delay of replying.

I actually just restored this clip on a computer program. If you could have the film telecined(transferred to digital format) and posted up here. I could have a go at restoring it for you.

[pvx]

Not bad, looks pretty good! As the others have said here, it's good that you're taking the time to restore older film material like this, much of which has fallen victim to turning red (due to the cheap "Eastman"/"Eastmancolor" brand stock from Kodak used from the 50s to the 70s that nowadays is known to notoriously fade to red). I have a few 16mm Eastmancolor prints myself that have gone quite red...

It's good to see that you've restored this footage, great work!

[crowdedenz87]

Thanks,

It is a good idea to have any film telecined and then restored.

I have a few old disney 8mm films at home now. They feature footage of old rides, some of which don't exist today. They have really faded, even worse than this clip. But as soon as i am able to telecine them, I will be restoring them to their former glory.

[crowdedenz87]

Thank you, there should be a local service in your area. If you need any help let me know.

[reneecalling]

Looks good. We need people like you to preserve these shows. I barely watch television now because I can't connect with these newer, cheaply produced shows.

[crowdedenz87]

Thank you for your kind words.

I have actually improved the quality of this now, soon i will post it up. The older shows are always the best, there are very few good shows today.

I have actually been offered a few overseas jobs based on this video.

The way i see it is that these older shows need to be preserved. Before they fade away into distant memories.

[uR2us]

Thanks a lot for your hardwork. I know it takes a while to complete these tasks. I hope you are able to do the same for many of other old films in the future. Keep up the good work! I wish I can do the same...

[crowdedenz87]

Thank you, it does take along time to under take this task. I have a few other films i want to restore as well in the near future. If you want to attempt this there are a few different video editing programs that are capable of this.

[uR2us]

really? I can't believe it, that's awesome! What other video editing programs are able to do this? I would love to try this some day!

[sonot4u2no]

Nice, it looks much better after restoring. I would like to re-visit writing color image tools I've done laser imaging for inspection machines as firmware and had a brief gig working with publishing tools software & hardware. I have written software to load CYMK.tiff files that dwarf a TV screen I had to crush them to fit in memory & convert to RGB then clone and convert back to print them it's a lot of work but fun :)

[movementent]

Very impressive! ;0)

[dewbunny11362]

katie was so pretty.. she should have made it big

[stoogeswoman]

Well, she got to be a co-star on "My Three Sons" - that was pretty big back in the '60s!

[HardbatProductions]

Good! I don't know if FCP has a similar tool, but my favorite filter for doing this sort of color correction (reducing red shift in film) is the VirtualDub filter called "CMYK". It allows you to just reduce the cyan level, rather than tinkering with red -- less adverse effects on skin tone. I also notice some interlace artifacts in your clip, but I can't tell if that's from the telecine or from the conversion to YouTube.

[crowdedenz87]

I have never actually heard of that filter, i will have to look for it. Have you got any examples of works you have restored? I would really be interested in viewing the final product.

I checked out your star wars film, it's very cool. You can actually buy the original print on DVD now.

[movieman95]

That restoration is very good! My only suggestion is that you should try to adjust the saturation a little bit. the color is a bit dull. But other than that i think it is a great restoration!!! A++++

[crowdedenz87]

Thank you for your praise

In a few weeks i plan to restore more of the film. I will take your advice during the process.

[vonBeavis]

My wife was on that show.

[crowdedenz87]

Very cool. Which character did she play?

[vonBeavis]

Dodie. She and all of her cast family attended her TV mom's memorial service--Bev Garland was a sweet lady. It was the first time they'd all been together since the series ended.

[athenathon77]

Very, very good restoration!

Really good colours and video quality!

Congratulations

[crowdedenz87]

Thanks

[teloiv1]

Were women really that clueless back then or did the producers make Katie intentionally vacant? As a woman, I can't imagine a grown woman being so helpless.

Loved this show. I can't decide whom I like better, Bub or Uncle Charlie.

[crowdedenz87]

I think that it may have been the producers idea.

[chikotube]

what company do you work for to do this? What scanner was used for this series?

[crowdedenz87]

I actually don't work for a company. I am currently studying for my Diploma in Multimedia.

Like my other film, this film that has been telecined. I collect old film and then i try to restore them.

[chikotube]

thanks!

[Watcher3223]

The restoration looks like it could use a little more tweaking in the color; the fleshtones are too green and, maybe, the red can be pushed up just very slightly.

But, otherwise, a good job considering how deteriorated the color of the unrestored element was.

And, definitely pay attention to the fleshtones when judging and correcting color; if the fleshtones are just right, usually everything else in the picture will fall in place.

Or, so I guess.

[Daxflaem]

dude how the hell do you do that!?

[crowdedenz87]

I used a mac based program called "Final cut pro". It's a great program

[Daxflaem]

How do you do it with final cut pro, cuz i might get it

[crowdedenz87]

You can apply a filter, that can allow you to adjust each color in the video.

[yerblues1968]

Tina Cole is such a doll. She is so beautiful, feminine, and classy. Ladies like her are hard to come by. I remember her singing in the 60s with the King Family and a weekly variety show, I think it was a summer series, plus holiday specials with the King Family. I wish someone had recorded those specials (no VCR in the 60s) and upload it on YouTube. Those were very classic times. Those specials are not shown on TV any more. Thank you for uploading something on the very lovely Tina Cole.

[crowdedenz87]

your welcome

[MVillani1985]

@yerblues1968 Actually, the VCR is older than you think. I know this is an old comment, but I'd just like to point out that the first VCR was made in 1956 and the first commercially available VCR, the CV-2000 was released in 1965. Sorry for the nitpick, but overall I agree with what you were saying here.

[imperial73]

@MVillani1985 without checking my facts, I think you mean that the cv2000 was a VTR not a VCR, meaning reel-reel, as were sound tape recorders at the time. The earliest video tape cartridge that I'm aware of was the U-matic, which afaik, predated VHS and BETA formats. I remember in the 70s educational films wer shown in our school on 16mm, and it was a suprise to see a giant cartridge video tape at the time.

[MVillani1985]

@imperial73 I forgot about the U-Matic. Didn't those come out in 1969? I guess that was the first true VCR, but I think of VTRs and VCRs in the same category since the're almost the same thing. Good point, though.

[BlueNeon81]

nice try, i like any kind of video restoration, including color correction and dust and dirt removal