Flash Frames

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One thing I do and will miss when editing video/digital film are those flash frames. The few frames that are exposed when the camera gets up to speed, and when it stops again, the gate is checked, the mag is changed, the film is laced.

As a side line, we do conversions of 8mm films and videos. The other day I transferred a roll that consisted almost entirely of flash frames. Add some Mussorgsky to it (via Q-Music) and we have my very first YouTube upload:

And if you need that video in full quality, drop me a line…

Another thing of the past are burned frames - sometimes the film would get stuck in the projector, and the projector´s lamp being quite strong, would burn the film. Here are two examples from the past: