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='''B&H model C'''= | ='''B&H model C'''= | ||
In Big Room 2 we have our model C with variable gate. This particular printer is originally designed to make direct reversal prints from positive film. Filmwerkplaats bought this printer around 2003-4 through internet. It comes from a small company in Boston USA that made copies of instruction and promotion films on cars and fishing. When they went to all VHS video, the printer became redundant. The Filmwerkplaats bought this printer then for 3000 dollars and payed 1000 for crating the printer and shipment by container ship and delivering it at our place at the Achterhaven, Rotterdam. It came with This printer has a controller that is designed by James Rubery (in accordance with the original manual). This controller is to operate the 3 valves in RGB (red-green-blue light) in 0 to 50 steps each. 0 is closed and 50 is completely open. | |||
The gate has the options | |||
composite = full image including optical sound outline | |||
picture = only the image, no outline framing | |||
sound pos = only the optical sound part when printed as positive from a negative | |||
sound rev = | |||
[[B&H model C]] | [[B&H model C]] | ||
='''B&H model C professional'''= | ='''B&H model C professional'''= | ||
= '''B&H model J'''= | = '''B&H model J'''= | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 1 December 2025
Introduction on the (continuous) contact printer at Filmwerkplaats
We have 3 Bell & Howell contact printers
B&H model C
In Big Room 2 we have our model C with variable gate. This particular printer is originally designed to make direct reversal prints from positive film. Filmwerkplaats bought this printer around 2003-4 through internet. It comes from a small company in Boston USA that made copies of instruction and promotion films on cars and fishing. When they went to all VHS video, the printer became redundant. The Filmwerkplaats bought this printer then for 3000 dollars and payed 1000 for crating the printer and shipment by container ship and delivering it at our place at the Achterhaven, Rotterdam. It came with This printer has a controller that is designed by James Rubery (in accordance with the original manual). This controller is to operate the 3 valves in RGB (red-green-blue light) in 0 to 50 steps each. 0 is closed and 50 is completely open. The gate has the options composite = full image including optical sound outline picture = only the image, no outline framing sound pos = only the optical sound part when printed as positive from a negative sound rev = B&H model C