Printing to film recorders?

[geckophoto]

Does anyone ever take their digital files and make 35mm slides from them? I have a 8k film recorder that I will try it this next week and check the quality. I never hear much of people taking images and going back to film (models needing chromes for portfolio etc.)...do any people have that need as I have a real nice film recorder and have contemplated selling it but now I may keep it if I ever see a demand for that service. Rob

(I have a custom lab, check out my website if you care to...)

[janetG]

i'm always interested to see how something like that works -

[Tim]

Film recorders and their use really faded into obscurity with the proliferation of high quality computer video projectors. Prior to their introduction most trade show and seminar presentations were made with computers and converted to slides for slide shows. This allowed remote control, unlike an overhead projector and transparencies.

I don't remember the last time I saw slides used for this application. It's been many years!

Tim

[bjnicholls]

How good is a 35mm slide from an 8K film recorder using an S2 image? It has been years since I've had slides output and they were typically graphics that showed pixellation when projected and closely scrutinized. I'm sure a photo image would fare better.

There are still a few places that require slides and won't deal with images on a CD-ROM. Perhaps if you could market the service for very specific groups...

[steve bingham]

8k is overkill as most won't show a difference over 4k. Both look pretty sad relative to an original or dupe. Sigh. They will work for simple information dupes - NOT for publication.

[ronlcox]

I have been looking for a good film recorder for years. It's hard to find where to even buy one on the internet. You can say what you want about digital projectors but nothing is more reliable or redaly availble than a 35mm projector. Besides, the bulbs for the digital are so expensive that after a few you paid for your projector all over again. In addition, try walking into a presentation with no projector and getting your laptop to communicate with what they have for you. I've seen more than one embarrised lecturer trying to figure out how to make it work with all the help around him. A good ole Kodak projector doesn't take a rocket scientist to work.