1967 Winnipeg-St Paul I-500 Film

Post by **WinnipegStPaul9** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:48 pm

Hey guys, I found a copy of the 67 I-500 16mm film produced by Polaris. We used it in 72 and 73 to drum up sponsorship funds. Other than having a pink hue it's in good condition. The hard part was finding a projector but I found one at my church and watched it this morning. Do you think that there would be any interest in the film if I put it on a DVD? It'll be pretty costly, to the point that I don't feel I can give away copies. I can't get an exact cost estimate because I don't know how many feet are in the film but it's 25 minutes long. I'd appreciate any input you could give me. Don

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:51 pm

see if you can put it on matts site and then we can download it and watch it. it will save you only making one dvd copy. BOB

Liquifire76 · Post by **Liquifire76** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:20 pm

Don, how much are they trying to charge you to convert it to dvd! I live in Winnipeg and am in the Video industry and might be able to give you some cheap options! Let me know if I can help!

Post by **WinnipegStPaul9** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:21 pm

A local facility wants $59.95 for the first 250' and fifteen cents a foot after that. I have no way of knowing how many feet of film is there but I'd guess about 800'. Another message said that after that it would need "digitized'?? I guess I'm just afraid of the unknown here. Don

Liquifire76 · Post by **Liquifire76** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:03 am

I do not have the capability of doing the conversion from 16mm to DVD but I can make DVD copies for the price of the Blank discs! I will check a couple of contacts of mine and see if I can cash in a favour or 2 and get this to DVD for free or next to free! I'll keep you posted!

Liquifire76 · Post by **Liquifire76** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:05 am

One more question Don, Is there audio on this film?

Post by **WinnipegStPaul9** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:03 pm

Yes, it's Mike Rowe the guy who does American Chopper, Deadliest Catch.........just kidding. Yes it has an audio track and it sounded real good when I ran it Monday. Don

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:22 pm

Hey is it possible that you could put it on matts site or maybe somewhwere where we could watch it. BOB

Post by **WinnipegStPaul9** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:38 pm

Mr. Deere, I didn't mean to ignore you the first time but to be honest I have no idea as to how to download a 25 minute film to a website. Also, it would take up a lot of space. The question should be directed to Matt. Don

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:53 pm

No Problem ill ask him next time I talk to him. You could always upload it to a Limewire of sorts and we could download it ourselves. BOB

Post by **Matt** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:50 pm

I'd assume you have to play the reel to a hard disk recorder, then use some software to convert it to a .wvm or quicktime or whatever, but I don't have the equipment.

Larry at vintagesleds.com has just taken a 70s theatrical movie and had it converted to DVDs to sell. Maybe he could point you in the right direction.

deerefanatic · Post by **deerefanatic** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:26 pm

Ya, I do video as part of my Business.......... It gets big in a hurry depending on compression level, etc....... But, I could host it on my site as I have tons of room and plenty of unused bandwidth........

Then Matt & Joe could just link to it.......Like it was actually on their site........

-Matt

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:52 pm

deerefanatic thank you you will make alot of us happy. BOB

Post by **Matt** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:54 pm

deerefanatic, you can do that for no cost? If so then it's up to Don.

Liquifire76 · Post by **Liquifire76** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:50 pm

Hi Don I have a price from one of my contacts and I believe it to be much cheaper than you were quoted! Call me at 945-1017 and I can give you all the details you need!