How? By faking it in software and providing more configuration options than any authentic setup ever had. Continue reading “Re-Inventing The Single 8 Home Movie Format” → Posted in Art, Reverse Engineering, Video Hacks Tagged 3d printing, 8mm, cine, film, movie, single8Ĭathode-Retro is a collection of shaders and sample C++ code for reliving the glorious days when graphics were composite video signals displayed on a CRT screen. Thankfully, Hackaday’s own has been working hard to bring one particular cine film format back from the dead and has just released the fourth instalment in a video series documenting the process of resurrecting the Single8 format cartridge. There is perhaps no greater example of this than in film photography – an industry and hobby that has been with us for over 100 years and that has left many cameras orphaned once the film format they relied on was no longer available ( Disc film, anyone?). This can leave equipment effectively unusable and unloved. One of the frustrating things about working with technologies that have been with us for a while is the proliferation of standards and the way that once-popular formats can become obsolete over time. has been reverse-engineering and redesigning the Single8 home movie film cartridge for the modern age, to breathe life into abandoned cine cameras. refers to this as “trapping the images.”Ĭontinue reading “Video Feedback Machine Creates Analog Fractals” → Posted in Art, Video Hacks Tagged art, video feedback The system can also control the settings for the monitor, which further changes the feedback as it evolves. This setup means it can take an external video input, capture it, and use it as the source for video feedback, then tweak the evolution of the resulting fractal image, repeatedly feeding it back into itself. The God Machine II is a sophisticated build with three cameras, five HD monitors, three Roland video switchers, two viewing monitors, two sheets of beam splitter glass, and a video input. His new version is quite remarkable, allowing him to create intricate fractals that writhe and change like living things. We covered the first version of this machine in a previous post, but the creator has done a huge amount of work on the device since that allows him to tweak and customize the output that the device produces. This sculpture, modestly called The God Machine II takes it to the next level, though. It’s a fascinating process where the delay from image capture to display establishes a feedback loop that amplifies the image noise into fractal patterns. One of the first things everyone does when they get a video camera is to point it at the screen displaying the image, creating video feedback. Posted in News, Video Hacks Tagged cgi, D1 Cassette, documentary, history, reboot If you’re an expert in D-1 or have a deck to lend or sell, be sure to email the creators.įeeling nostalgic for the electromechanical era? Why not check out some hidden lyrics on Digital Compact Cassettes (DCC) or encoding video to Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)? The dynamic duo are on the hunt for a Bosch BTS-D1 to be able to recapture some of this video for their own film while also heavily hinting to the studio that a new box set from the masters would be well-received.Īs the first CGI TV series, Reboot has a special place in the evolution of entertainment, and while it was a technical marvel for its time, it was solid enough to last for four seasons and win numerous awards before meeting a cliffhanger ending. These digital masters are all on D-1 digital cassette tapes which the studio doesn’t have a player for anymore. This is certainly exciting news for fans of the show, but there’s a bit of a wrinkle. During the course of making a documentary about the show, and have uncovered the original digital master tapes of the show. As a nerdy kid in the 90s, I spent a fair bit of time watching the computer-themed cartoon Reboot.
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