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Super 8 Processing Equipment
Super8 Sound does not sell processing equipment at the present
time. The major companies that build 16mm processors
( Houston Photo Products, Jamieson Film Co., and the HF
Division of Technology, Inc.) now offer machines that can
be modified for Super 8 use. Some offer special Super 8
models, e.g. Jamieson's Compac Model S (cost about $12,500).
These machines are of course limited to processing Ektachrome
stocks.
Kodak Supermatic 8 Processor
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Super 8 Sound, Inc.
95 Harvey Street. Cambridge, Mass. 02140
Kodak Supermatic 8 Processor
The most notable Super 8 processor, however, is the new
Supermatic 8 processor from Eastman Kodak. It is fully
automatic, requiring only daylight loading of the Super 8
cartridge (50 foot, 200 foot, and special 400 foot cartridges).
The processed film, ready to project, emerges 13 1/2 minutes
later. The machine needs only sources of water and electricity,
and a drain. Chemicals are added from prepared packages,
and the processor automatically maintains chemistry quality.
When chemicals are exhausted, the machine disposes of them,
cleans itself, and calls for new chemicals before it will restart.
The Supermatic 8 processor can at present process only a
single emulsion, the new Kodak SM7244, which is available
in 50 foot and 200 foot silent and sound cartridges. The price
of the Supermatic 8 processor is $12,500. About 10-20 Super
8 cartridges per day will amortize such a capital outlay, over
a few year period, by comparison with commercial processing
costs.
Although the main application for the processor will probably
be TV News, it would also be of great value to film
schools, who could get to see student films fifteen minutes
after shooting, for rapid classroom criticism of exercises.
Such a short time rivals the instant playback feature of
video equipment in its immediacy.
See the Super8 Sound's Manufacturers' Address List
if you want to contact processor manufacturers directly.