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* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz
* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz


'''[https://shop.van-eck.net/ Van Eck (Netherlands)]'''
* '''[https://shop.van-eck.net/ Van Eck (Netherlands)]'''
** S8 and table-top 16mm projectors repair
** S8 and table-top 16mm projectors repair


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** Leader in Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, and 70mm
** Leader in Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, and 70mm
** Cans and cores for 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm
** Cans and cores for 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm
* Splicing tape and film cement
** Splicing tape and film cement
* Molecular sieves
** Molecular sieves




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** Projector port windows
** Projector port windows
** Hand-crank rewinds
** Hand-crank rewinds
* '''[https://pec.co.uk/product-category/film/ PEC]'''
** Film cans for 16mm and 35mm film, leader, splicing tape (including S8 size), CIR splicer parts




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===Bulbs & lamps===
===Bulbs & lamps===


*[http://www.osram.com/osram_com/products/lamps/specialty-lamps/xbo/index.jsp Osram Xenon lamps]
*'''[http://www.osram.com/osram_com/products/lamps/specialty-lamps/xbo/index.jsp Osram Xenon lamps]'''
*[http://www.ushio.com/ Ushio Xenon lamps]
*'''[http://www.ushio.com/ Ushio Xenon lamps]'''
* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz
* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz


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* '''[http://www.schneideroptics.com/ Schneider Optics]''' [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/dealers/dealers.aspx find dealer]]
* '''[http://www.schneideroptics.com/ Schneider Optics]''' [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/dealers/dealers.aspx find dealer]]
** Projector lenses and accessories [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=62 link]]
** Projector lenses and accessories [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=62 link]]
===Lens cleaning===
* '''[http://www.pecaproducts.com/lens-tissue.html Peca lens cleaning paper]'''
* '''[http://www.pecaproducts.com/lens-fluids.html Peca lens cleaning fluid]'''
* '''[https://www.edmundoptics.com/c/lens-tissue-cloth/678/# Edmund optics lens cleaning tissue and cloth]'''
===Looper rollers===
* '''[http://k3camera.com/k3/16mm-film-looper.php K3camera]'''
** makes looper rollers that can be bought apart from the loopers themselves




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→ ''see also'' the AMIA Film Advocacy Task Force [http://www.filmadvocacy.org/resources/motion-picture-projector-manufacturers/ list of motion picture projector manufacturers]
→ ''see also'' the AMIA Film Advocacy Task Force [http://www.filmadvocacy.org/resources/motion-picture-projector-manufacturers/ list of motion picture projector manufacturers]


* '''[hhttp://www.cinemec.it/ Cinemec]'''
* '''[http://www.cinemec.it/ Cinemec]'''


* '''[https://www.cinemeccanica.eu/cinema-products/film-projectors-35mm-70mm/ Cinemeccanica]'''
* '''[https://www.cinemeccanica.eu/cinema-products/film-projectors-35mm-70mm/ Cinemeccanica]'''
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* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo projector parts
* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo projector parts


* '''[http://www.kelmarsystems.com/ Kelmar Systems]'''
* '''[http://www.kelmarsystems.com/ Kelmar Systems]'''
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===Software===
===Software===
 
* '''[http://www.sillanumsoft.org/index.htm Visual Analyzer]''' Free Oscilloscope Software for Windows/Linux useful for checking optical sound focusing for example
* '''[https://www.zachpoff.com/software/film-o-sync/ Film-o-sync]''' tool for driving digital audio in sync with a film projector (and soon subtitle lists)
* '''[https://www.belle-nuit.com/belle-nuit-subtitler Belle nuit subtitler]''' open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles
* '''[https://subtitles.nova-cinema.org/home.fr.php BQstit]''' open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles




===Test films===
===Test films===
16mm (image only) and 35mm test films [http://www.blsi.com Boston Light & Sound]
* 16mm (image only) and 35mm test films '''[http://www.blsi.com Boston Light & Sound]'''
16mm (image only) and 35mm test films [https://www.cst.fr/produits-et-services/mires-film/ Commission Supérieure Technique de L'Image et du Son (France)]
* 16mm (image only) and 35mm test films '''[https://www.cst.fr/produits-et-services/mires-film/ Commission Supérieure Technique de L'Image et du Son (France)]'''





Latest revision as of 03:22, 11 October 2019

Note that some equipment must be purchased through a contractor or authorized dealer and cannot be purchased directly by businesses or individuals.


Projector repair

see also Technical Consultants

  • Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz


New Equipment

Audio equipment




  • QSC
    • Amps and speakers


Booth tools, reels, splicers, leader, and other supplies



  • CIR
    • Splicers for 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm, 16mm, 35mm, 70mm and other film gauges
    • Rewind and inspection tables


  • Dancan
    • Film cans, reels, and cores for 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm
    • Film leader for 8mm, Super 8, 9.5mm, 16mm, and 35mm
    • Splicing tape
    • Film testing kits and archival supplies


  • Gaylord Archival - A general-purpose archival supply company. Many of the film-related items are from Christy's or STIL.
    • Film cans, reels, and cores for 16mm and 35mm
    • Storage boxes for 8mm
    • Film leader for 16mm and 35mm
    • Perforated and unperforated splicing tape
    • Acid-free reel bands for 16mm and 35mm
    • Acetate test strips and gas-absorbent can liners
    • Christy's film cleaner
    • Film rulers, inspection gloves, acid-free tape, archival pens, and other archival supplies



  • Hollywood Film Co. [CLOSED]
    • Goldberg cans
    • Light tables
    • Manual and motorized rewind benches
    • Reels and split reels
    • Ultrasonic splicers, hot splicers, and guillotine splicers
    • Synchronizers
    • Film printers



  • Kelmar Systems
    • Vertical rewind benches, spindles, and parts [link]
    • Projector port windows [link]
    • Dimmers and lighting control systems [link]
    • Film cleaning and conditioning systems [link]



  • Kinoton
    • Horizontal inspection benches and film viewers


  • Kodak
    • Leader in Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, and 70mm
    • Cans and cores for 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm
    • Splicing tape and film cement
    • Molecular sieves


  • Neumade
    • Reels and flanges
    • Splicers and splicing tape
    • Projector port windows
    • Hand-crank rewinds


  • PEC
    • Film cans for 16mm and 35mm film, leader, splicing tape (including S8 size), CIR splicer parts



  • Tuscan Corporation
    • Film cans for 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm
    • Reels for 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm


  • Urbanski Film
    • Splicing tape, splicers, inspection supplies, reels & cans


Bulbs & lamps

  • Osram Xenon lamps
  • Ushio Xenon lamps
  • Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz


Lenses


Lens cleaning


Looper rollers

  • K3camera
    • makes looper rollers that can be bought apart from the loopers themselves


Projectors (new)

see also the AMIA Film Advocacy Task Force list of motion picture projector manufacturers


Projector parts

  • Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo projector parts



  • Kinoton
    • 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm projectors
    • Lamphouses
    • Sound readers



  • RC Classic
    • Eiki, Elmo and Bell&Howell projector parts



  • Van Eck (Netherlands)
    • Belts & projector parts for Eiki Elmo Bell & Howell and many other S8 and 16mm projectors


Screens, masking, and curtains

  • Da-Lite
    • Screens for front and rear projection [link]
    • Portable projector carts and adjustable-height stands [link]




Software

  • Visual Analyzer Free Oscilloscope Software for Windows/Linux useful for checking optical sound focusing for example
  • Film-o-sync tool for driving digital audio in sync with a film projector (and soon subtitle lists)
  • Belle nuit subtitler open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles
  • BQstit open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles


Test films


Used Equipment

Custom-made Equipment