# My 16mm film scanner **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 21, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/my-16mm-film-scanner/2315 "2022-02-21T14:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![Manuel\_Angel](https://forums.kinograph.cc/user_avatar/forums.kinograph.cc/manuel_angel/32/1522_2.png) [@Manuel\_Angel](https://forums.kinograph.cc/u/Manuel_Angel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/my-16mm-film-scanner/2315/29 "2022-08-07T07:43:32Z")
Hi @DPXTIF, I have also modified a projector to digitize old films, in my case Super8. Personally, I am of the opinion that using a projector it is not necessary to use any sensor to detect the correct positioning of the frame to be digitized. When a film is being projected, no type of sensor is used. The projector’s own mechanism correctly places the picture to be projected and the image remains perfectly stable on the screen. It is about taking advantage of this mechanism to do the same by digitizing frame by frame. I don’t know the mechanism of the projector that you intend to modify, but there is usually a main axis that in each turn makes the film advance exactly one frame. With a software controlled stepper motor we can at our convenience advance the film frame by frame with total precision without the need for sensors which, on the other hand, must not be easy to install and adjust, not to mention the additional complication of software. Here are links to my device and the software I use: > [@My telecine machine](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/my-telecine-machine/2054): > > I want to share with the forum the machine that I have built. It is based on an old 8mm / Super8 Ricoh Auto 8p Trioscope projector from 1975. The reason for using the projector has been to have it available at home. It was broken and did not work as such a projector. Apart from this, in my case it greatly facilitated the task of transporting the film. It would not have been possible for me to build a machine from scratch, since although I have some manual skills, I do not have a suitable works… > [@My Telecine Software](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/my-telecine-software/2119): > > Hi all: I want to present to the forum the software that I use to scan my Super8 films. The software is based on the project [GitHub - jphfilm/rpi-film-capture: A project to capture 8mm and 16mm films using a raspberry pi & camera, and a modified movie projector.](https://github.com/jphfilm/rpi-film-capture) although much improved and adapted to my tastes and needs. At first I did it for my personal use, in Spanish, my native language, but then I thought that it could be useful for other people interested in the subject of film digitizati… > [@My telecine software - New version](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/my-telecine-software-new-version/2244): > > Participating in this forum is undoubtedly an enriching experience. I have had access to knowledge on aspects previously unknown to me. @dgalland has suggested to me to use the pigpio library on the server. The use of this library supposes a more regular and stable control of the motor and a higher speed. @dgalland also pointed out to me the possibility of using a function that calculates a numerical index of focus quality. In the preview images now appears such an index that gives us objec… Regards --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/my-16mm-film-scanner/2315)._