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# mcopy
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# mcopy
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#### Motion Copy Optical Printer Y? because we like you.
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An open platform for controlling small-gauge film optical printers (16mm, Super8, 8mm).
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1. <a href="intro">Introduction</a>
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1. <a href="#intro">Introduction</a>
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2. <a href="software">Software</a>
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2. <a href="#download"></a>
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3. <a href="hardware">Hardware</a>
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2. <a href="#software">Software</a>
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3. <a href="#firmware">Firmware</a>
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3. <a href="#hardware">Hardware</a>
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4. <a href="#why">Why?</a>
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4. <a href="#why">Why?</a>
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## Introduction <a name="intro"></a>
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## Introduction <a name="intro"></a>
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The mcopy project is comprised of software and hardware for optical printers, built with repurposed broken projectors.
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The `mcopy` project is comprised of software and hardware for optical printers, built with re-purposed broken projectors.
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## Downloads
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#### Components
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#### Components
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## Software <a name="software"></a>
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## Software <a name="software"></a>
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The mcopy desktop app is an Electron-based project which can be built for any platform.
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The mcopy desktop app is an Electron-based project which can be built for Linux, Windows and Mac.
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## Firmware <a name="firmware"></a>
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This project contains Arduino formware for controlling:
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* projector
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* camera (see [intval2](https://github.com/sixteenmillimeter/intval2.git) for more info)
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* light
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* projector + camera
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* projector + light
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* camera + light
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* projector + camera + light
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Using a simple interface, this modular platform can be used to control custom-built and modified legacy optical printers.
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## Hardware <a name="hardware"></a>
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## Hardware <a name="hardware"></a>
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All hardware for this project is available as plaintext OpenSCAD files and 3D print-able .STL files. The hardware component of this project is aimed at modifying broken Bell & Howell projectors into USB serial-controlled projectors to be used in optical printing.
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## Why? <a name="why"></a>
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## Why? <a name="why"></a>
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