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mcopy
An open platform for controlling small-gauge film optical printers (16mm, Super8, 8mm).
Introduction
The mcopy project is comprised of software and hardware for optical printers, built with re-purposed broken projectors.
Components
- Sequencer desktop app
- Scripting language, called
mscript, for orchestrating complex sequences - Arduino firmware for projectors, cameras, lights and existing printers
- 3D models of parts used for modifying projectors
Downloads
Software
The mcopy desktop app is an Electron-based project which can be built for Linux, Windows and Mac.
Firmware
This project contains Arduino formware for controlling:
- projector
- camera (see intval2 for more info)
- light
- projector + camera
- projector + light
- camera + light
- projector + camera + light
Using a simple interface, this modular platform can be used to control custom-built and modified legacy optical printers.
Hardware
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.
Why?
I'm interested in expanding the viability and access of the 16mm film format and to repurpose thre rising tide of discarded film technology.