Busy Times

Has it really been so long since my last post, I guess another pertinent question is why isn't it f**king easy to find the time to write blog posts?!

Anyway, good news on the Kodacolor front, I have broken the bank and have an original filter wending its merry way from America!

In other news I have another batch of 1/2" tapes to transfer, put them on the machine to assess them this morning and, of course, all bar one is sticky, and that outstanding one is skip field and needs the other machine which is at home! Typical eh!

I've had someone ask if we can transfer some 10.5" diameter reel-to-reel audio tapes. The short answer is no because the belt on the deck we have is knackered and getting a new belt isn't an option right now.

And it turns out the telecine unit the Trust has is missing its camera and a few other essential bits and bobs. By the time we've done all the work needed it certainly be easier and barely more expensive to just buy a new one so that's been shelved until I can find a way forward on the funding front. If any of my readers has a vast sum of money they would like to donate to a charitable Trust so it can purchase some quality telecine gear do get in touch!

And one of my colleagues asked me today 'why can't things just be easy?' Well, as we know:

Nothing's ever f**king easy!