M.Rimmer Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Apart from vehicles I collect original 16mm cine films relating to WW2 and military vehicles and I'm thinking of getting some transferred onto DVD and I was wondering if there would be any interest if I looked into selling copies? I know there are many people selling WW2 films on DVD but as far as I am aware no one is offering the films I have. I already have one transferred onto DVD and this is a short film (12 minutes) made in 1943 about the building of the Alaska Highway. It is in colour with comentary and tells gives the full history of how and why the Highway was built,not much MV content beyone showing a Cat clearing trees and a 1 1/2ton Chevy stuck in mud. Has some super shots of USAAF floatplane being used to survey the route. Another film I have which is longer and in black and white is the servicing instructions for US military vehicles,not sure of the exact content until I get it transferred to DVD. Having these films put onto disc is not cheap and I thought if there is enough interest in copies it could cover the costs of getting them transferred. So I guess what I'm asking is would anyone buy such films? obviously t difficult question to answer without knowing exactly what they are but as a rough guide for two DVD's I'd be asking around £12 plus postage. Any thoughts or suggestions welcome!! Cheers, Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I would of thought you could cover your costs,and save them as the film wont last foreever,i would be interested,and sure our very own Mobile Army Cinema guru Nick Johns would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Matt - I would be very interested and i think you may have something here as CW pointed out they need to be converted to be saved. Are you able to send me more details by monday morning to my email address and I will put it in the newsletter that will go out mon/tues......... And just off the top of my head - perhaps you could list them all and sell them in the HMVF shop - when we get to it..think many people would be interested. Is there any copywrite issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) Most of the films I showed at W&P in my cinema were sourced from USA, there are several companies that list hundreds of military films now on DVD, Vintage Video being one such company. British stuff is always of interest, though some is released through IWM Edited August 2, 2008 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Rimmer Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 Thanks guys. I will get together details of what I have,although some I don't really know what exactly is on them,or how well it will transfer. Jack as far as I can tell there are no copywrite issues due to the age of the films but this is something I must check properly before selling them. I also have the complete ww2 history of a US Army QM truck Company on the old bakerlite 78rpm records,I think there are 20 of them all boxed and numbered. As far as I know the unit stayed stateside for the entire war,I have no idea what is on the records as I don't have anything suitable to play them. To get them professionally transferred onto CD will coast about £100 including any restoration needed such as removing background hiss. Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) I also have the complete ww2 history of a US Army QM truck Company on the old bakerlite 78rpm records,I think there are 20 of them all boxed and numbered. As far as I know the unit stayed stateside for the entire war,I have no idea what is on the records as I don't have anything suitable to play them. To get them professionally transferred onto CD will coast about £100 including any restoration needed such as removing background hiss. Matt. I'm sure the 514 Truck regt. Red Ball express guys would be interested, check out http://514th.co.uk Edited August 2, 2008 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 The records might be better off if the hiss and pops were left in as thats the way they would have sounded at the time . True you could also have a transfer made with the sound quality edited to a more modern standard as a option ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Rimmer Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 Good idea Abn,I'll have to look into that again and see if I can get both versions done. I also have an unpublished WW2 US unit history of an Engineer Maintenance Company in the ETO,I'm at present working on recording the captions which are on the back of the photos. There are around 300 pictures showing everyday life in the unit but also many of equipment both US and captured German,the detail in these pictures is super. Now the problem is how best to present the photos. Making them into a book would be best but I don't think it would be possible to put them all into one book,putting them on DVD would work but next thing we'll see is them being printed off and sold individually on ebay. My feeling with the films and photos is they should be there for anyone to see rather than being in a private collection,but at the same time I need to cover my costs and time taken in getting them put into a presentable format. Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I'm certainly interested in the DVD's,..............as well.Matt. :-D Nick, i'm looking to complete my set of MT films,.........do you have any sugestions as to where to look,..........have been to IWM but price is prohibitive........:shake: Will have a look at Vintage Video site. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I'm certainly interested in the DVD's,..............as well.Matt. :-DNick, i'm looking to complete my set of MT films,.........do you have any sugestions as to where to look,..........have been to IWM but price is prohibitive........:shake: Will have a look at Vintage Video site. Andy Ebay is good, especially for US Army stuff...Ebay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Ebay is good, especially for US Army stuff...Ebay.com Cheers mate,.......its the MT series ones I'm esp interested in, namely the Beach Recovery one. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Apprentice Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Re 78 rpm speed records, there are modern Hi fi systems available with out puts for CD/DVD recorders that can handle old 78's the las t ones i saw were about £200 . You would need to search the web tho for specialist dealers tho . Unfortunately DJ decks with pitch control don't turn up fast enough !! or that would be the easy way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Re 78 rpm speed records, there are modern Hi fi systems available with out puts for CD/DVD recorders that can handle old 78's the las t ones i saw were about £200 . You would need to search the web tho for specialist dealers tho . Unfortunately DJ decks with pitch control don't turn up fast enough !! or that would be the easy way If you want just a player, I bought one for £60 that plays 78, 45, 33 plus CD, cassettes and radio. It comes in an old looking wooden case and I have seen these in the catalogues that fall out of magazines you get from newsagents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Maplins do a USB turntable which I'm told is pretty good quality and lets you transfer 33's, 45's and 78's onto CD or DVD via your PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Rimmer Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thanks for all the suggestions guys,I'll look into it further as soon as I can! Hopefully I'll have the first DVD's sorted in the next couple of weeks. Cheers, Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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