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* See also: [http://www.blsi.com Boston Light & Sound]'s list of manufacturers '''[http://www.blsi.com/manufacturers.php here]'''
* See also: [http://www.blsi.com Boston Light & Sound]'s list of manufacturers '''[http://www.blsi.com/manufacturers.php here]'''
* See also: [http://16mmdirectory.org 16mm Directory]'s list of suppliers '''[http://16mmdirectory.org/presentation here]'''
* See also: [http://16mmdirectory.org 16mm Directory]'s list of suppliers '''[http://16mmdirectory.org/presentation here]'''
* See also: [http://filmforever.org Film Forever]'s list of products and suppliers '''[http://www.centerforhomemovies.org/filmforever/ here]'''
==Projector repair==
→ ''see also'' [[Technical_consultants|Technical Consultants]]
* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz
* '''[https://shop.van-eck.net/ Van Eck (Netherlands)]'''
** S8 and table-top 16mm projectors repair




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* '''[http://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/hardware/cinema/listing.html Dolby]'''
* '''[http://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/cinema/industry.html Dolby]'''
** Sound processors
** Sound processors


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===Booth tools, reels, splicers, leader, and other supplies===
===Booth tools, reels, splicers, leader, and other supplies===
* '''[http://cutfilm.com/supplies.html#archival/ Boston Connection]'''
** Splicing tape, archival inspection and editing supplies, leader


* '''[http://www.christys.net/ Christy's Editorial]'''
* '''[http://www.christys.net/ Christy's Editorial]'''
** Splicing tape, archival inspection and editing supplies, leader
* '''[http://www.cir-srl.com/ CIR]'''
** Splicers for 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm, 16mm, 35mm, 70mm and other film gauges
** Rewind and inspection tables


* '''[http://www.dancan.dk/ Dancan]'''
* '''[http://www.dancan.dk/ Dancan]'''
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** Splicing tape
** Splicing tape
** Film testing kits and archival supplies
** Film testing kits and archival supplies
* '''[https://www.gaylord.com/ Gaylord Archival]''' - A general-purpose archival supply company. Many of the film-related items are from Christy's or STIL.
** Film cans, reels, and cores for 16mm and 35mm
** Storage boxes for 8mm
** Film leader for 16mm and 35mm
** Perforated and unperforated splicing tape
** Acid-free reel bands for 16mm and 35mm
** Acetate test strips and gas-absorbent can liners
** Christy's film cleaner
** Film rulers, inspection gloves, acid-free tape, archival pens, and other archival supplies




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* '''[http://www.hollywoodfilmco.com/ Hollywood Film Co.]'''
* '''[http://www.hollywoodfilmco.com/ Hollywood Film Co.]''' [CLOSED]
** Goldberg cans
** Light tables
** Light tables
** Manual and motorized rewind benches
** Manual and motorized rewind benches
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* '''[http://www.jackroeusa.com/Cinema-supplies-intro.html Jack Roe]''' (better link [http://www.cinemasupplies.co.uk/ here]?)
* '''[https://hollywoodfilmsupplies.com/ Hollywood Film Supplies] '''
** Splicers and splicing tape for 16mm and 35mm
** 8mm, S8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 70mm leader
** Leader for 16mm and 35mm
** Splicing and perforation repair tape
** Test films
** 16mm and 35mm reels
** Lamphouses
** Carbons
** Projector port windows
** Sound readers
** Film cleaning supplies
** Projector oil
** Intercom systems
** Audio accessibility systems
** Drive-in audio transmitters
** Projectors and projector parts (?)




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** Dimmers and lighting control systems [[http://www.kelmarsystems.com/Sections/1lcs/index.html link]]
** Dimmers and lighting control systems [[http://www.kelmarsystems.com/Sections/1lcs/index.html link]]
** Film cleaning and conditioning systems [[http://www.kelmarsystems.com/Sections/7fhea/index.html link]]
** Film cleaning and conditioning systems [[http://www.kelmarsystems.com/Sections/7fhea/index.html link]]
* '''[http://www.kinetronics.com/ Kinetronics]'''
** Anti-static and cleaning supplies




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** Leader in Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, and 70mm
** Leader in Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, and 70mm
** Cans and cores for 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm
** Cans and cores for 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm
* Splicing tape and film cement
** Splicing tape and film cement
* Molecular sieves
** Molecular sieves




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* '''[http://www.numbersfilmsupply.com/ Numbers Film Supply]''' - Ontario, Canada
* '''[https://pec.co.uk/product-category/film/ PEC]'''
** Film cans for 16mm and 35mm film, leader, splicing tape (including S8 size), CIR splicer parts




* '''[http://www.philiprigby.co.uk/ Philip Rigby & Sons, Ltd. / Premier products]'''
* '''[http://stilcasing.com/analog_film_preservation.html STIL Casing Solutions]'''
** Manual rewind benches
** Film cans for 16mm and 35mm film
** Vertical and horizontal motorized rewind benches
** Splicers
** Synchronizers




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* '''[http://urbanskifilm.com/ Urbanski Film]'''
* '''[http://urbanskifilm.com/ Urbanski Film]'''
** Splicing tape, splicers, inspection supplies, reels & cans
===Bulbs & lamps===
*'''[http://www.osram.com/osram_com/products/lamps/specialty-lamps/xbo/index.jsp Osram Xenon lamps]'''
*'''[http://www.ushio.com/ Ushio Xenon lamps]'''
* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz




===Lenses===
===Lenses===


* '''[http://www.schneideroptics.com/ Schneider Optics]'''
* '''[http://www.schneideroptics.com/ Schneider Optics]''' [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/dealers/dealers.aspx find dealer]]
** Projector lenses and accessories [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=62 link]]
** Projector lenses and accessories [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=62 link]]
** Test film [[https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogSubCategoryDisplay.aspx?CID=81 link]]




* '''[http://www.isk-optics.de/ ISK Optics]'''
===Lens cleaning===


* '''[http://www.pecaproducts.com/lens-tissue.html Peca lens cleaning paper]'''
* '''[http://www.pecaproducts.com/lens-fluids.html Peca lens cleaning fluid]'''
* '''[https://www.edmundoptics.com/c/lens-tissue-cloth/678/# Edmund optics lens cleaning tissue and cloth]'''


===Projectors and projector parts===


* '''[http://www.ernemann.com/eng/home.html Ernemann]'''
===Looper rollers===
 
* '''[http://k3camera.com/k3/16mm-film-looper.php K3camera]'''
** makes looper rollers that can be bought apart from the loopers themselves
 
 
 
===Projectors (new)===
 
→ ''see also'' the AMIA Film Advocacy Task Force [http://www.filmadvocacy.org/resources/motion-picture-projector-manufacturers/ list of motion picture projector manufacturers]
 
* '''[http://www.cinemec.it/ Cinemec]'''
 
* '''[https://www.cinemeccanica.eu/cinema-products/film-projectors-35mm-70mm/ Cinemeccanica]'''
 
* '''[http://www.prevost.it/ Prevost]'''
 
 
===Projector parts===
 
* Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo projector parts




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** Lamphouses
** Lamphouses
** Sound readers
** Sound readers
* '''[http://www.mcmaster.com McMaster Carr]'''
** General non-film parts and hardware
* '''[http://www.rcsclassic16mm.com/ RC Classic]'''
** Eiki, Elmo and Bell&Howell projector parts
* '''[http://urbanskifilm.com/ Urbanski Film]'''
** Elmo replacement rollers, Eiki worm gears
* '''[https://shop.van-eck.net/ Van Eck (Netherlands)]'''
** Belts & projector parts for Eiki Elmo Bell & Howell and many other S8 and 16mm projectors




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** Screen frames [[http://strong-mdicinema.com/products/structures-frames/ link]]
** Screen frames [[http://strong-mdicinema.com/products/structures-frames/ link]]
** Masking systems [[http://strong-mdicinema.com/products/masking-motors/ link]]
** Masking systems [[http://strong-mdicinema.com/products/masking-motors/ link]]
===Software===
* '''[http://www.sillanumsoft.org/index.htm Visual Analyzer]''' Free Oscilloscope Software for Windows/Linux useful for checking optical sound focusing for example
* '''[https://www.zachpoff.com/software/film-o-sync/ Film-o-sync]''' tool for driving digital audio in sync with a film projector (and soon subtitle lists)
* '''[https://www.belle-nuit.com/belle-nuit-subtitler Belle nuit subtitler]''' open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles
* '''[https://subtitles.nova-cinema.org/home.fr.php BQstit]''' open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles
===Test films===
* 16mm (image only) and 35mm test films '''[http://www.blsi.com Boston Light & Sound]'''
* 16mm (image only) and 35mm test films '''[https://www.cst.fr/produits-et-services/mires-film/ Commission Supérieure Technique de L'Image et du Son (France)]'''




==Used Equipment==
==Used Equipment==


 
* '''[http://www.filmadvocacy.org/resources/changeovers/ Changeovers]''', a resource provided by the Association of Moving Image Archivists Film Advocacy Task Force
* '''[http://www.cutfilm.com/ The Boston Connection, Inc.]'''
* Film-Tech: '''[http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/f2.html Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale forum]'''
* '''[http://www.tristatetheatre.com/UsedEqupment071404.htm Tri-State Theatre Supply]'''
* '''[http://www.tristatetheatre.com/UsedEqupment071404.htm Tri-State Theatre Supply]'''
 
* '''[http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/aktuell/index.php Wittner Kinotechnik]''' (Germany)


==Custom-made Equipment==
==Custom-made Equipment==

Latest revision as of 02:22, 11 October 2019

Note that some equipment must be purchased through a contractor or authorized dealer and cannot be purchased directly by businesses or individuals.


Projector repair

see also Technical Consultants

  • Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz


New Equipment

Audio equipment




  • QSC
    • Amps and speakers


Booth tools, reels, splicers, leader, and other supplies



  • CIR
    • Splicers for 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm, 16mm, 35mm, 70mm and other film gauges
    • Rewind and inspection tables


  • Dancan
    • Film cans, reels, and cores for 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm
    • Film leader for 8mm, Super 8, 9.5mm, 16mm, and 35mm
    • Splicing tape
    • Film testing kits and archival supplies


  • Gaylord Archival - A general-purpose archival supply company. Many of the film-related items are from Christy's or STIL.
    • Film cans, reels, and cores for 16mm and 35mm
    • Storage boxes for 8mm
    • Film leader for 16mm and 35mm
    • Perforated and unperforated splicing tape
    • Acid-free reel bands for 16mm and 35mm
    • Acetate test strips and gas-absorbent can liners
    • Christy's film cleaner
    • Film rulers, inspection gloves, acid-free tape, archival pens, and other archival supplies



  • Hollywood Film Co. [CLOSED]
    • Goldberg cans
    • Light tables
    • Manual and motorized rewind benches
    • Reels and split reels
    • Ultrasonic splicers, hot splicers, and guillotine splicers
    • Synchronizers
    • Film printers



  • Kelmar Systems
    • Vertical rewind benches, spindles, and parts [link]
    • Projector port windows [link]
    • Dimmers and lighting control systems [link]
    • Film cleaning and conditioning systems [link]



  • Kinoton
    • Horizontal inspection benches and film viewers


  • Kodak
    • Leader in Super 8, 8mm, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, and 70mm
    • Cans and cores for 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm
    • Splicing tape and film cement
    • Molecular sieves


  • Neumade
    • Reels and flanges
    • Splicers and splicing tape
    • Projector port windows
    • Hand-crank rewinds


  • PEC
    • Film cans for 16mm and 35mm film, leader, splicing tape (including S8 size), CIR splicer parts



  • Tuscan Corporation
    • Film cans for 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm
    • Reels for 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm


  • Urbanski Film
    • Splicing tape, splicers, inspection supplies, reels & cans


Bulbs & lamps

  • Osram Xenon lamps
  • Ushio Xenon lamps
  • Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo repair, dealer for xenon bulbs for Eiki and Elmo projectors manufactured by Superior Quartz


Lenses


Lens cleaning


Looper rollers

  • K3camera
    • makes looper rollers that can be bought apart from the loopers themselves


Projectors (new)

see also the AMIA Film Advocacy Task Force list of motion picture projector manufacturers


Projector parts

  • Richard Burgess - rbfilm@msn.com - Eiki and Elmo projector parts



  • Kinoton
    • 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm projectors
    • Lamphouses
    • Sound readers



  • RC Classic
    • Eiki, Elmo and Bell&Howell projector parts



  • Van Eck (Netherlands)
    • Belts & projector parts for Eiki Elmo Bell & Howell and many other S8 and 16mm projectors


Screens, masking, and curtains

  • Da-Lite
    • Screens for front and rear projection [link]
    • Portable projector carts and adjustable-height stands [link]




Software

  • Visual Analyzer Free Oscilloscope Software for Windows/Linux useful for checking optical sound focusing for example
  • Film-o-sync tool for driving digital audio in sync with a film projector (and soon subtitle lists)
  • Belle nuit subtitler open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles
  • BQstit open-source tool for creating & videoprojecting subtitles


Test films


Used Equipment

Custom-made Equipment