SUBJECT: ON SHOOTING SLIDES FROM VIDEO TAPE FILE: UFO1612 MUFONET-BBS NETWORK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAKING SLIDES FROM VCR VIDEO TAPE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To All: During an exchange of letters concerning the MUFON Updated Slide Set, State Section Director George Reynolds, Elkton, MD [who is also active on the MUFON-Ham Net] offered the following information concerning his experiences on making slides from VCR tapes. Listed below are his findings: I made some slides from a VCR tape, first time set camera up on a tripod, used Ektachrome - ASA 100 - shutter speed f/8, time (I used three exposures to be sure) 1 second, 1/2 second, 1/4 second. The outcome was; 1 second: is great! 1/2 second: good 1/4 second: usuable I stopped the VCR on the picture I wanted [VCR is a 4-head unit]. On one picture it would not sinc properly, so I stepped down to f/5.6, time 1 second, with the VCR running, and obtained a good picture. Among the slides I made were from "E.T. Wants To Go Home" with E.T. touching boy's nose-got beautiful shot on slide on this. Thought I would pass this information to you. Best Wishes, George Reynolds State Section Director - Elkton, MD Regards, John Komar Administrator - MUFONET-BBS Network State Director/Tennessee-MUFON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ********************************************** * THE U.F.O. BBS - http://www.ufobbs.com/ufo * **********************************************