Old School Telecine (circa 1980s)
Summary
This forum thread recounts experiences with old telecine hardware from the 1980s, detailing the control panel layout (lift/gamma/gain joysticks), the TOPSY telecine system, and the transition from analog to digital color correction. It includes first-person anecdotes about equipment like Rank-Cintel, Amigo, and Dubner, plus reflections on labor-intensive workflows, archival practices, and the shift toward file-based grading and modern tools.