Re: Previewing uncut rolls

[P3D Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> - Cross-view uncut roll (I do it all the time)
> - Use Lewis' Freeviewer to cross-view effortless
> - Use Duke's Projection Previewer to preview roll in projection
> - Use Teco-3D viewer

I'm thinking of getting one.

> - Use Kodak to mount your roll (not exactly "previewing uncut roll 
>    but takes the "pain" out of mounting)

This is actually what I do now.  I've had no complaints with their mounting 
so far, although I haven't tried projecting any of my stuff.  Of course, I 
keep thinking that sooner or later, they're going to discontinue this 
service, and I'll be forced to find an alternative.

> - Wait for 3Discover to come out with their camera.

If they ever come out with a decent, re-usable one, I'll be on line.

> >I'd much rather look at an unmounted roll than
> >use a slide-at-a-time viewer. 
> 
> - Perhaps a View Master would be a better choice? (7 images in a row)

VM format still requires cutting and mounting.  And the image size is much 
smaller than Realist.

> - Stick with commercial systems like VM, Tru-Vue, 3Discover
> - Use a sequential viewer (Airequipt, etc.)

I've never actually seen one of these.  If they are any good, and if I could 
afford it, I'd get one.

> I personally enjoy mounting slides and like the flexibility of individual
> images that can be selected and mixed at will.  Viewing an unmounted roll
> is "previewing" not viewing and I'd rather mount the pictures to use a
> better viewer to do the "previewing" and sorting.

Why is viewing an unmounted roll "previewing?"  If a high quality viewer with 
an advance mechanism could be made, what would be wrong with that?

-pd

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