FilmNeverDie Launches Compact Processor Despite Failed Kickstarter
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- 31 Oct 2022
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Undeterred by the failure to reach its funding goal on Kickstarter last year, FilmNeverDie has unveiled its redesigned, “streamlined” Compact Processor 800 “take two.”
The original Film PRocessor 800 (CP800) was launched on Kickstarter in August 2021. It was designed to address the shortcomings of outdated and overused film processors by increasing reliability and reducing the cost associated with film processing. The campaign was unsuccessful, raising only $35,424 of its target goal of $233,031.
Despite this setback, FilmNeverDie’s co-founder Gary Wong was undeterred and worked on creating a version of the processor that he could bring to market.
“CP800 has come such a long way — evolving from a tangle of wires into a fully packaged automated rotary drum film processor. It’s the backbone of black and white processing at FilmNeverDie,” he says.
“We’re hoping CP800 will help the startup labs find there feet. Processing equipment is becoming increasingly difficult to find, operate and maintain.” Read More...
