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  • 8mm to digital conversion - wish me luck

    I just started it with a screen I borrowed from work. If this works out I may do this more often, tons of 8mm films on eBay.
    Quote Dalesys:
    ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"

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    Exactly how are you doing this?
    They say that God only gives us what we can handle. Apparently, God thinks I'm a bad ass.

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    • #3
      I have a telecine set but it works like crap (you shine the projector into one side, the camcorder into the other). I found out the best way available to me is the easiest.

      Project the movie onto a screen - as if you were going to watch it. Set up the camcorder to record the screen. Start the record, start the movie, then a program like Adobe's premier elements to do some cutting and editing and you're set!

      Edit: Some pics:

      The original Rin Tin Tin:



      Nanette 2:


      Both of them:
      Last edited by draggar; 05-21-2011, 09:33 PM.
      Quote Dalesys:
      ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"

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      • #4
        Good luck! I'll be interested to see if any speed issues (Flickering/refresh rates) come up!
        "On a scale of 1 to banana, whats your favourite colour of the alphabet?"
        Regards, Lord Baron Darth von Vaderham, esq. Middle brother to mharbourgirl & Squeaksmyalias

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          A little flickering on occasion but other than that it looks OK.

          I did have some issues, though:

          The Flip's battery died about 2/3 of the way though reel 2. I had to switch to the other flip (lower quality).

          Adobe's Premier Elements 3 won't handle MP4 files so I either have to convert it or use the older one and reshoot the first two reels with the older one.
          Quote Dalesys:
          ... as in "Ifn thet dawg comes at me, Ima gonna shutz ma panz!"

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