Transfering 8mm home movies to vdc or dvd

[rayj]

I have LOTS of 8mm and super8 movies that I want to put on vcd or dvd. Can anyone point me to a book or manual that can explain the "telecine" process?

Also can anyone point me to "telecine" machines that would handle 8mm and super8 film?



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Ray Johnson

[Alex]

http://www.IndieFilmsOnline.com/Super8/DirectoryII.html

Lots of great info at this website, including info on telecine.

-Alex

[pcg]

The Film Group in Hartford, CT, also offers an inexpensive service for transferring old S8 film onto either video or miniDV. Ask for George Ordell.

Their rates are $35/quarter hour, which is about half what you'll spend anywhere else for this quality of transfer...

There's also a telecine machine -- the Goko TC-20 -- now almost impossible to find, that makes the conversion & was designed for prosumer use. Try eBay, but my experience is that they rarely appear.

/Pat

[pcg]

By the way, The Film Group web site is:
www.members.aol.com/filmtotape/index.htm

Good luck!

/Pat

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