8mm Conversion to Digital Image

[muritai]

The film is overseas and would be hand carried to the best lab we could find. We are in Northern California, so anywhere in California would be preferable. And, it doesn't look like cost for a professional would be an issue.

The high image resolution is necessary in order to take some measurements off of the final images that will then provide a basis for modeling and engineering calculations. Thus, the better the resolution, then it is likely that, the less the uncertainty of the calculations.

Preservation of the film is foremost though. It looks like the method discussed here using the Workprinter and shooting a digital camera image of the frame would be the best result and probably the least likely to destroy the film.

Are there any commercial firms available that use those tools (workprinter and digital camera) and are reliable working on film?

Thanks!

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[Cranium]

Sounds more like someone's talking about 8mm video than film.
The potential of Super8 is quite a bit over 1000 lines.
Then again, if your film is regular 8, shot with a cheapo camera with poor quality optics, it could cut it down considerably.

I'd definitely check out the workprinter 3 setup. For anything short of historical documents with unlimited funding, this really does look like the best price/performer by far.

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Mikel Z

[mattias]

> The potential of Super8 is quite a bit over 1000 lines.

the theoretical maximum is less than 900 lines, because of 2 (nyquist) * 4.? (frame height) * 110 (resolving power of k40), but the real number is limited by the lens, the registration and more. around 500-800 lines is realistic, according to my tests i did a while ago. search this site for my name and the word resolution for more information.

/matt