Need recommendations….Digitizing? Old film
Sep 11, 2022 21:24:19 #
JimBart
Loc: Western Michigan
A relative of mine has approximately 7 cans of 8mm film and 28 cans/reels of super 8mm film and wants to digitize them for current use and posterity
1. What do you recommend….
Buy a machine and try to do it alone.. if so what kind and brand of machine….make a recommendation
2. What do you recommend…..
Where could these reels be sent for decent processing without costing an arm and a leg. Any recommendations on what company. They live in Colorado
3.Any other recommendations as these are films grandparents took of great grandparents and other family members who are no longer around
Thank you.
1. What do you recommend….
Buy a machine and try to do it alone.. if so what kind and brand of machine….make a recommendation
2. What do you recommend…..
Where could these reels be sent for decent processing without costing an arm and a leg. Any recommendations on what company. They live in Colorado
3.Any other recommendations as these are films grandparents took of great grandparents and other family members who are no longer around
Thank you.
Sep 11, 2022 23:41:45 #
Keven
Loc: Grandview, WA
JimBart wrote:
A relative of mine has approximately 7 cans of 8mm... (show quote)
I converted some old videos on IMemories.com. Not too bad if you wait for a sale. They just had a 50% off sale for Labor Day. The quality is based on the quality of your 8mm movies.
Sep 11, 2022 23:42:45 #
JimBart wrote:
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I recently purchased a Kodak Reelz film digitizer through Amazon. It will accept up to seven inch reels of film. It will digitize either regular 8 or super 8 film by moving a selector on the machine. There are also controls to lighten, darken, adjust color tone, and frame centering. There is a bit of a learning curve to begin but with a little attention to detail and watching the process, some quite good result can be achieved. Thus far I have digitized about 14 GB of regular 8 movie film and have probablt close to that to go.
If you would like more details, please PM me and we can discuss more.
Sep 12, 2022 09:04:58 #
Tempe Camera Imaging Lab does film to digital. https://www.tempecamera.biz/
--Bob
--Bob
JimBart wrote:
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Sep 12, 2022 11:13:47 #
The major consideration you need to make, is the future utilization of a purchased scanner. For a one-time scan, it's likely cheaper to have a third party do it. The Kodak scanner referenced runs @ $400 on Amazon.
Even if the cost of the scans is more than the scanner, the value of your time has to be taken into consideration.
Even if the cost of the scans is more than the scanner, the value of your time has to be taken into consideration.
Sep 12, 2022 12:11:48 #
pendennis wrote:
The major consideration you need to make, is the future utilization of a purchased scanner. For a one-time scan, it's likely cheaper to have a third party do it. The Kodak scanner referenced runs @ $400 on Amazon.
Even if the cost of the scans is more than the scanner, the value of your time has to be taken into consideration.
Even if the cost of the scans is more than the scanner, the value of your time has to be taken into consideration.
From what I found online for a third party conversion of film to digital, the charge is per foot of film. What I have seen the average is around $0.25 per foot or $12.50 per 50 feet of film. The OP states he has 35 "cans" of film. He did not mention the ength of the films per can. I am guessing that each "can" is perhaps a five inch reel which holds about 200 feet of film making the "professional conversion," rather expensive at about $1,700 plus the shipping and handling charges. A DYI machine for $400 is a bargain in my opinion.
Sep 12, 2022 12:24:40 #
I recently used LegacyBox to convert a mixture of 35 reels of 16mm, 8mm & Super 8. They charge by the reel, ship you a box to pack and pay postage each way. That package was at 50% off and cost just over $700. Everything was returned and was digitized on a thumbdrive. The films were over 70 years old and the quality was acceptable. Unfortunately, it took about 4 months to get done.
Sep 12, 2022 12:56:01 #
JimBart wrote:
A relative of mine has approximately 7 cans of 8mm... (show quote)
The transfer can be expensive, whether you buy a machine or send it out. A "telecine" converter is needed to match frame rates between the 8mm, Super 8mm, or 16mm film medium and video. Good ones are not cheap. For that reason, I'd probably bite the bullet and send it out.
Don't waste time trying to record video off of a projector screen, since the frame rates are completely different and you will get ridiculous amounts of choppy flutter and pretty bad tonal reproduction.
Sep 12, 2022 13:06:07 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
If silent highly recommend Wolverine; well worth investment. Some learning curve some tricks which I will be happy to share later on.
While writing this scanning Super8 adjusting for ove exposure. Have scanned around 14 400' both 8 and Silent Super 8
Wolverine comes in 2 sizes 200' and 400' reels larger size also slightly better scanning , have had both
My next problem is around 6 400' Super8 sound. Had commercially scanned years ago poor results
My Ekta sound projector now is mute. Next project but certainly recommend Wolverine
You may privately email ElTote@Hotmail.com
While writing this scanning Super8 adjusting for ove exposure. Have scanned around 14 400' both 8 and Silent Super 8
Wolverine comes in 2 sizes 200' and 400' reels larger size also slightly better scanning , have had both
My next problem is around 6 400' Super8 sound. Had commercially scanned years ago poor results
My Ekta sound projector now is mute. Next project but certainly recommend Wolverine
You may privately email ElTote@Hotmail.com
Sep 12, 2022 22:37:35 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
From what I found online for a third party convers... (show quote)
The machine can always be sold after he is through with it,
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