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Advice needed - 8mm cine film (Telecine)

  • 07-05-2006 3:52pm
    #1
    Samhildanach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭


    Hi

    I'm returning to Ireland in the next few months and need to get some advice (as I can't source directly on this except from what I can find on the net) regarding 8mm cine film transfer to MiniDV.

    I have a box of about 70 assorted size reels of 8mm cine film, mostly historical footage/records taken by my father over a period of 30 years. They've been in storage and I want to transfer them to MiniDV so that I can edit them on Final Cut Pro myself. I know I can send them to a place like the Video Copy Centre but it would work out ridiculously expensive. I'm just wondering if perhaps it is possible to rent a telecine machine in Ireland and if its expensive or too technical a process to do without special training? I realise its an ambitious task but I need to transfer them before they deteriorate. I think the best approach is to do them in blocks, starting with the oldest ones.

    Does anyone have any suggestions?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    moonboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 466 ✭✭moonboy


    theres another thread around here somewhere(for you to find)..
    i basically explained how you can film a decent projection with a decent camera and youre grand..
    telecine will be stupidly expensive.
    good luck.


  • #3
    film_gonzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭film_gonzo


    Check this site out on how to video a decent projected version:

    http://www.super8ireland.com/default.html


  • #4
    Samhildanach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭Samhildanach


    Thanks for the link to the Irish Super8 site but I couldn't access it from here - its sometimes difficult to get access to sites outside China.

    No matter, after searching the forum I couldn't find that thread as suggested here, so I did a search for flicker free projection transfer and found another forum with lots of info.

    Thanks for the suggestions. :)


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