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8mm to DVD Conversion

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  • 23-11-2011 12:56pm
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    moceri
    Registered Users Posts: 455 ✭✭


    I have about a dozen 5" reels of 8mm film that I would like to have converted to DVD format.

    These were old home movies taken by my dad in the 60's and 70's

    My Brother had them converted 2 years back, by a local company who it seems projected them onto a screen and used a video cam and the results were appalling. The screen was either damaged/punctured or the lens was dirty but there are yellow pin holes in the same place in all of the film. Apparently this company did not do the work in-house but farmed it out.

    Can someone please recommend me someone who will do a reasonable quality job on a format conversion preferably on a frame by frame machine, rather than projection?


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    SouperComputer
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    Search this board for "8mm" and you'll likely find answers. This has been asked a couple of times before. Some were referrring to 8mm magnetic and other to the 8mm cine which is sounds like you have.


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    SouperComputer
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    http://www.crystalmedia.ie/iopen24/-t-5_12.html


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    DaithiDublin
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    I had the same thing done last year for some super 8 my dad took in 1980. I can't remember the name of the company, but I still have the guys mobile number. Leo was his name, 087 243 4474. He was based out in Tallaght, just off the M50 in a little community enterprise type place.
    There was about 50 minutes of film and it cost me around 60-80 quid. Including 2 extra discs.
    The quality was just as I remembered the originals were on the old projector. There was nothing fancy about the packaging, just a straight transfer. But the quality of the transfer was top notch. Now that I have it on DVD I can pop that on the computer and use some software to edit out my dad's fascination with filming trees more than the family! Your post just reminded me that I was meant to do that a year ago! :¬)


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