[Discuss] OT: 8mm to dvd

[abreauj at gmail.com (John Abreau)]

Sorry, I just reread their web page. Turns out I misremembered some of
the details. They *don't* actually do frame-by-frame scanning.

Found another place that does frame-by-frame scanning:

    http://www.filmtransfer.com

They charge 25c/foot == 12.50 per 50-foot reel; half the cost of the
other place I mentioned. Or 18c/foot for if you don't need frame-by-frame
scanning, to go straight to DVD or Bluray instead of to hard drive.
This cost is just for the scanning, just like the other company; the DVD
or hard drive media is an additional cost.


On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 8:49 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've got that on my todo list for when I'm working again. I've got
> a box full of old 8mm home movies that my parents made when
> I was a toddler.
>
> I checked out a number of film conversion services about a year
> ago, and the one that looked best to me was
>
> ? ?http://www.mymovietransfer.com/
>
> They do a frame-by-frame scan of the film at 1920x1200, and save it
> in Motion-JPEG format on an external USB hard drive. They also take
> the time to clean up the film prior to scanning. In addition to the master
> on the hard drive, they also provide a DVD of the video which they
> convert from the Motion-JPEG master.
>
> Their process will result in far better quality than the more common
> process that many services use, which in essence is like playing the
> film with a film projector and recording the screen with a digital
> camcorder.
>
> Also, the Motion-JPEG master can be read by video editing programs,
> so you can add your own special effects, or take 1080p-quality "screen
> captures" by saving individual frames to JPEG files.
>
> The cost looks reasonable to me: the base price is $25 for a 50-foot reel
> of 8mm film, and there are discounts starting at 20 reels. The hard drive
> costs extra, or you can provide your own hard drive. The DVDs also cost
> extra, and are only available in addition to the hard drive master.
>
> I never compared it to what other services charge, because the other
> services I looked at didn't provide the frame-by-frame scanning or the
> edit-ready master file.
>
> If your coworkers don't care about getting lower quality, they can probably
> find a cheaper service that uses the more common process.
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Chris O'Connell <omegahalo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> This is off topic, but I figured I would ask you all.
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience converting 8mm tapes to DVD? ?A bunch of
>> coworkers came to me and asked if I could convert their old 8mm to DVD for
>> them. ?I actually don't want to, so I'm looking for a reputable service I
>> can send these things to.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chriso
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