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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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss at blu.org >> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix > OLD GnuPG KeyID: D5C7B5D9 / Email: abreauj at gmail.com > OLD GnuPG FP: 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E F1 2C BE 99 > 2011 GnuPG KeyID: 32A492D8 / Email: abreauj at gmail.com > 2011 GnuPG FP: > -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix OLD GnuPG KeyID: D5C7B5D9 / Email: abreauj at gmail.com OLD GnuPG FP: 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E F1 2C BE 99 2011 GnuPG KeyID: 32A492D8 / Email: abreauj at gmail.com 2011 GnuPG FP:
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