Film to DV

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scottscott
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Hi all,





What's the best way to get old movies, 8, super 8, 16 (I don't remember) onto the Mac for iMovie?



Yea there's companies that do it but they transfer to VHS or DVD (can I get DVD into iMovie?). Plus I'm not sure how easy of a job it is. That is my father's old movie is cut together and may not be in great shape.



I'm tempted to borrow a DV camera and just shoot it off the screen. With a good set up it may look okay.



Anyone take on a project like this?



Then I have to get the audio in which is on reel to reel but that's a whole 'nother thread.



TIA

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  • Reply 1 of 18
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    pro8mm.com



    Realize that film transfer is a professional service, and you'll be paying those kinds of prices for it \
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  • Reply 2 of 18
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    What the hell is going on with that page?



    [quote]Hey, it worked !

    The SSL/TLS-aware Apache webserver was

    successfully installed on this website.

    ...<hr></blockquote>



    :confused:



    I'll at least try shooting it off the screen. You can get good results that way wiht a carefull setup.
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  • Reply 3 of 18
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Site is working fine for me. They advise you to call for transferring estimates. It would cost you hundreds of dollars for a several rolls of film if I recall correctly. Good luck with shooting it with the dvcam though, definitely a much more affordable route...
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  • Reply 4 of 18
    jeremiah richjeremiah rich Posts: 853member
    I think I remember someone shooting film on their dv cam, and it was posted on Apple.com as an article. Seemed like it worked well for him. (I have no clue where the document is tho)
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  • Reply 5 of 18
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    For what it's worth, you're going to want a camera capable of "frame" mode, or some variation of non-interlaced frames. Film isn't interlaced, and it's 24FPS opposed to DV which is 29.97 fps, and 60 fields per second (well, 59.94 I guess) This can cause pretty ugly flicker effects unless you get a camera which can slow down the shutter spead or lock into a frame mode. CANON GL1/2 does this for sure.
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  • Reply 6 of 18
    pevepeve Posts: 518member
    my dad once had a thing to film (vhs) off a projector.



    it was only a device to set up in front of the projector with mirrors and halftransparent screens.



    dont know a brandname anymore...



    ask a photo-guy
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  • Reply 7 of 18
    trick falltrick fall Posts: 1,271member
    It can get pricey doing it proffessionally. You might also be able to make the fps difference better by using a vari speed projector. I actually plan on doing the same kind of project with my dad's super 8 footage.
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  • Reply 8 of 18
    ijerryijerry Posts: 615member
    just run your cables from one camcorder to the other and press record on the DV camera. Then once the film is transfered, put it in imovie. Really cheap, and easy to do. Hope this helps out.
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  • Reply 9 of 18
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Uh, not really.



    He said, film, and he means *film*... you know, celluloid, little holes on the side, linear sequence of pictures...



    Jeez, kids these days.
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  • Reply 10 of 18
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    you mean....like... 60mm? Man, that SHIT IS TINY!



    you either go the way of expensive, and proffesional, or tape it off the projector



    depends on how much the memories mean to you...................
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  • Reply 11 of 18
    ijerryijerry Posts: 615member




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  • Reply 12 of 18
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    We've got a telecine and can do it for you. Depending on how much you have, I can give you a quote. We could either dump it on miniDV if that's what you want, but the easiest thing would be to burn it as data DVD so you wouldn't have to capture it.



    email me at info@summitmedia.org
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  • Reply 13 of 18
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Well there you go. If he can transfer it for you for a decent price... it's definitely the way to go. I do some work for a company in Boston with a telecine... but they couldn't cut you any extraordinary deal...
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  • Reply 14 of 18
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm not ready to go yet. But there's some good ideas here for me to mull over.





    Shoot I haven't even gotten the PiBook yet.
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  • Reply 15 of 18
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Thought I'd drag this one back up. I have the film now. Projector has a burned out bulb, typical. I'm starting my fun project. I'll have to price it out but I could have as much as 1000 feet to convert. Some of it moldy
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  • Reply 16 of 18
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    dv bridge.



    kicks ass.
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  • Reply 17 of 18
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by alcimedes

    dv bridge.



    kicks ass.



    Film. As in, projector with light bulb.
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  • Reply 18 of 18
    jeremiah richjeremiah rich Posts: 853member
    I read the article on Apple.com as well a while back. Wish I had the link. Good luck and let us know what you come up with!
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