old reel to reel movies to dvd?

[rsuave5]

i know there is a way to do it. ive been asked often lately if i can and i havent the foggiest how it is done. it is the old 8mm reel to reel or whatever size that id like to get into my harddrive n e one know how?

[Tbear]

Point your projector into your Camcorder? or else have it professional done.

I've done that different ways. There is a very active film community on the web that shoots Super 8 Professionally and transferrs to computer. A new machine is now made that allows R8 and S8 movie film to be captured one frame at a time. The results rival Professional Rank transferrs and film makers are buying that machine for their work studios. Sure I got one of those, too. However, the easiest way to transfer the film to video is to project it a little slower than it should be using a variable speed projector. That way it will sync up with the 30fps video is made and no flickering will occure. The camera is placed close to the projector and aimed at the screen in a dark room. E-bay provides projectors with variable speed, must be sure it has that or it doesn't work right.

[ronbo613]

Hello-I usually project old Super8s onto a slightly off-white cardboard(changing the "whiteness" can help control contrast), about 16X20 inches. My digital camcorder is right next to the projector, as close as possible. Pretty cheap. Telecine, dubbing film tape, is fairly expensive, about $30 per Super8 reel. They do make projector to camera adapters, but they do about as good a job as the cardboard. Slowing down the projector is a good tip, I'm going to try that. Ron B

[Lamont Cranston]

Slowing down the projector is one way to get rid of flicker unless you have sound movies. I have transferred 8mm, super 8 and super 8 sound with analog capture..more options. I use picvideo codec, with the chrominance at 6 to boost the lost color, to capture with AVI_IO. You can tweak the color, tint, brightness, and contrast. I capture 352 x 480 and resize (precise binear) with virtual dub to 320 x 240 use the blur filter to reduce the grain which looks like noise to the mpeg encoder. I use Virtual Dub and the Anti-flicker filter to take the flicker out. http://shelob.mordor.net/dgraft/
I also use a neutral gray card as a screen attached the inside of box painted with flat black. I project and capture the image from the open end of the box. I use manual brightness control on the camcorder to eliminate burn-through and keep the shutter speed fixed.
Just a different method.