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  1. 28th Feb 2005 19:27 #1
    rudnicke
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    Hi all.

    I was given a box of old 8mm (?) movie reels. These were taking with a small movie camera back in the early seventies. They are old home movies, and I have been asked to eventually convert them to DVD.

    Can someone recommend a way to convert these movies to VHS so I can then convert them to DVD? I have a VERY SMALL budget to do this, so I need low tech (or cheap tech).

    Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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  2. 28th Feb 2005 20:02 #2
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    A friend of mine played his old video on a projector and set up his digital camcorder on a tripod to record it. Then dubbed in music, which covered up the projector noise. I'm not saying this is the greatest way, but I don't know if they make equipment to link to that old technology. It really didn't look that bad.
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    Check this link. The advice seems to be pretty good.

    http://www.dvdhomevideoeditor.com/TUTORIAL_howto_trans_8mmfilm.htm

    Good Luck!
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