Transferring Film to DVD

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Hi,

Most of my dad's home movies were shot in Super 8, 16mm, or 8mm film back in the 60's and 70s. I would like to transfer them to DVD, but I have no clue as to how.

I know how to transfer VHS, Video8, and Hi8 tapes to DVD, but it seems that the process is very different with film.

BTW, the film reels were stored in a cool, dry place.

Any ideas?

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My dad took our really old stuff (I'd never seen it) to a small place by his house who did it for a fee. He has VHX and 8mm film (40+ years old). He made copies for the DVD's and gave them to us. Was good stuff. People who do that stuff are all over the place.

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Silverti wrote: »

My dad took our really old stuff (I'd never seen it) to a small place by his house who did it for a fee. He has VHX and 8mm film (40+ years old). He made copies for the DVD's and gave them to us. Was good stuff. People who do that stuff are all over the place.

Thanks.

If I were to do it myself, I would assume that I need at least an 8mm film projector....that way I can project it on a wall and record with a DV camcorder?

Or does this NOT work well?

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Datastorm wrote: »

Heres something thats on ebay....

http://cgi.ebay.com/AZTEC-VIDEO-TRANSFER-SYSTEM-8mm-SUPER-8-FILM-to-DVD_W0QQitemZ360002327825QQihZ023QQcategoryZ21166QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks. The thing is, I'm not even sure if 40+ year old film can still be played without breaking. My dad told me a common problem was film getting chewed up in a projector and that happened easily.

Silverti - how was the quality of the transfer?

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appadv wrote: »

Thanks. The thing is, I'm not even sure if 40+ year old film can still be played without breaking. My dad told me a common problem was film getting chewed up in a projector and that happened easily.

Silverti - how was the quality of the transfer?

It looked like I would expect it to, no problems at all. The VHS video was on the unit he bought (probably the first FHS camcorders) back in like 1983. Those looked like I expected them to.

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Silverti wrote: »

It looked like I would expect it to, no problems at all. The VHS video was on the unit he bought (probably the first FHS camcorders) back in like 1983. Those looked like I expected them to.

I would assume then the quality was good. Basically I just want to see what's on the film(s) as my grandmother is VERY old and it would bring back lots of past memories...

I guess buying a film projector is a no-no.

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Ya, I rip my old 8mm Sony tapes using my old camcorder (15ish years old). Last time I fired up my process I put in an old tape that was kind of a crappy one that my wife had recorded on. It ripped the tape in 2. Since then, I don’t try to rip my own old school 8mm any more. I'm going to have to do what we’ve been talking about, having an expert do it who has much better equipment to do it.

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Silverti wrote: »

Ya, I rip my old 8mm Sony tapes using my old camcorder (15ish years old). Last time I fired up my process I put in an old tape that was kind of a crappy one that my wife had recorded on. It ripped the tape in 2. Since then, I don’t try to rip my own old school 8mm any more. I'm going to have to do what we’ve been talking about, having an expert do it who has much better equipment to do it.

8mm tape? I've never had any problems transferring 8mm Tape.

I'm just wondering about Telecine (Super 8) film and 16mm film?