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El Camote
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Film transfer to DVD...and more
Seeing the 1949 Baja travel film posted recently reminded me of this service we offer as a dealer for one of the best transfer houses in southern
California.
We just received a client's order with 8mm film from 1956 and the quality was fantastic. In the past 15 years we've been a dealer, we've transfered
movie film dating as far back as the 30s and 40s that have exceeded our clients expectations...and ours.
We also offer a full range of video services performed in-house. Your film transfer can be edited with titles, voiceover narration or simply adding a
music track. We can also transfer all home video formats including VHS, SVHS, video 8, Hi-8, Digital 8, and DV to DVD.
A special rate for Nomads of 8% off your film transfer from orders of $75 and above.
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Woooosh
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The new film transfer technology is amazing. I recently did this with all our 8mm family films from 1949-1970 using a High-def MiniDV tape option.
Ten years ago the technology just wasn't there when I did it to VHS- very poor results. The new transfers are color corrected and amazing. Really
brought tears of joy to family members who thought they'd never see their missed loves ones on film again that clearly. No flicker, no threading,
still no sound though... 
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DENNIS
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Remember those old black and white soundless movies of naked people frolicking and cavorting around a bedroom? You know....the man never took off his
black shoes and socks........those movies.
I'd sure like to see some of them on the big screen. 
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David K
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I took a Super 8 movie of the 1973 Baja 1000 where the racers left the pavement near Ojos Negros... I may have seen it a couple times afterwards...
and that was what, almost 37 years ago!
"Help me El Camote, you're my only hope..." [insert Princess Lea recording her plea before being captured by Darth Vader, here]
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I took a Super 8 movie of the 1973 Baja 1000 where the racers left the pavement near Ojos Negros... I may have seen it a couple times afterwards...
and that was what, almost 37 years ago!
"Help me El Camote, you're my only hope..." [insert Princess Lea recording her plea before being captured by Darth Vader, here]
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If you've had them that long, they're still important to you. Ours weren't packed that well over 60 years and they still turned out great. It does
not improve the photographers skills though. Having it digitally on the PC is a huge plus. You can post it on YouTube and be famous.
The price shouldn't be too bad for one reel. You do get what you pay for though. I don't know the price per foot for this vendor- but they usually
charge a little more per foot for image filtering, high def, color correcting (you can do at home probably).
It is nice to click on the mouse and see my grandfather and father trout fishing years before I was even born. I'll bet many people (geezers like us
I guess) have old 8mm reels they don't know what to do with.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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El Camote
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David, there's a minimum charge per order to account for all the handling, shipping, set-up, etc. so one 50ft S-8 reel, if that's what you mean, would
be quite pricy to transfer by itself. You're talking about less than 5 minutes of screen time.
Best bet is to find 5 or 6 more reels that size, at least 300 ft, to make it more cost effective. Once it's transfered, I can make you a nice
Quicktime or AVI file of just the race footage so you can post it on the internet like whooosh mentions.
[Edited on 3-4-2010 by El Camote]
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David K
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I would like to see you finish the Baja Book Authors interview of 2003...
That lttle reel from 1973 is about 2.5" in diameter... That is the only super 8 film I have.
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Mexray
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Yam man...
Back in the 70's I used a Super 8mm system that synchronized with a cassette recorder for the sound. I then mailed the cassette and the exposed film
to the processor who would then deposit a thin oxide strip onto the 8mm film, that they then recorded with the sound from the cassette...
Playback was made on their proprietary projector that 'read' the sound from the strip as the movie was shown...I think I still have my projector
stowed away, but, like most people haven't cranked it up in 30 odd years!
I had to crack up at my first attempt at making a 'talkie'...Our usually talkative infant son was in a kind of a swing that was hung with a spring
that allowed him to bounce up and down - he loved that thing, and was usually very verbal - except when I broke out the new camera...the only audio
was the 'squeeking' of the damn spring as he bounced away!
I'll bet the guys at the processing lab got a kick out of that one...
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexray
Back in the 70's I used a Super 8mm system that synchronized with a cassette recorder for the sound. I then mailed the cassette and the exposed film
to the processor who would then deposit a thin oxide strip onto the 8mm film, that they then recorded with the sound from the cassette...
Playback was made on their proprietary projector that 'read' the sound from the strip as the movie was shown...I think I still have my projector
stowed away, but, like most people haven't cranked it up in 30 odd years
I had to crack up at my first attempt at making a 'talkie'...Our usually talkative infant son was in a kind of a swing that was hung with a spring
that allowed him to bounce up and down - he loved that thing, and was usually very verbal - except when I broke out the new camera...the only audio
was the 'squeeking' of the damn spring as he bounced away!
I'll bet the guys at the processing lab got a kick out of that one...
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Ray, would LOVE to see that video! Bob H
[Edited on 3-5-2010 by Bob H]
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El Camote
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Ray, great to hear from you! The other side of the coin is all the silent 8 and S-8mm I have of my family where someone is talking away and all you
see is lips moving. Oftentimes, that's preferable. 
Time to get your footage transfered if you haven't already done it. I'll get you a deal you can't refuse, especially if you have quite a bit.
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bufeo
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Mike, I've sent you a U2U.
Allen
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Pompano
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I bought the program 'Movie Studio Box'....works great. I transferred to computer discs all the old 16mm, 8mm, and VHS movies I have from my
father's16mm collection (from the 40's-60's) and my own 8mm and VHS movies from the 60's to last year. I can also make still frame photos.
Pretty great technololgy out there these days. I still have some old movies to do..transfers to DVD...and for better quality, I will get them to this
Nomad advertiser, El Camote.
[Edited on 3-5-2010 by Pompano]
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bufeo
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Pompano, have you transferred any 35mm transparencies to
DVDs?
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Pompano
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Not yet, bufeo. Indeed, I am just becoming familiar with this program/machine and do not know if will do transparencies, but I 'think' it would be
possible.
My local computer guru, Hugo, is coming to the house manana to check out my s l o w i n g Hughes sat. internet... and I'll ask him.
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bufeo
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Thank you, Pompano. Locally I can get them done for 59¢ each with a $10 set-up charge. I see the service offered via various internet sites for 35¢
ea. plus some s/h charges. I have an absolute ton of transparencies to transfer. It may pay me to purchase the apparatus. I'll wait and see what El
Camote says in his reply.
Allen
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Allen....have you seen this???
http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=102962361&...
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bufeo
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No I hadn't. That's worth looking into. Thanks
Allen
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bufeo
No I hadn't. That's worth looking into. Thanks
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Costco has it for less and with 100 free in-store prints to boot.
None of these do what the original post was about- transferring 8mm movie film though.
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11497817&am... x=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&r=P
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bufeo
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| Quote: | | ...None of these do what the original post was about- transferring 8mm movie film though... |
You're correct. My apologies for the hi-jack, but I did send El Camote a U2U regarding my question. Sorry.
Allen
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Question
I understand the editing software aspect of all this. What HARDWARE is used to record the 8 mm film to a digital format?
Thanks
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