Comments on: Home Movie Preservation: Part I http://www.preservationprojectfilms.com/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/ preserving moments in time, frame by frame Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:56:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Preservation Project · Home Movie Preservation Part III - Gettin’ Organized! http://www.preservationprojectfilms.com/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-22357 Preservation Project · Home Movie Preservation Part III - Gettin’ Organized! Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:44:13 +0000 http://www.preservationproject.org/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/#comment-22357 [...] the many months since my last post, I have slaved away at organizing the 70-odd home movies given to me by my grandmother. In order to keep track of all the footage contained in her home [...] [...] the many months since my last post, I have slaved away at organizing the 70-odd home movies given to me by my grandmother. In order to keep track of all the footage contained in her home [...]

]]> By: Andre Nigg http://www.preservationprojectfilms.com/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Andre Nigg Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:20:43 +0000 http://www.preservationproject.org/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/#comment-20 I have used Spectra for both transfer and film packages. I found them to have very reasonable rates for film packages and transfer compared to Yale and Pro8mm. They also sell Fuji Velvia 50D super 8 as a very nice replacement for K-40. I would be interested to see a comparison of price and quality of the high-end transfer facilities if you ever get the chance. I have used Spectra for both transfer and film packages. I found them to have very reasonable rates for film packages and transfer compared to Yale and Pro8mm. They also sell Fuji Velvia 50D super 8 as a very nice replacement for K-40.

I would be interested to see a comparison of price and quality of the high-end transfer facilities if you ever get the chance.

]]> By: Los Premios Lanark | Home Movie Preservation Project http://www.preservationprojectfilms.com/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Los Premios Lanark | Home Movie Preservation Project Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:49:31 +0000 http://www.preservationproject.org/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/#comment-16 [...] Have a bunch of dusty 8mm or Super 8 film reels lying around? Interested in preserving those classic home movies for future (digital) generations? Ashley Maynor of the Preservation Project has begun a quest to do just what her site title says: preserve her grandmother’s ancient home movie reels. In Part I of her adventure, she explains her decision to have a post house handle all of the film transferring to video. In the upcoming Part II of her story, she will explain the pros and cons of her post house of choice. Good reading. Insightful. [...] [...] Have a bunch of dusty 8mm or Super 8 film reels lying around? Interested in preserving those classic home movies for future (digital) generations? Ashley Maynor of the Preservation Project has begun a quest to do just what her site title says: preserve her grandmother’s ancient home movie reels. In Part I of her adventure, she explains her decision to have a post house handle all of the film transferring to video. In the upcoming Part II of her story, she will explain the pros and cons of her post house of choice. Good reading. Insightful. [...]

]]> By: Preservation Project · A Coup for DIY Telecines http://www.preservationprojectfilms.com/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Preservation Project · A Coup for DIY Telecines Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:23:47 +0000 http://www.preservationproject.org/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/#comment-15 [...] Browsing on the web today, I came across a 2004 PC Magazine article on video conversion quality, which places side by side stills from CinePost and MovieStuff, two transfer houses I profiled in an earlier post this month. Quite suprisingly, MovieStuff’s DV8 Sniper Pro unit, an affordable telecine manufactured in-house by MovieStuff, really stands up to CinePost’s “wet-gate” Rank Turbo transfer, a top of the line telecine machine combined with a transfer process that reduces the appearance of scratches by coating film with a liquid before the transfer. Though I think most would agree the Rank Turbo is, in the end, a superior transfer, the quality of the Sniper stills is a coup for DIY telecines. [...] [...] Browsing on the web today, I came across a 2004 PC Magazine article on video conversion quality, which places side by side stills from CinePost and MovieStuff, two transfer houses I profiled in an earlier post this month. Quite suprisingly, MovieStuff’s DV8 Sniper Pro unit, an affordable telecine manufactured in-house by MovieStuff, really stands up to CinePost’s “wet-gate” Rank Turbo transfer, a top of the line telecine machine combined with a transfer process that reduces the appearance of scratches by coating film with a liquid before the transfer. Though I think most would agree the Rank Turbo is, in the end, a superior transfer, the quality of the Sniper stills is a coup for DIY telecines. [...]

]]> By: Oliver http://www.preservationprojectfilms.com/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Oliver Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:02:04 +0000 http://www.preservationproject.org/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/#comment-7 Hello there, my post is apparently too late as you already got your footage transfered, but anyway... I would have looked for a service house that uses a 'MWA Nova FlashScan 8' telecine. http://www.mwa-nova.de/flashscan8.htm This is hands down the best machine you can get for N-8/S-8 film transfer. Most transfer houses either use very old telecines like the Bosch FDL series, which are often 30 years ore longer in service (which actually is not a problem because it's german engineering :). Or they use high end telecines made for 35mm film with a S-8 film gate which explains the higher prices (higher machine price -> higher amortization needs -> higher service price). This is where the FlashScan comes in. This is a completely NEW (introduced two or three years ago) machine that has been engineered just for N-8/S-8 (opt. 9,5 mm) transfers. It has all the features of high end telecines from, say, Thomson or Cintel. Primary color correction, LED light source, scratch reduction, you name it (see the specs on the webpage). But without the price. At around 30000 € (around $35000?) - which is still a lot of money - it's only slightly more expensive than the S-8 filmgate/transport options of high-end telecines. And - it's german engineering. I hope this sounds not too much like an ad for that company/machine but I still like to use S-8 from time to time (even if the camera I use is almost the same age as me, but you know, it's german eng... :) and after I've seen the results from my first transfer on that machine I just got new confidence in the format, which suffered a few setbacks in the last few months. SHAME ON YOU, KODAK, for killing the K40 film stock. Best regards, Oliver I'm eager to read the next part... Hello there,

my post is apparently too late as you already got your footage transfered, but anyway…
I would have looked for a service house that uses a ‘MWA Nova FlashScan 8′ telecine.
http://www.mwa-nova.de/flashscan8.htm
This is hands down the best machine you can get for N-8/S-8 film transfer.
Most transfer houses either use very old telecines like the Bosch FDL series, which are often 30 years ore longer in service (which actually is not a problem because it’s german engineering :) .
Or they use high end telecines made for 35mm film with a S-8 film gate which explains the higher prices (higher machine price -> higher amortization needs -> higher service price).
This is where the FlashScan comes in. This is a completely NEW (introduced two or three years ago) machine that has been engineered just for N-8/S-8 (opt. 9,5 mm) transfers. It has all the features of high end telecines from, say, Thomson or Cintel.
Primary color correction, LED light source, scratch reduction, you name it (see the specs on the webpage). But without the price. At around 30000 € (around $35000?) – which is still a lot of money – it’s only slightly more expensive than the S-8 filmgate/transport options of high-end telecines.
And – it’s german engineering.

I hope this sounds not too much like an ad for that company/machine but I still like to use S-8 from time to time (even if the camera I use is almost the same age as me, but you know, it’s german eng… :) and after I’ve seen the results from my first transfer on that machine I just got new confidence in the format, which suffered a few setbacks in the last few months.
SHAME ON YOU, KODAK, for killing the K40 film stock.

Best regards, Oliver
I’m eager to read the next part…

]]> By: Self-Reliant Filmmaking » Blog Archive » Preservation Project: Super-8 and Regular 8mm Film Telecine How-To http://www.preservationprojectfilms.com/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Self-Reliant Filmmaking » Blog Archive » Preservation Project: Super-8 and Regular 8mm Film Telecine How-To Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:03:47 +0000 http://www.preservationproject.org/blog/2006/08/08/home-movie-preservation-part-i/#comment-4 [...] Hey everyone, I’ve just begun the process of preserving my grandmother’s extensive home movie collection. I found myself doing all of this research on Super-8 and Regular 8 transfer techniques, transfer houses, and so on, and I found myself wanting to share the results to save others the time and hassle. Home Movie Preservation: Part I surveys the options for transferring Super-8/Regular 8mm to video. [...] [...] Hey everyone, I’ve just begun the process of preserving my grandmother’s extensive home movie collection. I found myself doing all of this research on Super-8 and Regular 8 transfer techniques, transfer houses, and so on, and I found myself wanting to share the results to save others the time and hassle. Home Movie Preservation: Part I surveys the options for transferring Super-8/Regular 8mm to video. [...]

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