16 Apr
2013
16 Apr
'13
9:21 a.m.
At 11:16 AM 4/16/2013, Bob Vines wrote:
Which "film to digital" service did you use?
I have a box of 8mm
family videos taken in the '60s-'70s that I would really like to save.
It sounds like you are very happy with the results.
<http://filmtransfer.com/>http://filmtransfer.com/ , now
<http://pixcel.com/>http://pixcel.com/ . Look around
for a coupon / Groupon, they do have discounts and frequent promotions.
I think this digital scanning of old film is entirely apropos
for computer preservationists. Many early computer animations
were recorded this way. It seems like many film-to-digital
conversions happened by way of steps that involved NTSC video.
That's a shame, and reminds us of the lesson of the value of
keeping the original material.
- John
16 Apr
16 Apr
6:26 p.m.
I have had about 25 800 and 1200' reels of 16mm converted by
http://www.pixcel.com/ and have been very satisfied.
You can get a packed up dvd, or the raw digital image on a USB drive that
you can then edit and master your own media.
They have specials now and then if you are on their mail list.
Btw, WD40 works great for removing old tape and labels from reels and
cans. If your film is dirty, or you need supplies suggest you look into
"filmrenew" from Ubanski films.
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:21 AM, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
At 11:16 AM 4/16/2013, Bob Vines wrote:
Which "film to digital" service did you
use? I have a box of 8mm
family videos taken in the '60s-'70s that I would really like to save.
It sounds like you are very happy with the results.
<http://filmtransfer.com/>http://filmtransfer.com/ , now <
http://pixcel.com/>http://pixcel.com/ . Look around
for a coupon / Groupon, they do have discounts and frequent promotions.
I think this digital scanning of old film is entirely apropos
for computer preservationists. Many early computer animations
were recorded this way. It seems like many film-to-digital
conversions happened by way of steps that involved NTSC video.
That's a shame, and reminds us of the lesson of the value of
keeping the original material.
- John
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