From: ron@gibbsassociates.co.uk   
      
   "jk"  wrote in message news:8c5ht7lfk6sc26bvdbuik4s73hj6cpn1ai@4ax.com...   
      
   On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:53:26 -0400, gr   
    wrote:   
      
   >I need to copy a short section of 8mm motion picture film to electronic   
   >format. I have finally got a working projector and rather than do a lot   
   >of trial and error testing with various resolutions, frame rates etc.; I   
   >thought I would ask the best way to give this a try, what to watch out   
   >for, etc.   
      
   Well, since there is no electronic output from such a projector (like   
   SCART from a VHS) there should be no other way than the way movie   
   pirates use. Record it with a digital camera. I would prefer a camera   
   recording in mp4 on a sdhc card. Use a tripod.   
   It could require some try and error.   
      
   The other way could be to scan each individual 8 mm picture for   
   required meters of film. But I have never heard of software required   
   to make film out of it.   
      
      
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   Scanning from movie film is called telecine, and the systems are expensive   
   beyond the reach of individuals. Although most are for 32 or 16mm, some   
   systems can do 8mm - I designed a lens for a telecine scanner that could   
   handle a range of film formats including this, a couple of years ago, which   
   worked pretty well. The interest in 8mm was I believe something to do with   
   archiving "home movies" of a particular genre! You could possibly find   
   someone to digitize the film for you, for $$.   
      
   Ron   
   www.gibbsassociates.co.uk   
      
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