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Topic: Oxford 800 Editor. What Am I Doing Wrong

Christopher Hall
Junior
Posts: 3
From: Wirral, UK
Registered: Oct 2018

posted October 07, 2018 09:55 AM

Hi all

I have a box load of films to view and transfer to DVD etc. and also a viewer to see whats on them quickly.

Problem is that I am not sure why the picture has 2 frames in it as in the picture below

I have the editor on regular 8 but cannot see anywhere else to adjust anything.
It's probably the wrong film so any advice would be appreciated?

Regards

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted October 07, 2018 02:24 PM

Christopher

What gauge film are you using? Super 8 or Standard 8, the latter also referred to as Regular 8.

The difference between Super 8 and standard 8 is that the frame lines on Super 8 are in the middle of the perforations, and the opposite refers to standard 8, i.e., the frame line bisects the perforations.

This may explain why the picture is as you show it.

I hope you are not being confused by the name "Regular 8".

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Christopher Hall
Junior
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From: Wirral, UK
Registered: Oct 2018

posted October 07, 2018 06:26 PM

I will take a look in the morning and post back what I find

Cheers

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Nantawat Kittiwarakul
Master Film Handler

Posts: 280
From: Rajburana, Bangkok, Thailand
Registered: Aug 2017

posted October 07, 2018 07:33 PM

Assuming you had already sorted out that r8/s8 setting. The next thing to look at is its framing setting.

Notice that sprocket wheel - it could be "de-clutched"from the rest of the mechanism by pushing in that inching knob. Once pushed in (it's spring-loaded) you can gently slide the film left/right until the correct framing is found,then release it. The framing will stay fixed in that position. Hope this helps. [Smile]

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Joseph Banfield
Film Handler

Posts: 93
From: FRANCE
Registered: Jun 2010

posted October 08, 2018 02:59 AM

And to change from regular 8 to Super 8 you need to turn what looks like a screw directly above your focusing knob. It will click into place when turned either right or left. And someone else already posted how to adjust the framing, which works for either format.

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Christopher Hall
Junior
Posts: 3
From: Wirral, UK
Registered: Oct 2018

posted October 10, 2018 05:37 AM

Nantawat Kittiwarakul

Yup that's the ticket and I should have read the manual in the first place but thanks anyway :-)

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