8mm Forum: Neat-o!!!

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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on October 19, 2016, 12:08 PM:

OK, I just discovered this neat lil thing ... so bear with me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jzXrR1Dmfw

Posted by Ty Reynolds (Member # 5117) on October 19, 2016, 02:25 PM:

The price is appealing, but the quality just isn't there. I don't mind that it looks like something from Fisher-Price. I don't mind that it takes half an hour to digitize a 50-foot reel. And I don't mind that the file runs at 30 frames per second - that can be adjusted later. But the image itself - the part that really matters - is very poor, full of digital noise, on par with old-school video CD.

Posted by Michael Lattavo (Member # 4280) on October 19, 2016, 02:54 PM:

Looks pretty cool - would be interesting to see a clip of what the video ends up looking like....

Posted by Mathew James (Member # 4581) on October 19, 2016, 03:32 PM:

@ Ty [Smile]

well said!
The capability and parts to make a HD digital capture are dirtcheap these days...why they cheaped out on that part i don't know...I'd like to see someone modify it to do what it should...very nice concept however, and perhaps time will improve it more...

Posted by Ken Finch (Member # 2768) on October 20, 2016, 11:36 AM:

Quote "Your 8mm and Super 8 films are degrading. Worse, the memories are fading and going brittle." REALLY!!! Where did they get that idea from ? Not in my experience. Ken Finch. : [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on October 20, 2016, 11:46 AM:

I agree with you Ken. I have Cinecolor cartoon prints from well over 70 or so years ago, and they are still as vibrant as the day they were printed and not a bit brittle. [Smile]

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