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Luis Gonzalez
Junior
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From: Chicago,Illinois
Registered: Apr 2009

posted June 29, 2009 05:42 PM

Again bear with me guys I'm new to all this.Is there a difference between Reg 8 and 8mm and if so what's the difference? Also do all Super 8 movies have sound or are there some silent Super 8 movies out there?

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Dan Lail
Film God

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From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 29, 2009 05:54 PM

Hi, Luis,

I believe regular 8 is another phrase for 8mm or standard 8mm. Std 8mm films are mostly silent, but there are some magnetic sound prints out there. Super 8 also comes in silent or magnetic and optical sound versions. You cannot play standard 8mm in a super 8 projector and visa versa. Hope this helps.

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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted June 29, 2009 06:12 PM

UNLESS .. of course, your projector is a dual 8mm projector, playing both standard 8mm and Super 8mm.

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Douglas Meltzer
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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 30, 2009 08:20 AM

Luis,

This web page should help. Just scroll down to the heading "Here is the difference between 8mm and super-8 film."

Doug

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