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Posted by Robert Atkin (Member # 2351) on December 12, 2010, 03:52 AM:

Can anyone recommend a UK based company or individual who can transfer my standard 8 film to Apple Mac so I can edit on Final Cut Express or Adobe Premiere Pro? There are so many websites advertising for a variety of prices it is hard to know what you get for your money.
Anyone with good and bad experiences in the south west?

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on December 13, 2010, 09:26 AM:

Robert,

Is using your own camera out of the question? Quite a few folks here do their own transfers.

Doug

Posted by Robert Atkin (Member # 2351) on December 13, 2010, 11:02 AM:

Hi Doug

That was plan A, but I encountered a problem with flicker on the camcorder and now I cannot get the lamp on my Eumig P8 Automatic to work. It's a new bulb and worked intermittently, but has stopped altogether. The film will run through ok, but no good without a working lamp. The cheapest new A1/193 I found is about £19. I have wondered about rigging up a different light source, but haven't found anything suitable yet.

Robert

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