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Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on March 15, 2010, 01:19 PM:

I have an old 8mm home movie that has the dreaded VS it is interesting because its from the 40's and shows San Francisco and Joe DiMaggio’s restaurant in the Vegas I had luck projecting it last week and got it transferred to DVD but when I went to edit the DVD the player in which I recorded it on now says it cannot read it and to check the disc. I want to soak it so it can relax it enough to try it again I used film renew (is that Larry’s product?) is that the right juice for relaxing films of this nature?

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on March 15, 2010, 01:33 PM:

You could also try Liquid Film Plasticiser.
http://members.optushome.com.au/picturepalace/Vinegar%20Syndrome.html

I've had a couple of excellent results with relaxing warped prints.

Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on March 15, 2010, 04:52 PM:

will it do anything to splices tape?

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on March 15, 2010, 05:09 PM:

It has been mentioned that some have had to redo tape splices following it's use. I personally have had no such problem. I should point out that I've only used it on 16mm prints, by the way.

Email the guy who makes it. His name is Peter Goed and he's a collector himself. He'll answer any queries you may have.
He's very pleasant!!

[ March 16, 2010, 10:35 AM: Message edited by: Michael O'Regan ]

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on March 15, 2010, 06:43 PM:

Jim,

Since you burn this to DVD and now the DVD cannot be read, don't you still have the original file stored in your computer? why don't you burn a new one?

cheers,

Posted by Wayne Tuell (Member # 1689) on March 16, 2010, 09:12 AM:

LFP is the best bet for relaxing curling or warping.

An alternate method would be to use pure camphor. Pure camphor is cheaper, but seems to take much longer to get the same results. Living in a dry climate I use camphor with any film that starts to feel dry or brittle even before it shows signs of warp to ensure it will stay soft & pliable.

If your DVD won't read then I'd suspect you used a cheaper brand of blank media. Not all blank media is the same, & cheaper isn't always a deal. Some good research has been done on almost ALL brands of blank media at digital FAQ (dot) com It is worth the read especially in your case of transferring home movies with VS when you won't have many chances to get it right.

Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on March 17, 2010, 05:36 AM:

The only thing is I used my dvd recorder while tranfering it sort of live so I didnot use my computer to make the disc Wayne thanks for the info I will look into that site. Might have to start over [Mad]

Posted by Kurt Gardner (Member # 440) on April 25, 2010, 05:44 PM:

I had a cheap DVD recorder that I used to convert a bunch of videotapes. Alas, when I played them back on a different machine they skipped all over the place. I discovered that the Video_TS files were fine and I was able to copy them onto my computer and reburn them. Will your computer read the disc or at least make it show up on the desktop?

Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on April 26, 2010, 08:50 PM:

I have long since erased the dvd and will try again later this summer i have the film in a can soaking up vitafilm for 90 days thanks

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