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Posted by Al Wilkie (Member # 4672) on February 25, 2018, 01:57 PM:

I see there are some cheaper 8mm to video file scanners out now. Does anyone have any experience with them. The Reflecta is one, Winait is another. I imagine there are more. In the UK they cost around £400-00 or less. Which one is the best? I saw one of the many videos on You Tube & it looked impressive. I know they are silent but dual standard 8 & Super 8, & I have a lot of those. In the future I will need a sound one, any recomendations for that?

Posted by Gary Sayers (Member # 5545) on February 25, 2018, 02:20 PM:

Thread about the Wolverine scanner here:

http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011395

And one for the Somikon scanner here:

http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=011449

Posted by Al Wilkie (Member # 4672) on February 25, 2018, 02:44 PM:

Thank you.

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on February 25, 2018, 04:04 PM:

Al...To add sound to video only scans...run the film on a sound projector and record the output audio to your computer or a digital recorder. Sync the audio and video tracks with video editing software.

Posted by Al Wilkie (Member # 4672) on February 26, 2018, 02:50 AM:

Thanks Janice, I was thinking that would be the way out. I still have one of my sound projectors from the 70's.

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