As a kid, did you often ask your parents what they were like when they were children? Did you ask about your grandparents and great grandparents? Wouldn't it be great if you could see how they lived back then? Fortunately many of us can because so many people shot 8mm film between the 1930s to the 1980s. It's quite likely that you will discover movie reels sitting in the basement, closets, or garages of your house or those of your family members. You ought to have these films transferred to DVD to be enjoyed by you and future generations.
digitizing your 8mm movie films is surprisingly easy to do and so rewarding. Personally, it's been a kick to see my grandfather, who unfortunately passed on before I was born, as well as my great grandparents who I didn't get to know well either, in video. The whole family has enjoyed being able to really see how they lived: what cars they drove, what houses they lived in, how they dressed, and how they celebrated their special moments in life.
When you are able to see someone in motion, like in movies, you feel like you know them so much better. Viewing these movies has been, very much a lesson in family history. The funny thing is that now everyone is interested in knowing more.
Interest in researching one's family history has grown immensely.The hunt is on for documents and public records of all types such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, immigration papers, and old photos to name just a few. Statistic documents such as these leave us to only imagine what our ancestors were really like. What if we were lucky enough to have a movie of them, in motion, something as simple as a wave hello, or even a smile? Such a thing would be a family treasure. This is why digitizing your 8mm films to DVD is so important for you and future generations.
8mm movie film, like all film, is deteriorating. Many Hollywood classics are gone forever, and because of this there are numerous institutions spending large amounts of money to preserve and restore what is still left. It's not just age that affects a film's survival, other factors include how its been stored, the film's manufacturing process, and the quality of it's development or processing. Shockingly even some films less than 20 years old have faded badly - Jaws (1975) is a famous example. The film's director, Stephen Spielberg, viewed his master copy only 15 years later to find it badly deteriorated. Since then, Mr. Spielberg been a strong advocate for film preservation.
For those us that lack the big budgets to spend on film preservation, we should put our attention to properly storing our films to slow down their deterioration and to convert them to DVD as soon as possible.
Starting is always the hardest part of any project. Well, I'm here to help you do just that. I was surprised that even with my knowledge in HD video editing and photography, that it took me literally hundreds of hours to determine the best way to convert and digitize my 8mm films. To help you along, a quick start guide of sorts, I've summarized all of my findings on my 8mm film website, 8mmfilmtodvd.net. I've researched everything from how 8mm film was made, how it is processed, why it's deteriorating, the best methods to store the original films, all the latest technology used to transfer the film to digital, the various video compression codec and formats, plus much more. The website will explain how to get started as soon as today. I know you will enjoy converting your film to DVD as much as I have.
digitizing your 8mm movie films is surprisingly easy to do and so rewarding. Personally, it's been a kick to see my grandfather, who unfortunately passed on before I was born, as well as my great grandparents who I didn't get to know well either, in video. The whole family has enjoyed being able to really see how they lived: what cars they drove, what houses they lived in, how they dressed, and how they celebrated their special moments in life.
When you are able to see someone in motion, like in movies, you feel like you know them so much better. Viewing these movies has been, very much a lesson in family history. The funny thing is that now everyone is interested in knowing more.
Interest in researching one's family history has grown immensely.The hunt is on for documents and public records of all types such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, immigration papers, and old photos to name just a few. Statistic documents such as these leave us to only imagine what our ancestors were really like. What if we were lucky enough to have a movie of them, in motion, something as simple as a wave hello, or even a smile? Such a thing would be a family treasure. This is why digitizing your 8mm films to DVD is so important for you and future generations.
8mm movie film, like all film, is deteriorating. Many Hollywood classics are gone forever, and because of this there are numerous institutions spending large amounts of money to preserve and restore what is still left. It's not just age that affects a film's survival, other factors include how its been stored, the film's manufacturing process, and the quality of it's development or processing. Shockingly even some films less than 20 years old have faded badly - Jaws (1975) is a famous example. The film's director, Stephen Spielberg, viewed his master copy only 15 years later to find it badly deteriorated. Since then, Mr. Spielberg been a strong advocate for film preservation.
For those us that lack the big budgets to spend on film preservation, we should put our attention to properly storing our films to slow down their deterioration and to convert them to DVD as soon as possible.
Starting is always the hardest part of any project. Well, I'm here to help you do just that. I was surprised that even with my knowledge in HD video editing and photography, that it took me literally hundreds of hours to determine the best way to convert and digitize my 8mm films. To help you along, a quick start guide of sorts, I've summarized all of my findings on my 8mm film website, 8mmfilmtodvd.net. I've researched everything from how 8mm film was made, how it is processed, why it's deteriorating, the best methods to store the original films, all the latest technology used to transfer the film to digital, the various video compression codec and formats, plus much more. The website will explain how to get started as soon as today. I know you will enjoy converting your film to DVD as much as I have.
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