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How can I transfer 8mm film to Final Cut Pro
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 11.2
A year ago I let a service digitize 4.5 hours old Super 8 films frame by frame. It was pricey (about 7.6 €/min for that amount) but IMHO worth it. I edited the unique frame ProRes 422 HQ version in FCP (they also gave me a 25 fps mp4 version).
A year ago I let a service digitize 4.5 hours old Super 8 films frame by frame. It was pricey (about 7.6 €/min for that amount) but IMHO worth it. I edited the unique frame ProRes 422 HQ version in FCP (they also gave me a 25 fps mp4 version).
Project it onto a piece of A4 white paper and video it with a camcorder fixed to a tripod.
Then import the video file into FCP X.
The quality won't be brilliant but most 8mm cameras shot pretty appalling stuff (by modern standards).
Depending on your location, you might be able to find a convenient film to video conversion service to do the transfer for you.
In the US, for example, Costco has a service:
Costco Home Film to Video Conversion
There are other services available, transferring in all kinds of quality levels, if you do a Google search:
Google Search for 8mm to Video Conversion Services
MtD
8mm/Super 8mm when transferred on high quality equipment can give excellent results. Used to do lots of film transfers on the Rank/Cintel Flying Spot Scanner, I think it now owned by BlackMagic:
MtD
If you don't have a projector yourself you could try https://kodakdigitizing.com Simple, good quality but a bit pricy in my opinion.
Transfer 8mm
