A lot of people want to transfer 8mm film to DVD. But before we start, bear in mind that this is extremely hard and time consuming task.
So first of all, we want to clean the 8mm film. It’s old and no matter how preserved it is, I’m sure it’s at least a little bit dirty. And every little can harm the overall quality of movie.
It would be good to clean the film by using non-chemical cleaners. There are loads of cleaners made specifically for 8mm and 16mm films. Dirt, dust and grains have a great impact on film transfer so do this step with extra caution.
After you’ve cleaned your film, it’s time to use one of those sophisticated professional projectors. Not only are they quite expensive, they are heavy as well. Each of them weighs around hundred pounds… Isn’t that a lot?
So yea, that projector uses camera that is placed on the front. Then the film is passed through projector. The whole process is quite simple because projector takes care of everything. The quality of transferred movie will greatly depend on the quality of projector and film.
The only thing where you have to be very careful is adjusting the light while the conversion is going on. In every movie, there are scenes that are darker or scenes that are brighter. If you do those part correctly, you will actually improve quality of the movie.
In the end, after you’ve got your movie on DVD, you can divide it into smaller parts so a person playing the DVD can skip from chapter to chapter with ease.
In the end, it’s not easy to 8mm film transfer to DVD, but it can be hard if you’ve never done it before.