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Super 8
Silent Transfer Sample
Click
on the photo to view a sample standard definition film transfer. The sample is in Microsoft WMV format and
will play using many different popular programs, including Windows Media
Player.
Click
Photo to download. File: 2.5 MB 320x240
pixels – Note: Watch at 100% in your media player or it will stretch and look
blurry.
Notice how
the high contrast images of faces against the bright sky or dark backgrounds do
not cause the image to become washed out.
Additionally, our transfer does not use a “film gate”, allowing us to
capture as much of the original image as possible. Keep in mind that this sample video was
compressed and reduced to a small
picture size of 320x240 to make it internet friendly.
Our
transfers use an oversized aperture that allow capturing as much of the
edge-to-edge film as possible.
Regular 8
Silent Transfer Sample
Click
on the photo to view a sample standard definition film transfer from a Regular
8mm film. The sample is in Microsoft WMV
format and will play using many different popular programs, including Windows
Media Player.
This is
a near DVD quality 640x480 sample. The
download is quite large.
Click
Photo to download. File: 10 MB 640x480
pixels.
This is
shot indoors and is from 1962. While the
lighting isn’t the best, it is fun to see this vintage motorized truck that
made a kid really happy at Christmas time.
Super 8 Stereo
Sound Transfer Sample
Click
on the photo to view a sample standard definition film transfer from a Super
8mm Sound film. The sample is in
Microsoft WMV format and will play using many different popular programs,
including Windows Media Player.
The
image size has been reduced to a small, “internet friendly”, image size of
320x240 pixes. Much smaller than
standard TV.
Click
Photo to download. File: 4.6 MB 320x240
pixels – Note: Watch at 100% in your media player or it will stretch and look
blurry.
Note,
this is from a commercial stereo test film produced by Elmo to show off their
stereo projectors. The color has started
to turn red, as is common with commercially sold super 8 films from the 70s and
80s because they used cheap film stock which turns red as years pass. You can see that we have been able to restore most of the blue
color, making the whites, white again. Also note that for a moment, the text is blurry. That is a problem in the manufacturing of the film,
not in the film transfer process. For more information, visit our FAQ.
Here is
another, short, sample of a stereo film transfer.
Click
Photo to download. File: 13 MB 640x480
pixels – stereo sound.
Regular
8mm Silent High Definition Transfer Sample
We offer
an option not available anywhere else – entire frame 8mm transfers in high
definition!
High-Definition
images are “wide screen”. Regular 8mm
and Super 8 films contain a viewable “full screen” picture, similar to the
shape of older TVs. On silent 8mm films,
the sprocket holes are quite large.
Typically more picture available in the “sprocket hole area” of the
frame (this depends of the camera used to shoot the film). This area was never expected to be seen when
projecting and the picture in that area is typically not as bright or may
capture lens some flare.
We offer two choices for the transfer of
regular 8mm film. We can either capture the entire wide frame
(16:9), or we can provide a high-definition full-frame (4:3) image. When we crop the image, we capture as much of
the original frame as possible without the sprocket holes, giving you slight
more picture than a standard 4:3 TV image.
Cropping is the recommended method for most films. We offer both so you can choose the transfer
type that you like best.
If you want a standard definition DVD, we
offer this option as a standard anamorphic DVD transfer, playable on standard
DVD players!
High Definition Cropped High Definition Entire 8mm
Frame
To see
full size images, click below. Notice the
high resolution allows you to see the grain in the original frame.
Full Size Frame (JPEG image showing as much as the image as
possible, without the sprocket holes.)
Full Size Cropped (JPEG image showing
the image with the sprocket holes removed.
This is the recommended method most people will prefer.)
Sample HD Un-Cropped Transfer Video
Here
you can see what a standard 8mm movie looks like without being cropped. You can see that you do get more picture,
showing you images never before viewable.
You also get the sprocket holes and writing on the edge of the film. The original image is no longer centered on
your screen.
Click
Photo to download video. File: 12.5 MB 640x480 pixels – Note:
Watch at 100% in your media player or it will stretch and look blurry.
This is a HD transfer, reduced down to DVD
quality. A full size HD sample would be very large.
Here is
a much longer sample wide screen film we put on YouTube. This is the optional un-cropped transfer
which is ideal if you want to see as much of the frame as possible. Please note
that YouTube compresses films resulting in a low quality / blocky picture.
Refer to our other samples for a better depiction of our transfers.
Keep on the lookout for more samples!
Thank you for visiting our site!
Ferin Films – Your Source for Film to
DVD Transfers
www.ferinfilms.com