gjg@druxm.UUCP (GrimesGJ) (04/16/84)
I have a number of sound super 8 mm movies to convert to video. It looks like I have the choice of either messing up the picture or the sound, from the recent articles on the net. Is there a way to preserve both?? It seems to avoid the black streak by repeating frames would mess up the sound. Also, does anyone have any experience with Fotomat or anyone else in converting films? Thanks! Gary Grimes, AT&T ISL, 303-538-4253, Denver
dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale) (04/17/84)
The process used to synchronize films to TV frame rates has no effect on the sound. The film moves through the gate in the somewhat-irregular motion described, but it moves continuously past the sound head at the normal rate. The irregularity is only in the times at which the film is advanced to the next frame, not in its overall movement. I don't know if super 8 films run at 24 FPS or not, though. There should be commercial houses that do whatever is necessary to transfer super 8 to video.
msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow) (04/18/84)
> Is there a way to preserve both?? It seems to avoid the black > streak by repeating frames would mess up the sound. I don't know where the sound is recorded on 8mm film but on 16 and 35mm film you just make bigger loops above and below the projector gate to allow for the extra time every 4th frame is stationary. I suspect the same is true of 8mm. Therefore the sound is not changed at all. -- From the Tardis of Mark Callow msc@qubix.UUCP, decwrl!qubix!msc@Berkeley.ARPA ...{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!qubix!msc, ...{ittvax,amd70}!qubix!msc "I'm a citizen of the Universe, and a gentleman to boot."