How to Transfer Home Movies From a Projector to DVD
Transferring home movies from Super 8 or 8 and 16 mm film can be inexpensively accomplished at home. The most common method is to rent a digital camera such as a Sony Digital Handycam DCR-TRV315 with a DV (firewire) port.
When you project your own images on the screen, you have control of your images. Sometimes hair or dust can be observed on the film strip during projection. By doing transferring yourself, you can remove any debris so that it does not appear in the finished project.
Things You'll Need
Film projector
8mm or 16mm film
Digital camera with firewire
White screen or mirror box
Film editing equipment
Digital editing software such as I MOVIE or Final Cut Pro
Blank DVD disc
Optional external hard drive
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Instructions
Transferring your films to DVD
1
Set your projector up with your films. Project the films onto a white surface or screen or use a mirror box especially designed for this purpose. Make sure the camera is steady and that your images are centered.
2
Capture your films by recording them with your camera. If the film strips break, keep editing equipment handy in order to splice the broken pieces together with glue or tape.
3
Transfer the film in your digital camera to your computer in a film capture program such as I Movie or Final Cut Pro. Make sure you have enough memory for the transfer. Have an external hard drive handy for large files.
4
Export your film into a format for burning onto a DVD. Burn the DVD with your new films. Make sure there is enough memory available on the disc for the transfer.