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No one can debate the benefits of more pixels. The more pixels you have to define an image the truer you can make an image to the original.  With older scanning technology, these large files were only possible to achieve with an uncompressed format, with 5K data scans however, there are new options.

The Pro814 Super 8 Camera Rises Again! (and again, and again!)   Having worked in the Super 8 business since 1972 we are always very much aware of what is trending with our filmmakers, and recently it has been our Pro814 camera. Introduced by Canon in 1966, and manufactured through 1971 during the heyday of innovative and talented analog camera ...

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14th ANNUAL HOME MOVIE DAY RETURNS TO SANTA CLARITA Saturday, October 15th   12 – 4 pm, Valencia Public Library Community Room Bring-your-own-film event puts the spotlight on historic amateur works and home movies shot on 8mm, super8mm and 16mm film. We invite the public to join expert archivists that work in the entertainment industry in celebrating the 14th annual International ...

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  If you have been following the recent music videos of Cold Play the release of the visually stunning Up & Up in June with some of the most amazing visual effects I’ve ever seen, you will be awed by the organic, dreamy , analog contrast of the latest video which is the title track A Head Full Of Dreams ...

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  When we first got the call from Epoch Films about wanting to shoot a spot for Chilis on Super 8 and 16mm in order to achieve that authentic 1975 vibe we were excited about the opportunity to work on this new campaign.     After many conversations back and forth with the production team and DP about cameras and ...

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Wedding Photo Booths Move Over – Have Your Guest Shoot Some Super 8 Film! It’s Wedding Season, and for all those couples planning for their big day , here is a really cool thing you should check out. If you want to do something outrageously fun at your wedding, and the excitement of the photo booth props is feeling a ...

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Super 8 Film Scanning up to 5K Now Available From Pro8mm Pro8mm has expanded its film to digital transfer services to now include data scanning of 8mm, super 8mm, 16mm, Super 16mm and 35mm motion picture film. This expansion follows the progression in the motion picture industry from traditional telecine with color correction to data scanning which gets all the ...

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