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Tips For A Super Fast Turn Around From The Lab For Your Super 8 Film and 16mm Film
Posted on March 28 2018
Recently I saw a post on Instagram from someone saying that the biggest problem this person experienced with their super 8 film project was that it took "forever" to get the processed and scanned film back from the lab. The post got me thinking about how many filmmakers who want to use celluloid think that labs take "forever" to get the film processed and scanned.
New Scanning Options for Home Movies and Legacy Footage
Posted on February 08 2018
One of the biggest improvements 2018 brought to our data log scanning suite is offering our clients the ability to scan archival, home movie and production footage shot at 18 fps at their native frame rate. Over the years billions of hours of home movies shot on film were transferred to video, often with marginal quality. Now there are new methods of scanning these archive treasures that support a much higher quality for a modern viewing experience.
Now Offering Color Corrected Plus for 2K & 4K Log Scanning
Posted on November 22 2017
Color correction of film has long been a standard component of th film production workflow. Over the past 5 years there has been a transition going on in Hollywood from traditional telecine (color correction during the scanning in a color suite) to log scanning (scanning to maximize the image detail with raw log data files and then post color correcting the files.)
Why Pro8mm for Transferring Home Movies
Posted on October 19 2017
The responsibility of handling your precious archival material is one that we take very seriously. Home movies are original material and rarely are there copies. We strive to earn your trust and confidence by knowing that your personal films will be handled with the utmost care, professionalism and integrity.
From Belarus with Love: Pro8mm Offers New International Workflow for Super 8 Film
Posted on July 18 2017
Super 8 without borders is a new and exciting possibility for Super 8 Filmmakers. The super 8 format can easily be used internationally though the ability to workflow globally. This is critically important to the future of Super 8 film because it opens up services to where ever you are.
Jungle Cats"Great Kills": A Super 8 Music Video by Chad Corhan
Posted on June 15 2017
We so enjoy seeing our client’s work, and this time we got a huge chuckle seeing the creative antics of filmmaker Chad Corhan with his super 8 music video for the Jungle Cats second studio album called Great Kills.
Is transferring Super 8 Film to 5K Overkill? No and Here Why!
Posted on May 22 2017
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!)
Posted on January 25 2017
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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