Kodak Super 8mm to HD Test

Some assorted Kodak Super 8mm footage home-transferred to HD using a Canon HV20 camera.

Stocks included are Ektachrome 100D, Ektachrome 64T, Vision 2 500T, Vision 3 200T, Plus-X B&W, Tri-X B&W, and Ekatchrome 7240.

Music by Lee Rosevere:
freemusicarchive.org/​music/​Lee_Rosevere

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Super 8 HD
• Super 8mm
• DIY Super 8 Telecine
• DIY Telecine
• Canon HV20
• HV20 Telecine
• Ektachrome 100D
• Ektachrome 64T
• Vision 3 200T
• Ektachrome 7240
• Lee Rosevere
• Hi-Def Super 8
• Cameo Club Miami
• Times Square NYC
• Super 8 Subway NY
• Ironbeer MIami
• Ironbeer Soda
• B.E.D. Miami
• Bass Kleph

[liftmanproductions]

also, please, be so kind to reveal the camera you used for the canal st and the b/w stuff. really, really amazing, 35 mm-esque stuff. deepest congratulations.

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@liftmanproductions The Canal Street was a Canon 514XL, and the B/W (NY) was a Canon 310XL, while the B/W (Miami) was a Canon 814 AZE. Thank you so much!!!

[liftmanproductions]

totally to be agreed with everyone else here. its almost 35mm-feel...

indeed, perhaps the best super8 footage to be seen. really sharp, hd-feel, and its vivid colours resemble it when its projected on the canvas.

now, i have a hd-20, can i do this at home? could you give some tips?

'cause there are the majority of the clips here that make me a bit sad, but this one gave me inspiration. and yes, I'd love to hear that you are actually hireable...:-) cheers from hungary.

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@liftmanproductions Well very many thanks for the comments, really. I was very happy at the way this turned out. I used the HV20 with a real time Telecine Unit i bought from Ebay years ago. It's very labor-intensive for me though, since I haven't upgraded my PC, which is why I don't do many of these. I have to actually capture to tape, then transfer to hard disk, then do the post-work on it. Hopefully I'll get a better PC and an Intensity HD capture card.

[pH4nTomPL4n3T]

This kind of work gives Super 8 a good name. The color and B&W footage equally impressive. Top notch.

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@pH4nTomPL4n3T Thanks very much! I'm in the process of upgrading my gear, with any luck I'll be making more HD transfers soon.

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@Austo1989 I used an old telecine unit I got from Ebay a few years ago. Not progressive mind you, it's "real time" so there's still some double-framing here and there. For the subway shots I used some very old Tri-X from the 1980's.

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@Austo1989 What's the length of your film and what types of shots are in them?

[Austo1989]

By the way: Trying to make a few bucks? Id love to send you my film and have it telecined by you. Let me know.

[Austo1989]

Wait. So how exactly was this footage telecined using the Canon HV20? Looks incredible. Also - what B&W film were you using in the dark subway shots?