I ended up doing color grading on all my Super8 scans because of the yellow intensity on my scans, like what you have at 10:13. Otherwise, I've enjoyed my scanner. I hope you are enjoying yours.
Thanks for your handy video Dylan. I just bought this gear from Amazon so looking forward to Digitizing storage loads of Super 8mm films from my friend of the 50s. Fairly good reviews so can't wait to receive it (in about a month....) & get after the editing! :)
Great review Dylan! Thank you..you’ve sold me!! Looks good. Was so impressed with the quality..nice and bright! Think the recordings done off a wall lack that clarity in the transfers I’ve seen. Off to Amazon I go!! 👍🏻📽
Question: about how big are the digital files approximately once the conversion process is all done? (right click the file, under properties)? Thank you, your video rocked!!
I'm always leery when sending out un-replaceable vintage stuff. The lab guys are generally trustworthy but who knows? Old film is super fragile and could get damaged etc. If you have 20 rolls you probably are saving money anyway. Your call. Good luck!
Casper - The labs have superior quality, but it costs $$$$$ to have them digitize. They charge by the foot of film... a small home movie is generally 50 ft... for a single reel... times how many reels of what size do you have?!
Dylan. Great video as I’m doing my research. Wolverine does seem to have the highest ratings. What model is this one in your video ? I see that some come in 1080 vs. yours there. Thoughts?
actfray - No. But you can transfer the movie to your computer without removing the SD card, by using the USB cable. Then once the movie is in your computer, you can copy it to your flash drive or burn it to a CD. A couple of things to keep in mind: once the movie is in your computer, you may have to use editing software to (A) change the playback speed (slow it down), and/or (B) touch up exposure, artifacts, etc. before transferring/burning.
This looks wonderful you make it look easy! Good job! But what if your super 8 films have some breaks in them? Do you have any videos on how to repair a super 8, so it can be put on the Wolverine and transferred to SD card? I have 7 or 8 super 8, films from 1970s that I would like to use on the wolverine, but I know one or more of them needs repair. My grandfather had 8mm films from 50s to 60s no sound. I bought a super 8 in 70s which has sound. I know places like Walmart will put these on a disk for a big price tag and I don't trust them to fix the breaks in film as that alone will cost even more; and 7 or 8 super 8 films could cost me a small fortune more than the Wolverine. Thank you! Cindy
Sadly, some times when we send them out, they get lost. I had that happen with several dozen negatives from the 1940s. It was our trusted camera shop who put multiple tracers on it. One would have thought whoever got the photos would have returned them since they obviously were not theirs! Now I wish I had made contact sheets with the negatives; at least I would have something including the original negatives. (The negatives were the extra large size.) Regarding the breaks in the film, you can either transfer with the breaks losing some footage or you can repair them. There are (or used to be) wonderful film splicers for just that. In the dark ages, I used to do that for my grandparents; it was incredibly easy.
Nice video. contemplating buying this machine. I was told there are 2 different models, one being more expensive. Do you recommend one over the other and are there other features, benefits for the more expensive unit?
Nice video. I’ve bought a similar machine but the 8mm footage is very shaky is there anything physical I need to check or amend either while I’m capturing the footage or do I have to stabilise it in software Thanks Steve
Are all films that you have digitized shaky or just some? Have you looked at the sprocket holes on the film to see if they are damaged (no longer square)?
HappyCastle - The white reel is from when the movie film was originally developed/processed and placed on the reel by the lab that developed it. It has to be processed just like any photography; cannot use directly from cartridge.
There is no sound on 8-mm and Super-8. All you would get is the "fluttering" of the film going through the projector. You can add sound with a video editing program.
@@GlennaVan A lot of super 8 film did have sound. There was sound striped film and some super 8 cameras would record audio right on the film (it was quite common actually). Some 8mm film also had sound striping on it but was much less popular. These Wolverine machines will not transfer any of that magnetic striped film.
@@Filmboy24 That must have come after we bought our camera because ours did not record sound which was a shame. I am, however, grateful for what we had/have. People now don't realize how precious that was and very few families had any type of video camera.
@@GlennaVan, that very well may have been the case. They started making the super 8 format in 1965 and added sound stripes in 1973. People still always had the option to use silent film. I've done a couple of videos where I processed and transferred old rolls of sound film (shot many years ago). You're absolutely right about having these awesome memories!!
Thanks Dylan for this amazing video! Now I follow you! Where are you from? You have the same Chloe Ting (famous influencer) accent! Are you Australian?
Which SD card do you use in yours? I have found that mine for some reason always has some distortion in the second half of the video and I think its from card write speed but I don't know for sure. I am using a SanDisk Ultra 80MB/S any advice?
No, no sound recorded. So you'll have to put the SD card in your computer, then use one of the movie maker programs to add the sound back in. Takes a little practice to sync it just right. Wife hates when it's not synced right.
I think he means he runs the film on his projector 📽 that has sound and records it. Then uses editing program to add sound to the sd movie no easy task and impossible without the sound projector. I have a few with sound and will miss the sound sadly...
Thanks Dylan. Funny thing. Cleaning out closet last weekend. Found a big box of our old movies. Now I have something to do on my rainy days. Thanks for the info. 👍🦅Wizbang99 / Ken
I ended up doing color grading on all my Super8 scans because of the yellow intensity on my scans, like what you have at 10:13. Otherwise, I've enjoyed my scanner. I hope you are enjoying yours.
Another big thank you for your time and excellent presentation. You do a wonderful service for so many of us trying to evaluate this product. Kudos!
Great job Dylan.
Thank you for the video.
I'm happy to be a new subscriber and share your work.
Thanks for posting it! an old projector can also be used to rewind the film.
Thanks for your handy video Dylan. I just bought this gear from Amazon so looking forward to Digitizing storage loads of Super 8mm films from my friend of the 50s. Fairly good reviews so can't wait to receive it (in about a month....) & get after the editing! :)
how waas it for you?
Thank you for your excellent demonstration. You have very good teaching skills, comprehensive and instructive. Thanks again!
Great review Dylan! Thank you..you’ve sold me!! Looks good. Was so impressed with the quality..nice and bright! Think the recordings done off a wall lack that clarity in the transfers I’ve seen. Off to Amazon I go!! 👍🏻📽
Three years later I’m watching your video on the Wolverine 8mm digitizer. Do you still like this machine? I’m thinking about ordering it. Thanks.
Question: about how big are the digital files approximately once the conversion process is all done? (right click the file, under properties)? Thank you, your video rocked!!
Much appreciated! Very good demo. Please let us know how this works over time.
Great video mate.
did you try the one that does 1080p ?
Dylan, what a great machine. The quality is outstanding
The holes in the film
Is smaller in super 8
I am getting a lot of "knocking"...I adjusted the plate and it runs for a minute then strted to make noise and stop. what is wrong? 8mm thanks
Great stuff! I have some 20 reels of 8mm film. Thinking if buying the wolverine would make sense or if its cheaper to take them to al lab?
I'm always leery when sending out un-replaceable vintage stuff. The lab guys are generally trustworthy but who knows? Old film is super fragile and could get damaged etc. If you have 20 rolls you probably are saving money anyway. Your call. Good luck!
Casper - The labs have superior quality, but it costs $$$$$ to have them digitize. They charge by the foot of film... a small home movie is generally 50 ft... for a single reel... times how many reels of what size do you have?!
Dylan. Great video as I’m doing my research. Wolverine does seem to have the highest ratings. What model is this one in your video ? I see that some come in 1080 vs. yours there. Thoughts?
Thanks Dylan, You do good work sir!
Instead of an SD card, can you transfer the footage to a flash drive? Thanks for a clear, concise video!
actfray - No. But you can transfer the movie to your computer without removing the SD card, by using the USB cable. Then once the movie is in your computer, you can copy it to your flash drive or burn it to a CD. A couple of things to keep in mind: once the movie is in your computer, you may have to use editing software to (A) change the playback speed (slow it down), and/or (B) touch up exposure, artifacts, etc. before transferring/burning.
This looks wonderful you make it look easy! Good job! But what if your super 8 films have some breaks in them? Do you have any videos on how to repair a super 8, so it can be put on the Wolverine and transferred to SD card? I have 7 or 8 super 8, films from 1970s that I would like to use on the wolverine, but I know one or more of them needs repair. My grandfather had 8mm films from 50s to 60s no sound. I bought a super 8 in 70s which has sound. I know places like Walmart will put these on a disk for a big price tag and I don't trust them to fix the breaks in film as that alone will cost even more; and 7 or 8 super 8 films could cost me a small fortune more than the Wolverine. Thank you!
Cindy
Sadly, some times when we send them out, they get lost. I had that happen with several dozen negatives from the 1940s. It was our trusted camera shop who put multiple tracers on it. One would have thought whoever got the photos would have returned them since they obviously were not theirs! Now I wish I had made contact sheets with the negatives; at least I would have something including the original negatives. (The negatives were the extra large size.)
Regarding the breaks in the film, you can either transfer with the breaks losing some footage or you can repair them. There are (or used to be) wonderful film splicers for just that. In the dark ages, I used to do that for my grandparents; it was incredibly easy.
Nice video. contemplating buying this machine. I was told there are 2 different models, one being more expensive. Do you recommend one over the other and are there other features, benefits for the more expensive unit?
Great video Dylan, thank you.
So which is better?
Wolverine 8MM and Super8 Reels Movie Digitizer
or
MovieMaker-Pro
I have both bookmarked.
Great video, best instructions I have found
Wow, I want it now!! amazing!
What's the usb out for?
How do I go about converting a super 8 cartridge?
I don't understand, can I take my film out of the caméra and do this directly ?
YOULIS S - This is for transferring exposed/developed/processed home movies to digital format. They have to be on reels.
Nice video. I’ve bought a similar machine but the 8mm footage is very shaky is there anything physical I need to check or amend either while I’m capturing the footage or do I have to stabilise it in software
Thanks
Steve
Are all films that you have digitized shaky or just some? Have you looked at the sprocket holes on the film to see if they are damaged (no longer square)?
Great video, thank you!
Excellent video, thanks!
the white reel from just right away from inside of Super 8 cartridege? Thank for goo video
HappyCastle - The white reel is from when the movie film was originally developed/processed and placed on the reel by the lab that developed it. It has to be processed just like any photography; cannot use directly from cartridge.
@@fiendishthingy1630 Thank you for answer haha. Actually I already tried it years ago. But I failed. It was so much work haha
Great video...Just got mine!
excellent video
is this meant for ektachrome film or can i be colour negative film as well?
Is there any way you can record the sound? Thanks
The sound of what?
There is no sound on 8-mm and Super-8. All you would get is the "fluttering" of the film going through the projector.
You can add sound with a video editing program.
@@GlennaVan A lot of super 8 film did have sound. There was sound striped film and some super 8 cameras would record audio right on the film (it was quite common actually). Some 8mm film also had sound striping on it but was much less popular. These Wolverine machines will not transfer any of that magnetic striped film.
@@Filmboy24 That must have come after we bought our camera because ours did not record sound which was a shame. I am, however, grateful for what we had/have. People now don't realize how precious that was and very few families had any type of video camera.
@@GlennaVan, that very well may have been the case. They started making the super 8 format in 1965 and added sound stripes in 1973. People still always had the option to use silent film. I've done a couple of videos where I processed and transferred old rolls of sound film (shot many years ago). You're absolutely right about having these awesome memories!!
Thanks Dylan for this amazing video! Now I follow you!
Where are you from? You have the same Chloe Ting (famous influencer) accent! Are you Australian?
Which SD card do you use in yours? I have found that mine for some reason always has some distortion in the second half of the video and I think its from card write speed but I don't know for sure. I am using a SanDisk Ultra 80MB/S any advice?
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i have a lot of super 8 videos, but i can't seem to find a converter that also does sound. any ideas?
No, no sound recorded. So you'll have to put the SD card in your computer, then use one of the movie maker programs to add the sound back in. Takes a little practice to sync it just right. Wife hates when it's not synced right.
@@mehstgful How did you get the sound from the super8 real to the computer as the projector doesnt record it
I think he means he runs the film on his projector 📽 that has sound and records it. Then uses editing program to add sound to the sd movie no easy task and impossible without the sound projector. I have a few with sound and will miss the sound sadly...
Hey Dylan, can it record sound?
no
Super 8 Rescue which machine do you need to record video & audio?
Super 8 does not have sound.
@@GlennaVan it does have sound. Mine do.
@@berthuggs Mine do not. Perhaps later Super 8 cameras did, but they did not when they first came out. 16 mm did but not Super 8.
beautiful, thank you!
Nice review
Thanks Dylan.
Funny thing. Cleaning out closet last weekend. Found a big box of our old movies. Now I have something to do on my rainy days. Thanks for the info. 👍🦅Wizbang99 / Ken
Well, in my opinion, my wolverine is a piece of junk. It keeps jamming and stopping.