Things You'll Need:
- Projector for your film type
- White foam core poster board
- camcorder
- Computer with DVD burner & movie editing software (optional)
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Step 1
You will need the following items:
1. Projector (with variable speed if at all possible)
2. White Poster Board (I prefer the foam board kind)
3. Camcorder
4. Computer with DVD burner & Video input (optional see step 3)
5. DVD authoring software (most computers with DVD burners have these) -
Step 2
1. Set up the poster board in a stable place either by leaning or hanging it on the wall. Set up the projector (in a dark room) close enough to the poster board to make about an 11 X 14 movie. The smaller size gives you a crisper detail.
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Step 3
2. Get your camcorder set up on a stable surface behind the projector (preferably on a tripod). Focus in until it looks like all the movie you are watching fills your viewfinder. Press record and let it capture a few minutes worth of film to check the quality.
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Step 4
3. At this point you can either play the movie back through your view finder or load it into your computer to watch. You do not have to put the movie in a computer. This is only required if you want to do advanced editing or add background music (you can also add background music by playing it in the room during recording if your house is quit enough). If you just want to get it recorded on something for later viewing your camcorder media is sufficient. When you are viewing the movie you are looking for flickering. If what you have recorded is jumping or flickering then you need to adjust the projection speed and slow the movie down just a bit. This is something that is very individual and you must keep adjusting until all the flickering is at a minimum, unless you are like me. I like a little flicker just for the added effect it is after all an old movie.
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Step 5
Congratulations, you have just learned to transfer film!
I was told by a very large firm that does nothing but film transfer that this is the idea way to do it. By using this method you maintain all the integrity of the film. Most film transfer boxes send your film through a lens, bounce it off a mirror, and then send it to a screen on the other side. In doing this alot of detail can be lost.
Best Editing Program:
I have tried many programs I prefer ProSow Gold by Photodex by far. Visit their website at www.Photodex.com and give their free downloads a try. They are more cost efficient than most and far superior to their competitors in my opinion. (I am in no way affiliated with them they are just simply the best out of the dozens I have tried).
