The highest resolution AVI format is best. I would also find a reputable transfer service that does frame by frame conversion and color correction. You'll pay more for someone who can do this, but the results are far superior. I used to have access to the equipment to do this at a local university, and the street price for it was around $0.15-$0.20/foot with "silent" film (no sound), a fixed setup fee for the conversion, and a fee for the DVD processing. People griped about the cost, but when you consider it's a one-time thing and the sentimental/archival value of the media it ends up being cheap, relatively speaking.
Once you get it on a DVD you can pretty much play with it on any platform. My preferred platform/application is Mac and Final Cut Pro, but that's probably a bit above the average user. You can do spectacular things with a Mac and iMovie these days. Dan --- On Sat, 12/25/10, Douglas <jgi...@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Douglas <jgi...@comcast.net> > Subject: [MBZ] OT Video Editing Software Windows 7 64 > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 2:48 PM > Since you all are the smartest group > of people I can think of. I want to ask. > > I finally got the 8mm film from my father and want to > transfer it to DVD. What file formats should I get this made > into, and also since I just want it all and then buy or > download easy to use video editing software to make my own > discs. > > Thanks in Advance > > Douglas > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
