":::Jerry::::" wrote in message
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The biggest problem is nothing to do with resolution but fps speed,
standard / super 8 home cine film does not have a 'kind' fps rate that
allows easy transfer to a PAL video system, un-like 35mm 16mm film -
this is why many transfers suffer from frame flicker.

Flying spot scanning gets rid of flicker

Super-8 is still better quality than video. Much as people in the
professional video industry try to deny this, super-8 (when shot and
projected with decent lenses) has about 1000 lines of resolution, compared
with about 300 from your average 8mm video camera or about 450 for a
broadcast-standard 1" C-type machine.

When flying spot scanned to DVD the quality is bang on. If you want cheap
quality, go to Ebay and buy a top quality second hand Super 8 camera, with
some having microprocessor control. Most are like new and over 20 years
old. The film and processing is expensive, but the quality is the business,
even when scanned onto videotape or onto DVD. If you only use you camera
for special occasions then Super * is the way to go, cheap to buy the
equipment. Many small TV stations in the US used Super 8 for film reports
and transferred onto video for broadcast, the quality was that good.


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