The point of differences between Super 8 and 8mm Film

The 8mm film and the Super 8 film look very surprisingly similar at the first glance, which can make it appear really difficult to figure out which is which, especially if you have both the types of the film available. Fortunately, when you get it up close, it is really easy to spot a couple of key differences which will make telling them apart much easier in the future. 16mm film should be very instantly recognizable, as it is twice the width of the 8mm and super 8 film. The vented film cans are used in the storage of both the kinds of the films.

Super8 film has much smaller sprocket holes, and they are very characteristically aligned to the middle of the frame, versus in between the frames on the standard 8mm. You will also notice that the size of the frame is 50% larger on the Super 8 film. Super 8 was an upgrade to the standard 8mm film which really offered a sharper picture. This sharper picture can be very well attributed to the much larger frame size. Lots of the times, people will have the first of their films shot in some regular 8mm, and then over the time switching over to the most superior Super 8 format.

If your film is particularly stored in the film cans with the leader tape, you can very easily spot which film you have by examining the leader tape. Like in the actual film itself, the sprocket holes are much smaller. The leader tape does not contain the actual frames, so the sprocket holes would be the only clue as to what type of the film it is. The films to DVD technicians are very knowledgeable and can very well answer all your questions about you’re the film transfer. They are also one of the few companies who transfer the 8mm film that clean every inch of the film prior to transferring. This cleaning process using the silicon cloths will give you the best film to DVD transfer possible.

Before you rush to the video transfer lab to convert your old 8mm film to DVDs, there are some warning signs you should look for in a video transfer lab.

Some service providers do the work in-house. Even if the lab is a brick and mortar store, some film transfer labs particularly outsource the work and ship the film out, so make sure to ask. Costco for example, it's convenient to drop off your film at the counter, but they ship it to California. If you are not comfortable having your 8mm or 16mm film packed, shipped, choose a lab that does the work in-house.

Some have disorganized or disheveled workspace - Look around the store, does everything look insanely organized? Is each separate family's order stored in clear, marked bins to minimize mix-ups and loss?

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