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I'm planning on converting my parents old 8mm movies and also photographs to dvd. I've used Adobe Premiere Elements for many movies, but you can't dub onto it. I also have Pinnacle Studio 10 which allows dubbing, but it is SO buggy, and it crashes all the time. I have a Sony miniDV camcorder, and a device that lets you project a projector onto a screen. I plan to either record the 8mm movies onto a miniDV tape which will also allow narration via the camcorder microphone (then transfer to Adobe Premiere Elements), or pass the signal staight through to my computer.
My first question is: a company called YesVideo claims to do this better by:
Secondly, for still photos, am I better scanning them on a mid-range scanner (HP 5550) and record narration on a minidv, then import both into the program, or use a "lightbox" to take a picture of the photo with the camcorder as it is narrated? If a camcorders resolution is only 320x240 lines (approx) at what resolution should I scan a picture to improve upon the camcorder quality. Does a picture taken with the camcorder have a better color depth than a scanned picture? To narrate the scanned phote, I'd have to record the narration and improt it to tthe Adobe program.
Am I missing any simpler solution?
Thanks
Jason
My first question is: a company called YesVideo claims to do this better by:
- enlarging the gate so that the entire frame of the film is used, thus increasing the image captured by as much as 40 percent!
- synchronizing the film speed to the shutter speed of the CCD to eliminate film flicker
- cleaning the film, utilizing special light and capturing the image directly to DVD makes movie film images appear remarkably sharp and colorful
Secondly, for still photos, am I better scanning them on a mid-range scanner (HP 5550) and record narration on a minidv, then import both into the program, or use a "lightbox" to take a picture of the photo with the camcorder as it is narrated? If a camcorders resolution is only 320x240 lines (approx) at what resolution should I scan a picture to improve upon the camcorder quality. Does a picture taken with the camcorder have a better color depth than a scanned picture? To narrate the scanned phote, I'd have to record the narration and improt it to tthe Adobe program.
Am I missing any simpler solution?
Thanks
Jason