Re: Transferring sound from Super 8

From: Pip Chodorov (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Mar 24 2008 - 14:09:26 PDT


Mike,
you'd want to be talking to Bill Creston, 212 924-4893.
He used to make the sound transfers for S8 prints from Kinolux and
still has all the equipment.

http://www.emedialoft.org/artistspages/billcreston.htm

-Pip Chodorov

At 15:33 -0400 24/03/08, mike wechsler wrote:
>I need to get some mag sound off of about 30 minutes of super 8
>footage that I already have video transfers of. Since I've already
>paid to get the video transfered some time ago, I'm looking for a
>way to cheaply transfer the sound on my own or have someone else do
>it for a small fee. I'd thought of using a projector and taking a
>line out straight into my computer, but my concern is that unless
>the projector is really high end, do I have to worry about shifts in
>running speed over the length of the reel that would make it
>difficult if not impossible to sync to the video transfer at some
>point? If this is a job that is best left to the pros, can anyone
>suggest a place in New York City that will do an audio only transfer
>from super 8 (and ideally not charge me for a video transfer as
>well)?
>
>Thanks!
>Mike
>

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