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Any info re: MJPG codec?
I am shopping around for places that can transfer old home movies to a digital format that I can edit with FCP. One place that I am considering says their default delivery for high res is 1920×1080 4:2:2 using Blackmagic’s MJPG codec.
Aside from the aspect ratio question relative to my 4×3 home movies, is MJPG something that FCP handles? I use a Kona 3 card and I’m not familiar with Blackmagic codecs. Can someone tell me what kind of compression MJPG is? It sounds like a coffee brand my mother used to buy…
While I’m at it … an OT question: Does anyone here have advice on a vendor who does good quality and reasonably-priced film-to-drive transfers of Super 8 SOUND(!) video? This needs to be done by an outfit that knows what they’re doing, because of such things as the frame rate conversion and aspect ratio issues. And also because of the mag stripe sound, of course.
Thanks for any help and guidance on this.
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Ron
i believe (but am not 100%) that Blackmagic will have software codecs for MJPG at their website OR MJPG, which stands for Motion JPEG (as opposed to MGD Coffee,) may be fully compatible with any of Apples quicktime codecs, such as Photo JPEG. Have you tried playing a test clip?
as for Super 8 Sound film transfers, do a web search for Brodsky and Tredway. THey have been doing it the longest (since at least the 70’s) and a lot of people use them.
BTW, if you do a lot of super 8, you should stock up on Kodachrome as Kodak has ceased production 🙁
hope this helps
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
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Thanks, Bob. I figured MJPG was motion jpeg; I just didn’t know if I would be walking into a proprietary codec if I received material that was specifically Blackmagic MJPG. I’ll check that website for codec download availability before I head off in that direction.
No, I haven’t played a test clip yet because none of the transfers have been done. Oh, and I won’t be shooting any more Super 8! This is all old stuff. I certainly did take note when Kodak announced their production cessation. A moment in history!
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Dear Ron,
Not sure if you talked to my company or not, but we offer Super 8 sound transfers in HD. We use the Blackmagic MJPG codec as it’s cross-platform compatible and works with the proper decoder in virtually any NLE.
We have been doing film transfers since 2002, and HD film transfers since 2006. Our process ensures you get the best clarity and color reproduction based on what the film would look like if normally projeccted. We use a frame-by-frame process with HD 3CMOS imaging sensor to ensure that the registration is rock solid, the frame-rate is 100% accurate using industry standard pulldown algorithms, and that you have perfect focus from corner to corner. Our process also fixes most exposure and color problems during digitization, and any further corrections can be done from the 4:2:2 digital data.
We would welcome you or anybody on this board to test out our services for free by sending up to 50ft of regular8/super 8 or 100ft of 16mm film to our company. Our website is https://www.filmtransfer.com and to send us a reel for digitization simply mail to:
Digital Transfer Systems
3175 Commercial Ave.
Suite 102
Northbrook, IL 60062along with your name, address, and phone#.
Any questions feel free to email me directly @ eugene [at] filmtransfer [dot] com
Film Transfers to Digital
https://www.filmtransfer.com
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