cleaning up 8mm footage

[David Bogie]

This best done at the film transfer using a cleaning system and what we used to call a “wet gate.” To do it in post is a frame-by-frame slog. I know of no shortcuts since 8mm has not stable mechanics in any part of the flow starting in the camera . Even if the film was shot on a tripod, the camera and projector gates have sloppy tolerances so everything you can think of as a scene-by-scene correction must be carefully motion tracked.
Sorry, I think it’s a hopeless cause. You need to find a way to either stylize your 8mm footage to hide the defects, get a better transfer, or find out how to get paid for the hundreds of hours you may spend on this.

But I’m also hoping there are solutions that other folks will suggest.

bogiesan

[Susan Miller]

hi,

thanks for your hints.

the film is already transfered but the quality is horrible.
I was hoping to get at least a little bit out of it. Some effects are very helpful but I thought there might be a “trick” for the lines and scratches and some cleaning up.

But as far as I read your post it seems hopeless I was hoping not to work frame for frame would do it if the results would be very good.

[Chris Wright]

cc simple wire removal works fantastic but if scratches jump around, you’re looking at some nifty stopwatch transform of the effect. I have never tried motion tracking scratches, but if AE could do it, you could possibly work a little faster.

[Susan Miller]

hi,

I`m new in AE may you can tell me where to find cc simple wire removal?

Thank you very much

I will try motion trackingand after I tracked them may I replace the scratches?

Sorry for those questions but like I said I`m new at AE

Thanks again for all your help

[Susan Miller]

thank you so much

I did some exercise on motion tracking so some basic are there.

I`m trying to figure out how to handle „Simple Wire Removal“ may I find some stuff on cow.

Thanks again

[Susan Miller]

thanks for the hint it works great.

May you can tell me how to tell the programm to use the effects only on certain frames?

And how does it work with motion tracking? Do I need motion tracking with this effect becaue it seems to work without the tracking.

thanks so much for that hint!!!

[David Bogie]

[Susan Miller] “May you can tell me how to tell the programm to use the effects only on certain frames? “

That’s some pretty advanced project management. You probably need to bust your clip up into tiny subclips because they will all need different types of processing. You’re going to find out rapidly that the time required to do this repair is not worth the end results except as a learning experience.

[Susan Miller] “And how does it work with motion tracking? Do I need motion tracking with this effect becaue it seems to work without the tracking.
“

Yes and no. we have no idea what your footage looks like. You need motion tracking to follow weaving items. If your scratch is stable or your wire removal clone stamp is big enough, you don’t need to track it. Generally, you set keyframes for the Point A & B crosshairs. Those are are easily replaced with motion track.

bogiesan