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making video look like super 8
I have been working on a Super 8 project and it’s almost done. I needed to get one last thing but didn’t have the time to wait on the processing and transferring of the film, so a colleague told me to just shoot it on video and then doctor it up in FCP to make it look like old film. Now that I have shot the new stuff, I have no idea how to make it look like Super 8, and unfortunately my colleague is out of town for the next 2 weeks. Any ideas? I tried messing around with it in Motion, but to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Lori
Best thing is to get hold a filter set that includes a film effect. There are a number of cheapo filters available from the likes of CGM filters, G filters, Joes filters etc. You can probably search for some of these on this forum. I like CGM for vaule and results from the cheap ones.
For a little more, you can spend a thousand bucks on Cinelook, Magic Bullet (mmmm) of Sapphire (mmmmmmmmmm) – but I suspect you won’t want to.
If you export your movie from quicktime player and select options, you can apply filters FOR FREE (wow) including a film effect with hairs and everything. I suspect it is horrible, but I don’t know what standard you are aiming for.
I love shooting and playing with super 8, and have tried to match video to it before. You can get close with a great filter, but it never looks the same. You need to mess with the frame rate of the video as well to get the jerky, soft, wonderful motion that is super 8. Love it!
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS and FCP specialists
Current Mac systems All Dual 2.7Ghz with Kona 2 and Digital Voodoo cards, 6Gb Ram, Sapphire, SCSI320 Medea and Huge Arrays.
FCP projects include Sky TV coverage of the Ryder Cup and US Open Golf – Live OB specialists. -
Try Graeme Nattress’ old projector setting in his film plugin
Peter
Now editing the feature “BEYOND THE MARGIN”
-THE LIFE AND WORK OF JOHN A.ALONZO -
At http://www.nattress.com and there’s a free demo too.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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if you’re happy with cheap and cheerful then you could try this tip from Pedro Alvera, at Dave Slaters Pro App Tips website
Sometimes we need to make our videos with a look similar to 8mm projection. Here’s how . . .
https://proapptips.com/tips/article.php?story=20050320223627679
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