How Much Film is on My 8mm Reel?

FilmFix 8mm film reel measurement chart

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Author: Nathaniel Courtens

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4K or 2K: Making the Right Choice for Your 8mm Film Transfer

Customers ask us, "Do you transfer in 4K?" This question inspired me to write this somewhat technical 4-part blog. We don't do a 4K transfer of 8mm film and would like to explain why, in...

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Our Transfer Equipment

We use a telecine xenon flash scanner. Here are some of the parts of our system. Our Camera Because many of you asked, we show you the type of camera we use. It's a professional JVC video...

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Frame-by-Frame and How It Is Achieved

A customer asks: "Can you confirm if you are filming or capturing each frame separately?" Yes, we are "filming" in real time — but each and every frame is captured separately — as a single...

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It Is All about Privacy!

We respect your privacy.   You retain copyright of your treasured family memories! Not all companies can say that. Please check their "fine-print" to make certain they will not sell...

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Rare Double 8mm Film with Sound

Few 8mm transfer houses do sound. Fewer still do sound from Regular 8mm film. Well, we do sound from Regular 8mm and Super-8 film. Moreover, we do it at no extra cost to you! Double-8,...

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The 80/20 Rule Applied to Color Grading

How best to structure our color grading services here at FilmFix has presented us with a challenging dilemma. On the one hand, all 8mm film benefits from some color grading, so that the...