Newbie: Hello Group!

Chief92 · Post by **Chief92** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:52 pm

Hi to everyone! I joined mainly for some support with Corel VideoStudio, but I have used other Corel products for years and found them to be very good. I'm an old guy (62 tomorrow), but know my way around PCs pretty well. I was an old Unix user before there was such a thing as a GUI. My first home computer was an Apple IIe. Things have sure changed since then. I plan on capturing many old Super 8mm and VCR tapes digitally and burning them to DVDs. That is mainly why I bought Corel VideoStudio. I have used Windows Movie Maker that works well, but has its' limits.

I live in a suburb of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and as I write this it is 10 below zero.. In the summer, I golf and garden and enjoy being out of doors, but just hunker down in the winter and enjoy my new grandson. Happy Holidays to all!

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:49 pm

Welcome to the family. You have just brought back memories of when I used to use an Apple 2C and Apple 2E.

If you want to see how I converted my Super 8 cine films click the following link.
Converting Super 8 films

Chief92 · Post by **Chief92** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:10 am

Thanks Steve: I have book marked your topic for reference when I get to editing my film. I have been using a setup similar to what you described and have had pretty good luck. I use a Sankyo 2000H projector that has reostat speed control. I still am not able to get rid of all the flicker. I'm going to have to check my Sony camcorder to see if it has Steadyshot setting. I had tried the "90 degree telecine image transfer boxes, but find that it does not work as well as just doing it the way you did it. One strange thing. I shot all my old movies with the same camera, but the first reel I captured had absolutely no flicker at all. Others have it. Can't figure that out. I look forward to reading more from this forum. Cheers from across the pond.