The colors on a DVD video will not fade over time.
Converting 8 mm movies to DVD is straightforward but time-consuming. The process requires recording the movie on a camcorder, transferring the video to a computer and then burning the video to a DVD. You will still need an 8 mm movie projector to project the movie, but once the video from the movie has been captured, the projector will never be needed again.
Instructions
Capture 8 mm Movie
1. Put double-stick tape on one side of the sheet of white paper. Stick the sheet of white paper to the wall. Put a table 5 feet from the sheet of white paper. Put the 8 mm movie projector on the table.
2. Put the spirit level on top of the 8 mm movie projector. Adjust the movable front leg on the projector until the bubble in the spirit level lines up between the two etched marks.
3. Put the 8 mm movie on the front reel of the projector. Thread the movie through the film gate and onto the take-up reel.
4. Put the hard drive-enabled camcorder onto the tripod. Put the tripod next to the 8 mm projector so the camcorder's lens is slightly in front of the projector's lens.
5. Put the spirit level on top of the camcorder. Adjust the tripod until the bubble in the spirit level lines up between the two etched marks.
6. Turn off the lights in the room. Turn on the 8 mm projector's bulb. Focus the projector's lens so the image on the white sheet of paper is sharp.
7. Turn on the camcorder. Focus the camcorder's lens so the image on the white sheet of paper is sharp.
8. Turn the knob on the projector to "Play." Press the "Record" button on the camcorder. Press the "Stop" button on the camcorder when the film has finished playing.
9. Turn on the lights. Turn off the bulb on the 8 mm movie projector. Rewind the film. Turn off the projector. Remove the white sheet of paper from the wall. Remove the camcorder from the tripod.
10. Connect the camcorder input from the camcorder cable to the output port of the camcorder. Connect the USB plug from the camcorder cable to a USB port on the computer. Turn on the camcorder. Press the "Menu" button on the camcorder. Go to the "Settings" menu. Select "Output mode" from the list of choices presented. Press the "Menu" button again.
11. Double-click on the icon of a video program included with the computer, for example, the iMovie video program on a Mac or the Movie Maker video program on a PC.
12. Wait for the pop-up window to appear that says the video program has detected the camcorder. Click the "OK" button in the window.
13. Press the "Play" button on the camcorder. Press the "Record" button on the video program's main screen.
14. Press the "Stop" button on the video program's main screen when the video on the camcorder has finished playing. Press the "Stop button on the camcorder.
15. Press the "Save To" button on the video program's main screen. Navigate in the window that appears to the desktop.
16. Press the "Save" button on the window to close the window and save the digital video file made from the 8 mm movie to the desktop.
17.Quit the video program. Disconnect the camcorder cable from the USB port of the computer and from the camcorder.
Burn DVD
18. Download a DVD-burning program to the desktop of the computer, for example, the ImgBurn program for a PC or the Burn program for a Mac.
19. Double-click on the icon of the program. Follow the menu commands to install the program onto the computer's hard drive. Restart the PC after the installation is completed.
20. Double-click on the icon of the DVD-burning program to launch it. Drag the digital video file from the desktop onto the icon of the DVD-burning program--the icon is on the desktop or in the dock to the left or at the bottom of the screen.
21. Click "Yes" on the confirmation window if the program asks to convert the digital file into a DVD-compatible format.
22. Select the DVD drive from the list of choices presented in the "Devices" drop-down menu on the DVD-burning program's main screen..
23. Select "DVD-Video" from the list of choices presented in the "Format" drop-down menu on the DVD-burning program's main screen.
24. Click on the "Options" button at the top of the DVD-burning program's main screen.
25. Click on the "Video" tab at the top of the window that appears.
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Select "8X" from the list of choices presented in the "Speed" drop-down menu. Close the window by clicking the "OK" button.
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Eject the DVD drive's disc tray. Put a blank recordable DVD onto the disc tray. Close the disc tray.
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Press the "Burn" or "Start" button on the DVD-burning program's main screen. Wait until a confirmation window appears to state that the DVD has been burned.
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Quit the DVD-burning program. Eject the DVD drive's disc tray. Remove the DVD that now has the video from the 8 mm movie on it. Close the disc tray. Archive or delete the digital video file.
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