From: Jeff Kreines (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Mar 24 2008 - 13:38:24 PDT
It all depends how it was transferred to video.
If it was done on a real telecine, the speed would be 23.976 fps, not
24 fps (unless it was shot at 18fps, but that's another ballgame
entirely). If it was transferred frame by frame but being used as
NTSC video, the audio still will need to be "pulled down" 1/10 of
1%. If it was done on a 5-bladed projector, then it's likely 24
fps. So many silly variables.
Note that a projector will need to be slaved to a digital audio
reference to be able to do this -- even a synchronous motor will
drift in relation to digital audio's clock, though it will be better
than a regular projector motor.
You probably will have to manually tweak the sync -- such great fun!
On Mar 24, 2008, at 2:33 PM, mike wechsler wrote:
> I need to get some mag sound off of about 30 minutes of super 8
> footage that I already have video transfers of. Since I've already
> paid to get the video transfered some time ago, I'm looking for a
> way to cheaply transfer the sound on my own or have someone else do
> it for a small fee. I'd thought of using a projector and taking a
> line out straight into my computer, but my concern is that unless
> the projector is really high end, do I have to worry about shifts
> in running speed over the length of the reel that would make it
> difficult if not impossible to sync to the video transfer at some
> point? If this is a job that is best left to the pros, can anyone
> suggest a place in New York City that will do an audio only
> transfer from super 8 (and ideally not charge me for a video
> transfer as well)?
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