[MacDV] Problem converting 8mm film

[Maurice Kay]

Well, at last making progress; although it hasn't been quick. I'm a slow 
learner.  Thanks again to Preston, James, and Steven for their helpful 
suggestions

I took the Sima Photo Kit 2 out of the process and that helped. I tried 
projecting the film onto a regular movie screen and a white foam core 
board. The white board is much better. After experimentation, turned off 
steadyshot and auto focusing. For me, the results were better leaving 
the exposure and shutter alone.

One other problem I encountered was with the camcorder microphone (Sony 
DCR-TRV310). There is no way to turn it off. Consequently, it picked up 
the noise of the film projector and incorporated it in the download to 
iMovie (these are all silent movies). I happened to have a plug, from 
Radio Shack that I bought a long time ago for another setup, that I 
stuck in the external microphone jack. It works, and I don't have to 
mess with that sound in iMovie.

While I wait for delivery of iLife I'm transferring the film to digital 
tape and going through old photos to incorporate in my family saga. 
Given my skills, I'll probably be back with questions about using the 
"Ken Burns' Effect."

Regards,
Maurice