How good will my 8mm film to dvd transfer look on an HDTV?
With everyone moving to high definition TVs and high definition DVD players this question comes up often. How good will my 8mm film to dvd transfer look on my HDTV?
Most HDTVs have 1080 lines of resolution. Standard definition TVs have 480 lines of resolution. Your film has between 800 and 1000 lines of resolution. So, if you transfer your film using a standard definition process (Bronze, Silver or Gold process), your HDTV will need to up convert the video from standard definition to high definition. If you’ve ever had an old picture blown up, you know that the blown up picture looks almost out of focus and grainy compared to the original. The same happens for 8mm film to DVD transfers. What looks good on your standard definition TV will not always look good on your HDTV because the video had to be blown up to HD resolution.
Because most people already have an HDTV or will have one in the next year, more and more customers are interested in a high definition 8mm film to dvd transfer (Platinum process). Going through a 8mm film to dvd transfer will allow the film to look the best it can on your HDTV.
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