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'Do-it-Yourself' Fully Automated Frame-by-Frame Digitizer.
Specifications
- Display: Color 2.4" TFT LCD
- Exposure control: Auto/Manual
- White balance: Auto
- Resolution 720P @ 30FPS (Require editing to slow it down to 18 or 24 FPS)
- Film type: 8 mm and Super 8 roll film in 5" or 3" reel
- File Output format: MP4
- TV-OUT type: NTSC
- Built-in memory: None
- Required External memory: SD/SDHC memory card up to 32 GB
- Compatible with all Windows and Mac Computers
Wolverine 8mm and Super8 MovieMaker
Convert 8mm and Super 8 Movie Reels into MPEG4 Digital Videos
A very simple to use device to convert your movie reels into digital movies (no sound) with few strokes.
Your old reel-to-reel 8mm and Super 8 films are degrading. Worse, the memories are fading and the film is becoming more brittle just sitting in the box.
Convert your Film into digital now before the memories are lost forever using the Wolverine Reels-to-Digital Moviemaker.
- A fully automated apparatus to digitize 8 and Super 8 Movie Reels, Frame-by-Frame for high-quality digital conversion
- Converts 8 and Super 8 movies into MPEG-4 (MP4) digital movie files at 720P/ 30 fps
- Scans and directly saves digital movies into SD/SDHC cards (32GB max, not included)
- Playback to TV's using the included TV Cable
- Compatible with all Windows, Mac and Linux Operating Systems
Convert Film to Digital with Just Few Clicks
Works like a typical projector where you mount the 3 inch or 5 inch reel, insert a memory card, press few buttons and the apparatus will play the film and scan frame-by-frame to create a digital MP4 movie file that you can play on any computer, edit, upload to the internet or burn to DVD's.
Pays for Itself
With the included TV cable you can attach the unit to a TV RCA jack and playback the digital recordings direct from the Wolverine.
Save digital files direct to SD or SDHC memory cards. To upload to computers, either take out the memory card and insert it into a computer or attach the unit to a computer USB port to access the SD card information.
The Wolverine Reels2Digital Moviemaker pays for itself taking into consideration that photo Labs are charging more than a dollar to digitize a single foot of film!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016
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Nice for Price
By DENNIS P JOHN on September 10, 2016
This is a nice product for the price. I have hundreds of old 8 and super 8mm films that I haven't been able to view in many years. Sending them out for conversion is so expensive. I've been very happy with the results I've been able to get with the Wolverine MovieMaker. My first unit only lasted for a day before the light went out. I contacted the manufacturer about getting a replacement bulb and was told it was an LED and should last years. They replaced my unit and the new one has worked well for several days and 20+ film transfers of 50 to 200' each. One issue I discovered is that the film supply reel often spins forward on a frame advance and then, when the slack is taken up, it snaps forward again. The result of this on the transfer is a jumpy video. My guess is, each time the slack goes away and the reel pulls again, it causes the film to register in a different position. I came up with an easy fix. I just folded a piece of card stock and put it between the supply reel and the device. It creates a little tension that prevents the film from spooling out too fast. Wolverine, if you're reading this, some sort of tension on the supply spindle would be a cleaner fix than my solution.
By DENNIS P JOHN on September 10, 2016
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2016
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Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017
I noticed this product a few months ago, but the fact that it only holds reels that are 5" or less scared me off from it. Half of the reels I had to convert were larger than this. But more recent reviewers commented that they figured out ways to make it work with larger reels, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Since other reviewers have covered some of the things you have to deal with, like the fast recorded frame rate (I use the free software VLC afterwards to slow the video files down from 30fps to 18), I figure I'll share how I've been using it to digitize the 6" and 7" reels. The photo I'm posting will show it better than I can describe, but I simply set up the old projector to the right of the unit, facing towards it. The film to be recorded goes on the upper arm of the projector, and a large empty take-up reel goes on the lower arm (just as if you were going to play the film with the projector itself). I place the empty 5" reel that comes with the unit on its left side and leave the right side empty. I then feed the film over top the digitizer, around the empty 5" reel, and into the digitizer. As the film leaves the digitizer, it gets picked up by the take-up reel on the projector. I simply run the projector (without the light turned on) at the same time as the digitizer. Works like a charm, even though it takes a good 4 hours to get through one reel.
I know this requires having the right equipment, but hopefully it helps someone else trying to figure out what they can do.
A couple of other notes:
A pretty recent firmware update added the capability to adjust the frame that you record, which is pretty nice. You can move it left/right and up/down as well as zoom in/out. The initial settings actually worked pretty well for me, but at some point, I started playing around with it without first writing down the initial settings in case I needed to go back to them. There is a menu option to reset the unit to default settings, so I assumed I could just use that if needed. Well, it turns out that the default reset only works for options like exposure, not for the frame adjustments. I called technical assistance to ask what the initial settings were, but the guy just laughed at me repeatedly and said they didn't know. I guess it was funny that I assumed the default settings option would include frame adjustment settings. I didn't mind that they didn't have (or know) default settings, but the laughter was just an odd response to a customer.
Anyway, the adjustments are easy enough to figure out and are a very useful option, but just know that there aren't defaults.
Overall, though, this thing has been a great. With the number of films I needed to convert (I'm on my 48th reel right now), it was never going to get done without it.
And my FIL recently let me know that he is planning on bringing over some Super8 reels that he took when my wife was little, so I have that to look forward to as well. I assume I will be just as satisfied with how this machine handles those films, but if not, I will come back and add to this review.
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Great little machine
By jhib on February 17, 2017
This unit has worked really well for me so far. My father-in-law asked me to get a bunch of his father's old 8mm films digitized. After realizing how much it would cost to send them out to have it done professionally, I decided to try doing it myself. I started out by attempting to use his old projector to play the film while having a digital camera pointed at the screen to record it. That wasn't working so well, and I quickly realized it wasn't worth the frustration.By jhib on February 17, 2017
I noticed this product a few months ago, but the fact that it only holds reels that are 5" or less scared me off from it. Half of the reels I had to convert were larger than this. But more recent reviewers commented that they figured out ways to make it work with larger reels, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Since other reviewers have covered some of the things you have to deal with, like the fast recorded frame rate (I use the free software VLC afterwards to slow the video files down from 30fps to 18), I figure I'll share how I've been using it to digitize the 6" and 7" reels. The photo I'm posting will show it better than I can describe, but I simply set up the old projector to the right of the unit, facing towards it. The film to be recorded goes on the upper arm of the projector, and a large empty take-up reel goes on the lower arm (just as if you were going to play the film with the projector itself). I place the empty 5" reel that comes with the unit on its left side and leave the right side empty. I then feed the film over top the digitizer, around the empty 5" reel, and into the digitizer. As the film leaves the digitizer, it gets picked up by the take-up reel on the projector. I simply run the projector (without the light turned on) at the same time as the digitizer. Works like a charm, even though it takes a good 4 hours to get through one reel.
I know this requires having the right equipment, but hopefully it helps someone else trying to figure out what they can do.
A couple of other notes:
A pretty recent firmware update added the capability to adjust the frame that you record, which is pretty nice. You can move it left/right and up/down as well as zoom in/out. The initial settings actually worked pretty well for me, but at some point, I started playing around with it without first writing down the initial settings in case I needed to go back to them. There is a menu option to reset the unit to default settings, so I assumed I could just use that if needed. Well, it turns out that the default reset only works for options like exposure, not for the frame adjustments. I called technical assistance to ask what the initial settings were, but the guy just laughed at me repeatedly and said they didn't know. I guess it was funny that I assumed the default settings option would include frame adjustment settings. I didn't mind that they didn't have (or know) default settings, but the laughter was just an odd response to a customer.
Anyway, the adjustments are easy enough to figure out and are a very useful option, but just know that there aren't defaults.
Overall, though, this thing has been a great. With the number of films I needed to convert (I'm on my 48th reel right now), it was never going to get done without it.
And my FIL recently let me know that he is planning on bringing over some Super8 reels that he took when my wife was little, so I have that to look forward to as well. I assume I will be just as satisfied with how this machine handles those films, but if not, I will come back and add to this review.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2017
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