Wolverine 8mm & Super 8 Reels to Digital MovieMaker Pro Film Digitizer, Film Scanner, 8mm Film Scanner, Black (MM100PRO)
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Wolverine 8mm & Super 8 Reels to Digital MovieMaker Pro Film Digitizer, Film Scanner, 8mm Film Scanner, Black (MM100PRO)

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Product ID: 53329559
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Details

  • Media Type
    Photo
  • Scanner Type
    Film
  • Brand
    Wolverine
  • Model Name
    Wolverine 8mm
  • Product Dimensions
    2.99"D x x
  • Resolution
    1080P
🎥1080P resolution
💾SD/SDHC card support
⚙️Stand-alone operation

Description

🎬 Capture the Past, Relive the Future!

  • DIRECT PLAYBACK - Enjoy your films on the big screen with included TV cable.
  • USER FRIENDLY DESIGN - No software or drivers needed—just plug and play!
  • SEAMLESS DIGITIZATION - Transform your cherished memories into digital treasures effortlessly.
  • HIGH QUALITY CONVERSION - Experience frame-by-frame digitizing for stunning clarity.
  • UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY - Works flawlessly with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.

The Wolverine 8mm & Super 8 Reels to Digital MovieMaker Pro Film Digitizer is a cutting-edge, fully automated film scanner designed to convert your vintage 8 and Super 8 movie reels into high-quality 1080P digital video files. This stand-alone device requires no computer or software, making it incredibly user-friendly. It supports direct saving to SD/SDHC cards and is compatible with all major operating systems, allowing for easy playback on your TV.

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Specifications

Item Weight3 Pounds
Minimum System RequirementsWindows 7
Standard Sheet Capacity8
Optical Sensor TechnologyCCD or CMOS
Light Source TypeLED
Resolution1080P
Scanner TypeFilm

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Reviews

4.2

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G**R

WOLVERINE UNIT GIVES YOU BACK ACCESS TO YOUR HOME MOVIES

A unit that transfers 8mm and super 8 film to digital format? One I can afford to buy for myself? A great idea. Film transfer runs anywhere from $5 to $40 for a 50 foot reel, the size that came from a home movie camera. If you have a bunch of films, that adds up fast to a point where you leave your precious memories sitting in a drawer. Odds are you don't have a projector or the bulb burnt out or you just don't have the patience to try to set it up.OK $500 isn't nothing. That's the same cost as sending out 15-25 films. But it does offer you control over your eventual expenditures. Maybe you can offer to do some for other family members or friends, too.The Wolverine Pro unit offers some real benefits over the standard model, so I am reviewing the Pro model after extensive use.FEATURES - Scans high res 1080 frame by frame scans. Pro model accepts up to 400 foot reels. Pro version records file at about 20 frames a second (compared to the original film speed of 15-16 frames per second and the other unit's 30 frames per second). Machine creates MP4 file on SD card up to 32 gb (card not included) which can be viewed on any computer. Machine also offers USB cable and feed for transferring finished movies and Video out minijack at 480 dpi for input to other devices. There are adjustments for contrast, sharpness, and frame capture length and width positioning, and an ability to zoom in or out a bit. The latter helps in cases where the film recording may have strayed from the standard or if you have a reason for recording the periphery or showing some of the slot movement. Easy to navigate menus and a color display show you the film frames as they are being read.TIME REQUIRED - To scan each frame, a 50 foot reel takes about 30 minutes. The resulting file size is about 200K.QUALITY - The MP4 quality isn't the greatest, to be honest. Lots of grain shows up on the videos but that's partly because you are scanning a tiny piece of film in relatively high resolution. But the MP4 compression used is visually noisy and visually distracting with even modest blowups of the video. It would have been nice to include several user-selectable compression options The way to fix this is to import the MP4 file into an editing program with capabilities of cleaning up the video (not included and at an additional cost if you don't already own such software) or upload it to YouTube (Free). Uploading it puts it through a different compression which actually cleans up the artifacts and grain. You can even download it back to your computer after to archive the file. So while it would be nice to have it all in one step, it is easily turned into a better quality movie. I can;t state with certainty that the higher resolution is actually a lot better than the non-pro machine resolution because of the limitations of the original film. But the slower file speed (20 frames per second for the pro vs 30 frames per second for the non-pro) make a huge difference in viewing pleasure.CHALLENGES - Poor quality film sprockets will put the machine to a standstill. It really should be babysat in the background throughout the recording process. My original unit stopped a lot for seemingly fine film. I returned it for warranty work. See support below.SUPPORT - Five stars. I was having trouble with the feeding of films. One call to the very nice people at the manufacturer and they issued an RMA, fixed and returned the machine. They paid postage both ways. The machine I got back had a lot fewer feeding problems. Not flawless but honestly, few things are. It works well.I give it FIVE STARS despite any weak areas. That's because it gives you a alternative capability at a price few other things ever will. Used with the right expectations, I recommend this without reservation.UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE: After running over 400 films through the unit, I thought an update might help others.OUTPUT QUALITY: Fair to good. This won't replace having your films done by a professional system, but don;t fret over that. The compression scheme used to compress the movies to a relatively small size introduces a lot of artifacts. There is no way to adjust it. They can be minimized a bit by blurring the original image through the focus setting but...that really is trading one weakness for another. Uploading the file to YouTube forces a second compression to it which, miraculously, smooths out a reat deal of the artifacting. There are also third party solutions for filters which work with popular video editing suites. The challenge is that applying them takes time, as does uploading to YouTube. But it does fix some of the most serious quality issues.RELIABILITY: Depends somewhat on the quality of the film. Damaged sprockets through it a curve it can;t deal with well. Misaligned sprockets can occur when different films are spliced together onto larger reels (which in many cases was common). It means that you really need to watch the machine as it runs or different portions of your film will have misaligned film (the top showing at the bottom of the frame etc). Or you can view it after and then rescan parts of the film. Not fun from a time standpoint, but there's no way around it.It was having all sorts of problems tracking correctly and I thought it was at the end of it's life. Then I put a new roll of film in months later and...it suddenly works again. Not that I should have complained after running 400 rolls of various size films through it. That would have cost me several thousand dollars to digitize professionally.RESOLUTION: Given the large amount of artifacting, I'm not sure I would buy the pro version for the higher resolution. I would absolutely buy it because the resulting film play speed is closer to the original without editing and for the larger reel capacity.SAMPLE SCANS: if you visit the channel Other People's Families on YouTube you can see some films I ran with different settings and the results.I still offer this five stars.I want to add this: after several hundred reels, I noticed a few things:- The takeup reel can be too forceful in the pull, and mess up the frame by frame scan. I bought a 79 cent sheet of glued back felt and applied it to the surface of the spring feeds to the left and right of the camera opening. Works like a charm!

M**S

Really Good Conversion Results, But Problems Processing Some Reels

I hate to do it, but I'm returning the second of these units. The first one had serious problems. After only 5 reels, I heard a loud knocking noise inside the machine. The machine kept running, but the knocking got worse. I shut everything down, reseated the film, and tried again. Same thing. Changed film reels, same thing, only increased knocking and eventually repetitive picture chattering. Back it went for a replacement.The second unit was noticeably quieter right from the get-go, which confirmed my belief that the first unit had serous defects. This unit performed quite well for several reels, but then I encountered the stoppages and chattering others experience. I went through the process of reseating the film, and even moving it forward by hand, but some reels were just too stubborn.After trying 24 reels, some 50 ft., some 200 ft., and some 400 ft., I had 6 reels set aside I couldn't complete, 2 of each length. They hung up at various spots and I couldn't do anything to make them process. I want to make clear that these are all reels in excellent condition. They were stored properly in the home and look great. I used microfiber cloths to clean them and got virtually nothing on the cloth. I know some people commented that some super 8 films from years ago were cut too wide, or too thick. I don't know if that's the case here. I do know I tried everything they mention, the folded paper trick, changing the SD card, and even advancing the film several feet manually in an effort to get it to advance. On these particular reels, nothing worked.Some people mention tinkering with the tension on the pressure plates. I will not do that. I don't think a consumer should have to manually manipulate the physical components of a brand-new machine.So, I had about a 75% success rate which is not enough for me to keep this unit.Now you might wonder why I gave the Wolverine a 4 star rating in spite of these problems. In all honesty I am very pleased with the results of the reels that successfully converted. I really don't think they could have looked much better by having a "professional service" do them.BTW, I really think Wolverine could do users a big favor by making the viewing screen larger. That tiny screen can make proper framing a real chore. As with any other type of film equipment, there's a little learning curve to threading the film, etc., but it quickly becomes second nature.So, call me crazy, or a glutton for punishment, but I'm going to return unit number 2, and have it replaced by unit number 3. I do believe it's the best home unit out there, and the reels I did successfully convert, look good, so I'm going for it.

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