As time goes on and generations pass, film reels may be viewed as old school and not worth keeping, especially if the footage was previously transferred to video, however, this is moreso a rationalization than truth. If one simply looks at the amount of video being created in 2026, versus what was created on film 75 years earlier, film will retain an intrinsic, archival value. Additionally, ongoing improvements in digital video also means retransferring older films can reproduce an even higher quality resolution than when the archival film was originally transferred. I would suggest never throwing out old film, since as time goes on, the historical value of the film keeps growing by leaps and bounds. Each country in the world should have a way to archive all film material related to their country, whether they do, or don't, is another matter.

The work on the modernized Super8 movie viewer continues! Up to about the 30th full revision. The dichroic lenses are looking good, bright and colorless and good magnification, the mechanisms are sturdy and super smooth operating, 21mm precision bearings in the main handle rotator and the finger grip. Trying to gauge interest whether or not to do a limited production with 3D printed parts. These are all FDM printed, a batch would be done in SLA method, smoother finish.

1. Stage 0. Communicate the concept of the cartridge and Super8 loop, vintage Fisher Price "hardware" can be sourced and used. Its a cool little media ecosystem. Even the old cartridges can be broken open filled with 12 foot sections of Super8 film and spliced into a loop and viewed. Ebay sourced.
2. Stage 1. This. Re-engineered player. 95% complete. Feels better, works smoother, more weight to it. The glass optics give a colorless clarity that is not in the vintage players. Setting up a prototype/dummy website to imagine the system and product configurator for colors.
3. Stage 2. Re-engineer the cartridges for producing 3D printed versions that can be filled more readily. Screw fasteners, clean setup. About 10% into this reverse engineering step. Will require a lot of proofing of the SLA prints and tolerances, this is a tight balance to get the film gate and "shutter" to play in both directions.
4. Stage 3. Build a Super 8 film recorder setup that will take digital files and record them onto film. About 20% into this project step.

Appreciate all feedback on this obsession of mine to make a 50 year old toy into something for the modern day! If anything is unclear, please let me know!

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Hear me out. I've been thinking about what would happen if two of the most distinct, stylistically opposite heavyweights in the industry—Ufotable and Studio Trigger—joined forces for a single project.\*\*

\*\*On one side, you have Ufotable: masters of hyper-polished, cinematic compositing, immaculate digital effects, gorgeous lighting, and dramatic, grounded-feeling choreography. (Think\*\* \*\*\*Demon Slayer, obviously.)\*\*\*

\*\*On the other side, you have Studio Trigger: masters of unhinged, high-octane, neon-soaked, hyper-expressive sakuga, fluid geometry, and pure, unfiltered hype. (Think\*\* \*\*\*Kill la Kill\*\*\*\*\*,\*\* \*\*\*Cyberpunk: Edgerunners\*\*\*\*\*, or\*\* \*\*\*Promare\*\*\*\*\*).\*\*

\*\*I picture a show where Ufotable handles the world-building, quiet moments, and dramatic setup, making everything look like a breathtaking, photo-realistic cinematic masterpiece with incredible atmosphere...\*\*

\*\*and then Studio Trigger takes the wheel the exact second a fight starts, completely breaking the physics engine, shifting the aspect ratio, pumping up the neon, and turning the action into a geometric, over-the-top, fast-paced acid trip.\*\*

\*\*I don’t know. This idea just popped in my\*\* \*\*head ive\*\* \*\*been comparing the two studios since yesterday and both of their animation styles are really good?\*\*

\*\*What do yall think? Would this work? Would\*\* \*\*their\*\* be creative differences?( to answer that question definitely.)

I called to order Kodak Super 8 for my best friends wedding I’m shooting in Hawaii. Turns out I’m still a few rolls short on 50D and 200T because they’re almost out.

The guy on the phone told me they sold what they would normally sell in a year over the last two weeks. He thinks The Odyssey has a lot to do with it.

I know film supply can vary, but I'm usually able to scrounge and film some stock for a small mark-up. But I didn’t realize suppliers were seeing numbers like that.

Anyone else hearing the same thing from their local lab or supplier?

I need a budget camera that can shoot still frames, and OK lens that has low barrel distortion at 50 centimeters from the subject. I need to shoot thousands of photos on 8mm reversal film, I wanted to send the 24 images per second to digital to film services but that blows my budget out and then some. Thank you so much