Revere film projector
This old Revere film projector shown here could not play any kind of sound, but when sound was originally developed for movie film, it was recorded optically directly on film. That is to say that the movie film had “visual” sound, basically sound waves recorded in analog form on the movie film as visual lines. To play back sound from film with optically recorded audio, the film projector needed an optical audio reader which included a light passing through the sound section of the film to “read” the optical sound images. This became an electrical signal that was translated to the sound we hear through the speakers. Later, magnetic audio was used, a stripe of magnetic tape attached to the film, often seen on Super 8 mm home movies. More recently, digital (ones and zeros) recording was adopted as the most efficient and best quality method for recording audio for use when playing back film.
None of the home movie films you may have for transfer to video will include digital audio, but they may have optical or magnetic audio, both of which Patchin Pictures can transfer to DVD or other video file formats. At Patchin Pictures, we transfer 8 mm, Super 8mm and 16 mm movie film to DVD and other video file formats. We also transfer many video formats to DVD and video files. Newer cameras record HD video, and Patchin Pictures transfers HD video files to DVD and other video file formats, also. Give us a call at 702-240-6777 for more information, or go to PatchinPictures.com/film-Transfers, or feel free to come into our studio Monday through Friday, 9 – 5:30 at 3151 South Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89146. If you want to transfer video tapes to DVD, you can find more information here: PatchinPictures.com/transfers-to-dvd/.
