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Originally Posted by Dude111
Yes I love it also 
I hope you can keep your films in good shape Eric!! (I hope you dont ever feel you have to digitise them (You will lose quality)) |
This is just going overboard and actually counterproductive. First, regular or super 8 quality is represented very well in a good quality DVD transfer. But most important, The best way to preserve color film is to project it as little as possible, store it in a cool dry place, and use a digital copy for viewing. The ultimate best storage for color film is freezing it. This way, the original will be kept as good as possible so that if a better digital transfer process becomes available in the future, the original is still as clean and unfaded as possible.
see
http://www.centerforhomemovies.org/filmforever/
While they recommend projecting your film when you want the original experience, I feel they do not warn strongly enough about making sure the projector will not cause damage, deposit oil or dirt, etc. I think most amateur projectors are iffy.