Workshop: A Digital Facelift for Your Analog Movies

Introduction

So how do you digitalize analog movies? This workshop tells you everything you need to know to transfer VHS and Super-8 movies to your PC in very few steps.

Copying the video data is only half the game. You'll often find that the analog originals are interspersed with heavy noise, faded colors and even snow. The fact of the matter is that you can use relatively easy tools to freshen up the digitalized images and put the zing back in old, faded or yellowed film footage. You don't even have to spend a fortune on special software. Freeware programs such as Virtual Dub offer convenient editing features you can use to modify and edit your videos.