Projecting Super 8 and shooting for use in FCP

We have some Super 8 footage which to save costs, are going to project on a wall to shoot using a HVR-V1E, in HDV, to match the project it's being used in.
Just wondering if there are any tips/things to consider for optimum results when doing this.
Any advice welcome
Cheers
Hugh

Not going to look too good... problem is frame rates. You shoot 24 or 30 with HDV... problem is that the frame rate of super 8 is neither of these... (not sure but I think it's 18fps) You really need to transfer to video via a telecine for any sort of result that will be truly acceptable (unless the look you're after is bad of course). There are places around that do this and it's not all that expensive. In the old days, we used to use a consumer device that gave an OK transfer as long as we used tubed cameras... they aren't made anymore. They had a lag and would smooth out the frame rate problems. Big cheap vidicon cameras... but today's cameras don't exhibit this lag and so.... I doubt it will look very good.
Hey if this was easy and cheap, everyone would be doing it, right?
Jerry

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