Wolverine MovieMaker Pro 8mm & Super 8 Digital Converter Setup

[@grknrg1207]

Your explanation was simple to understand and you're very detailed. Thank you so much for explaining how this works! I tried calling Wolverine and Amazon for tech support, to no avail. Came on trusted KZbin and found your vid ...THANKFULLY!!!!!!!!!

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

That's great! Thank you for watching and please subscribe to help support my channel!

[@RobertLonzo]

I just got mine delivered yesterday. I still have not opened the box. Too intimated. This video has given me hopes that I will not break it right off the bat. Thank you! liked and subscribed

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Did you break the seal of the box yet? It is all pretty easy. My best advise is to try and clean your film first. Not only will it look better but it will run through the machine smoother.

[@Bodegajuju]

How do you clean film?

[@euskadi9999]

That was a very well done video. Knowledgeable but also filmed in a way so we can easily see exactly what to do. Well done.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Thank you!!! I’m very happy that you enjoyed it.

[@Super8Rescue]

The sharpness function on these machines is, as you suggest, best left on low. Using the high sharpness can also introduce a flicker/strobe effect on some brighter scenes.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I haven’t ever noticed that. Thank you for sharing. When I put the video in my editing software, I match the frame rate at 24 fps. Maybe this could be your issue.

[@Super8Rescue]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Perhaps it is only an issue for the basic wolverine. It only happens on bright scenes with the sharp setting set to high, it doesn't do it on the same scene with the sharpness left to low so it is a fault of the wolverine. Perhaps the Pro version is unaffected . Silent Super 8 should run at 18fps.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I don't every mess with the sharpness feature on the Wolverine. I feel that if the film does need enhanced I will do that in my editing software program.

[@MichaelTitera]

To remove flicker/strobe, I apply the Warp Stabilization effect in Adobe Premiere Pro: 1% Position, Scale, Rotation (Smooth Motion).

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

That is cool. I never had an issue with flicker or strobing but I have had issues with jumpy footage. I have tried the stabilization feature on FCX but it can only be used on short clips when the camera is not moving or the picture gets wonky.

[@ralphedelbach]

Well done video but I have one suggestion up to this point. At 6:26, you mention "the end of the film on the left" and on the right. Visible on the left edge of the frame are 2 small white rectangles which, I see later, are really portions the spocket holes of the film. It would be worth mentioning that here IMO. I am watching the rest of it now to prepare for the arrival of m WMMP today. I bought it from Amazon, based to a large extent on your comments and am looking forward to doing the conversions myself instead of paying someone else to do that. I intend to rig up a device to hold a PEC cleaning pad, probably cut down from a full-sized one, with some PEC cleaning solution on it to clean the film before it gets scanned. I'll share info of what I come up with and how it works with everyone later. No reason in my aged mind that this should not do a good job...but then who knows? I've been wrong in the past and extent to continue making boo-boos. Thanks for your advice.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

That's sounds like a good idea. I am looking forward to seeing what you do. The only issue that I occasionally when cleaning film using my antique reel to reel machine is when I come across film with broken sprocket holes. The pec pad catches onto it. However, that doesn't happen too often so I look forward to what you come up with!

[@sk8gal]

Thanks for the clear instruction. Scanning the first of many Super 8 reels now!

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Good luck and thanks for watching! Make sure to hit that subscribe button if you haven’t already

[@lannieschafroth6814]

My wolverine created MP4 files with a LOT of compression artifacts. I did not use the zoom feature on the Wolverine. I zoomed out all the way so there was no digital zoom going on. I then cropped and adjusted in my editor and the quality was MUCH better.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Great to know! Thank you

[@dmprdctns]

Thanks... Very helpful...! How wide can you zoom it out? Can you include the sprocket holes so the imagery between them can also be captured? Liked!

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Thank you very much for watching the video. Yes, you can zoom out to get the sprocket holes if you want. You can do that with the Kodak Reels as well. Please help support my channel by subscribing!

[@dmprdctns]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Subscribed! Thanks...

[@LuisGonzalez-dq4bg]

Great video. I can't get past the error message "please connect the power supply" when trying to record. PS is connected of course. Other times it outputs "please recheck film's place" on the same moment. The unit "preview" works fine. It is just when it tries to record.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Sounds like a software issue. Return it.

[@LuisGonzalez-dq4bg]

@@TheMediaNerdMT thank you. I will call Wolverine tomorrow, and if that doesn’t do it, I’ll return it.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I like Kodak reels much better. Same price. I like the functionality much better. I have a video on it which you should check out.

[@yangmiller]

Thanks for your video. I just had a terrible experience with the KODAK Reelz converter and am wondering how this product has held up over the last two years? Thanks so much!

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Sorry to hear about your Kodak. I made the switch to Kodak from the Wolverine a couple of years ago. My personal experience is that the Kodak looks better and I like the interface much better. Given that, both machines break down and I never know when and the problems always seem to vary.

[@yangmiller]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Thanks for your reply. I have a discount on a new Kodak but the extended take up arm kinda scares me.

[@yangmiller]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Thanks! The takeup arm on mine failed and then the machine wouldn't go past the load screen. I'm hoping this one might be a little more hardy because of the built in take up reel.

[@CNKayutube]

So what format , does it have software, nice job but now i have many more questions

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

it outputs the video as an mp4 onto a SD card. It does not come with software.

[@dalehammond1704]

I've been using the Wolverine MovieMaker Pro for a couple years. It's only as good as the software one uses to adjust the outcome. If I didn't have great enhancement software I would have returned it for a refund. With this in mind, it's a fabulous tool.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I do find that cleaning the film first really helps with the quality. I don't mess too much with enhancement software. What editing program do you use and enhancements?

[@pmui2000]

I noticed that the film tabs are visible in the captured images. When you frame adjust to move the tabs out of the scanned film, are you losing the left -most edge of your frame due to the width of the tabs?

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

First I center my image to the screen and then I crop that image to the screen using the "W". I do lose a bit of an image on all sides but it is not much and in my opinion, it looks better. You can always over scan the film and crop the image in post.

[@LarryHawkMusic]

Hi Mark, I'm planning on purchasing the Wolverine, and digitizing 50+year old 8mm reels. However some of these reels have quite a few splices, and wonder if those splices can be a problem while scanning on the Wolverine? I would imagine bad splices would not run smoothly through the scanner. What then? Thanks for your videos, and digitizing tips. 🙂

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Great question. Your best bet would be to remove the old spice and make your own. Here is a video explaining how to do that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWqlo4N-rJdqnbMsi=Xd5lXQCFcOOpwNFC I do have a link in the description to purchase the wolverine. You can find the splicing material on amazon. You will also want to get the pec 12 cleaner and pec 12 pads which can also be found on amazon. Thank you for watching and please make sure to subscribe!

[@LarryHawkMusic]

Thanks again. I originally spliced these myself ...in the 70's! I can inspect them while cleaning the tape as per your video instruction 😊

[@BarbaraThompson-wu8ov]

hi we have 2 Wolverine Moviemakers the trouble i have is repairing standard 8 film if i glue it covers up the spricket holes how can i repair film with out covering holes

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Watch my video on how to spice 8mm film

[@LewisBassettDV]

Hi there, thanks for the great video. I am having an issue with connecting it up to a tv unit. I’m using a Sanyo similar to yours. It has loads of flickering and it unusable viewing on the tv. I have tried different monitors and bought brand new cables. I just don’t know what the problem could be. If you have any tips that would be very helpful. Thank you.

[@LewisBassettDV]

Also I have plugged in a vhs player with the same monitor and cables and it displays perfectly.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

It sounds like the tv export jack on the back of your unit is bad and the unit needs to be retuned. I do like the wolverine but I like the Kodak reels much better. Check out my videos on the Kodak to see what you think.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Also, does the video flicker only during transferring the film or does the display of the initial flicker as well?

[@2010ramey]

Great tutorial Mark! Quick question for you - Have you run into the issue of "please connect the power supply" when pressing record? I can get everything set up, but I get that error when pressing record. The motor tries to run, but nothing happens. Thanks in advance!

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I did have an issue once with it not recording like what is happening to you (I can't remember what it said) but I called customer service and they told me that I had to return it for a new one so I did. Please make sure to subscribe if you have not already! Thank you for watching and liking the video!

[@oscarpappa1]

after only 70 8 mm reels digitalized, my Wolverine Pro started to make a "knocking" sound once in a while inside the case. It worried me a bit, especially when I saw the digitalized clip on the PC, the movie was absolutely framed since the beginning of the "knocking" sound till the end .... three pictures on the screen scrolling after the noise. It is very rare this to happened, but right now I have digitalized 101 reels, and 3 of them have this problem. Any idea what is going on? thanks

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I am sorry, it could be a number of reasons with the film or the motor is starting to fail. My wolverines lasted anywhere from 500 to 1000 reels.

[@gotblueslistentojazzvinyl2530]

@@TheMediaNerdMT i thinks its best not to use the rewind feature, while you got a very long life out of this machine, it could have been twice the life if you manually rewound film on a viewer or even by hand.

[@gotblueslistentojazzvinyl2530]

best to not use the rewind feature, you should get twice the amount of use from it if you manually rewind the film or use a separate viewer to rewind

[@northridgewood5918]

So the Pro unit converts Full HD 1080p Video at 20 fps. The quality is very good considering. When cleaning up in FCPX, it appears we need to do the following: 1) convert from 20 fps to standard 23.98 fps 2) convert from widescreen 1440 x 1080 .... exactly what ratio for standard 4:3?

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I actually keep the video at hd on FCP with the cropping on the left and right. I don't see the point in down converting it.

[@northridgewood5918]

@@TheMediaNerdMT that makes sense. Thanks!

[@MichaelTitera]

Excellent Tutorial!

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Glad you liked it! Thank you for watching!

[@ericm4046]

very nice explanation ..thanks

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Thank you for watching. I’m happy that it helped you. Please help support my channel by subscribing!!!

[@lynyrdskynyrdtributeband]

Very good demo. Thanks

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Thank you for watching! Please make sure to subscribe if you have not already!

[@JGC_TV]

I am getting a lot of "knocking"...I adjusted the plate and it runs for a minute then strted to make noise and stop. what is wrong? 8mm thanks

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

You may want to call Wolverine for tech support on this one.

[@liskorea317]

I nave the original non pro model from about 4 years ago. It stopped advancing the film on the take up reel. I found out there is a rubber drive belt on a pulley system inside and its about 1/8 inch from the motor which gets pretty hot. Does the pro model use the same technology or has it been improved? Thanks in advance.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I remember watching a video on another channel which the person said that they improved the design. I would assume that it was updated for both models.

[@liskorea317]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Thank you!

[@Andreucho666]

Hi, a question. Isn't this Pro version supposed to export an mp4 in HD (1080)? What is the concrete difference, apart from accepting larger reels and digitizing negative? Thanks.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

The basic version Creates HD 960 x 720 Video at 30 fps. The pro version Creates Full HD 1080p Video at 20 fps. To get the full specs of each one, you can go to bhphotovideo.com. I buy pretty much all of my video equipment from this store. They are great, you can compare products and the call in customer service is unmatched! Please subscribe to my channel! I'd greatly appreciate it. It's a quick click of a button!

[@Andreucho666]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Thanks friend....and what is your opinion about Kodak Reel Film Digitizer, is it better or worse than Wolverine Pro? Thanks greetings

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

@@Andreucho666 I don't know. I have not used the Kodak digitizer. Maybe if Kodak sends me one, I will do a review!

[@DyenamicFilms]

@@Andreucho666 I had both and returned both. The Wolverine Pro broke after scanning less than 2 50' reels. It started making a clicking sound and it wouldn't advance the film. The Kodak digitizer didn't break, but certain reels wouldn't advance. It would just get stuck. I still don't know why. It wasn't broke because other reels went through no problem even after one getting stuck. With both of these, if they hit a splice, it will get stuck and not advance, so you have to watch them constantly. If it gets stuck, then you have to stop it and manually advance the film forward, then start it again. I will say, in terms of image quality, the Wolverine Pro is slightly better than the Kodak from what I can tell, though the Wolverine seemed to be more of a "cheap" quality build. It felt like it was going to break easily and it did. The Kodak seems to be a better quality build.

[@joshymcdaniel9233]

Keep in mind your expectations hve to be realistic’ You’re talking about 50-70 year old film’ While a machine can say outputs 1080/720 mp4 That’s “upscaled” Basically the source data in this case the 8mm film you can’t just add high definition It’s going to look okay but it’s not like it can magically be 4k type quality it just didn’t exists back then’ You can’t add information to an original file’ Here’s an example you are born with 3 fingers hypothetically you can’t add more fingers as they were never there to begin with’ Same goes for a video file Music file etc’ Hope that helps someone

[@BernardShakey369]

What program do you use for post production?

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Final Cut Pro X

[@speakeasyarchives8764]

Another great post production software is vegas pro 16 and above. I use vegas pro 18 and 20. Many free filters that is not on many other software. The cropping is easy and so is color correction and sharpness. You don't have to been a computer whizz to use vegas pro. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@steveunderwood8289]

Does it record the audio as well?

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

It does not record audio. Please subscribe!!!

[@TheCoolProfessor]

Good video but next time leave out the sound effects.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Thanks. You do realize that this video is very old and since then I have left out sound effects.

[@stevewalls4701]

It starts recording, but my film isn't moving... I can hear the machine working, but it just stays on one frame

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Hi Steve. It sounds like you need to do a little trouble shooting. 1. When you start the recording, is the advance pin moving? Is the take-up reel moving? 2. Do you have the machine set to the correct film type? Super 8mm or 8mm? 3. How are the sprocket holes on the film? Are they intact or torn? The advance pin relies on the holes being perfect and not torn. 4. If you don't have any of the above issues, you may need to adjust the press plate. To do that, check out my video on "Wolverine Not Advancing". Good luck to you and please subscribe if you have not already.

[@stevewalls4701]

@@TheMediaNerdMT - after fiddling around for a while, I found that pressing down on the film a little tiny bit with my fingers, helps to fasten the little holes on to the sprockets. Then the film moves along quite nicely....

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

@@stevewalls4701 it sounds like you need to adjust the press plate. You will need a Philips head screwdriver lift glasses. I made a video that you can watch.

[@elebeuf]

Do they make a 16mm Digitizer?

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

That would be so cool but they didn’t. Please subscribe if you have not already. I’d greatly appreciate it!

[@tomd2021]

They do for the Chinese market.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

@@tomd2021 Do they really? Do you have a link that shows that? could a person purchase one in the states?

[@sdnordicgardener3608]

Mine screen says Custer size wrong. Please format

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I am assuming that it is meaning your SD card. The machine only takes SD cards up to 32 GB. Are you using one that is larger than 32? If you are using the proper size card, try a different card. Is the machine brand new? If it is new, you may have to return it. Thanks for watching! I hope it works out for you.

[@gibsondianne76112]

I have a 64 scan disk. Do you believe that is why I am not able to record. I have tried it twice to no avail. Nothing is recorded. Please advise.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

It only takes up to 32 gb sd cards. Your 64 will not work. Please subscribe if you have not already!

[@arwaalzahid]

what about the sound ???

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

These machines do not do sound. For me, I have to transfer using a projector with sound and project it. For clean audio, I plug the audio from the projectors out jack directly into the camera.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

@@arwaalzahid are you positive your film has sound? You can transfer the film without the sound or return your wolverine and send your film off to a person like myself.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

[e-mail]. Please make sure to subscribe!

[@mediacityavid]

Why do none of these videos show the results ???

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I have two videos that show the results. One is the film cleaning and the other is the comparison video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYmmpYFvptpoock kzbin.info/www/bejne/baKuiZVporKimpY

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Plus, the WWII videos and Kennywood

[@mediacityavid]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Not convinced. Not enough variety of shots to compare.

[@allen-rp3gm]

Thank you for the helpful video by good God, lose the silly "oohs" "aahhhs" and "WOWs".

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

This video is really old. I was experimenting with different ways of editing to keep peoples attention. I have not done the oohs and aahhhs for a long time now. Thanks for watching.

[@myronachtman4304]

I was very disappointed that you did not show any of your results, the actual digitized files, in this tutorial. Therefore, I have no idea whether this product is worthwhile.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

You can watch the other videos that show the results.

[@smiths7317]

Rather not use the Wolverine, as ain't the best for transferring to digital.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

Thank you for the comment. What transfer machine do you recommend?

[@smiths7317]

@@TheMediaNerdMT Tobin TVT-R8ME.

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

I just looked it up and watched a video on it from 2015. It looks really nice. I saw that there are different machines from filmkorn.org which handle regular 8mm, super8 but I didn't find one with sound. It looks like the site is outdated so I doubt they are still available to purchase. Maybe you know of a place?

[@dengyun846]

Honestly it's shocking how cheaply made this (and the one from Kodak and the others) device is, both hardware and software. Every single thing about this can be improved, and even tripling production cost would still allow for the same price point. Granted the market for actually durable film viewers/digitizers is probably tiny..

[@TheMediaNerdMT]

What isn’t made cheaply any more?