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BenSCR
BenSCR
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February 13, 2016
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Super 8 Film Effect

  • February 13, 2016
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How can I get a Super 8 film effect. I've tried adding the Dust & Scratches plugin but nothing from the plugin appears on the clip I'm editing.

Also is there a free Super 8 effect plugin I can download from somewhere?

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    Correct answer cknopik7

    Here's what I did in my video here: Super 8 - Trouvaille - YouTube

    - Crop to 4x3

    - Raise levels of mids and highs

    - Saturation and magenta in shadows

    - Reduce sharpness, NOT resolution

    - Add 8mm or 16mm grain

    It also helps to shoot with a deep depth of field and to have your 4x3 framing in mind while filming.

    Hope this helps!

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    cknopik7
    cknopik7Correct answer
    Participant
    October 26, 2016

    Here's what I did in my video here: Super 8 - Trouvaille - YouTube

    - Crop to 4x3

    - Raise levels of mids and highs

    - Saturation and magenta in shadows

    - Reduce sharpness, NOT resolution

    - Add 8mm or 16mm grain

    It also helps to shoot with a deep depth of field and to have your 4x3 framing in mind while filming.

    Hope this helps!

      jamessharman91
      jamessharman91
      Participant
      January 28, 2017

      Hi mate, just wondering if you could be a little more specific? I'm trying to figure out what effects you mean but I'm having trouble understanding exactly what it is you mean.. Any help would be much appreciated – thanks! Awesome video by the way!

      cknopik7
      cknopik7
      Participant
      January 31, 2017

      Hello James. Thanks a lot! In basic terms, levels essentially refers to the "brightness" of the shadows, midtones, and highlights. One of the easiest ways to adjust this is through the Color Wheels panel in Lumetri.

      The slider to the left of each color wheel allows you to adjust the levels.

      One way to add saturation to specific areas of the image is with the three-way color corrector. You can adjust the saturation of shadows, mids, and highs as well as the tint.

      Sharpness can be reduced in the Creative tab of Lumetri.

      As Szalam​ mentioned, Magic Bullet Renoiser is a great source for grain. Otherwise there are various grain overlays available online.

      Hope this helps!

        adamneer
        adamneer
        Participating Frequently
        February 15, 2016

        ‌ddust and scratches effect actually removes dust and scratches, like a noise reduction filter. Best bet is to find some stock emulation clips as loopable alpha overlays and comp them over your footage. Of course to really emulate super-8 properly, you should also knock down the resolution of your footage so it doesn't look so crisply modern.

        adamneer
        adamneer
        Participating Frequently
        February 15, 2016

        ‌BTW, Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks has several stock emulation settings, but it's not free and doesn't always look super authentic (more like Instagram).

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          chrisw44157881
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          February 13, 2016

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