Getting the best look with super 8 overscan
If you're digitizing old home movies or shooting fresh rolls today, opting for a super 8 overscan is easily the best way to capture every bit of detail on that tiny strip of film. Most people are used to seeing a clean, cropped rectangle when they look at film footage, but there's a whole lot of visual character hiding just outside those traditional boundaries. When you ask a lab for an overscan, you're essentially telling them to pull back the digital "camera" and show you the raw edges of the film stock itself. ...