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10 still images from our 1972 film – Bonus full size frame demo – Vintage WDW!

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We know you are all awaiting the restoration of the early WDW home movie film that we recently had converted. We expect, that by 5/9 we can release the first fully restored clip from 1972. But for now here are some resized (but not restored/color corrected) frame captures from our recent 1972 home movie conversion. [ The Film can now be seen here. ] Bonus full size frame at the bottom of the screen! Hmm, something is...Read More...

Restored Films

1972 Walt Disney World Film – Short Teaser Clip

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Here are a few quick snippets from our 1972 home movie footage that we recently had transferred. My grandparents shot this on Super 8 film in 1972. What we found in the film will amaze you… This film was scanned in at HD, 1080 lines of resolution. We have not enhanced this video yet, we have some restoration work to do, but the color is amazing, considering the film is 42 years old. Total runtime is...Read More...

Disney World Home Movies, Restored Films

Disneyland Dream – 1956 – Restored

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This is a portion of the Disneyland Dream film from the Center for Home Movies collection. The Library of Congress has placed this film in the National Archives as well. We only restored a portion of the 30 minute film; specifically the footage of Disneyland from 1956 to demonstrate our restoration techniques. The original film, which also includes a voice over audio track, can be found here https://archive.org/details/barstow_disneyland_dream_1956 “In July 1956, the five-member Barstow family of...Read More...

Restored Films

Film Restoration Demonstration – Disneyland 1956

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We figured you couldn’t wait until Thursday to see our 1975 footage of WDW; so to show you the power behind the software we are using, we restored a short clip from the “Barstow Disneyland Dream”. This film is part of the Center for Home Movies collection and only has a resolution of 480 lines. Our clips coming later this week will be over 1000! Enjoy! Note this is for demo purposes only and has been...Read More...

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ImageWorks Update – WDW Home Movie Film restoration

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We’ve broken out our original article into an all new section of RetroDisneyWorld.com… The restoration of old home movie film and video is starting to gain interest. Here is where we stand and what we plan to do next. First 8mm movie transfers are complete – They are enroute back from the lab, scanned at HD 1080p. Final display resolution is yet to be determined, but it will be higher than anything you’ve seen before. The...Read More...

Imageworks

ImageWorks Film Restoration FAQ

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Can I send you video or previously transferred film for restoration? – If the subject matter is of Disney theme parks and pre-dates 1995, then we would be interested in seeing your footage for evaluation and possible restoration. Can I send you film for transfer? – Yes, please email us at podcast@retrowdw.com for more information Can any film/video be restored? – Yes and no. The old adage of “Garbage in…Garbage out” is very true here. Videos...Read More...

Imageworks

Current Projects

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Below are the current projects we are working on and their associated status   Type   Topic   Source   Status Super 8 w/sound 1981 – Walt Disney World Personal Pending transfer Super 8 1971 – Walt Disney World RDW User In Transfer         8mm video Horizons Complete Ride through w audio – Pristine Footage! Intercot.com Awaiting uncompressed video 8mm Disneyland footage from 1960s Various sources Video obtained; back burner to other projects...Read More...

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Before & After

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Before and After Comparisons We could show you screen shots, but its better that you see the video enhancements in action, side by side with the original source: [youtube id=”K9aizzx43OI”Read More...

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Restoration Process

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Our Restoration Process We are fanantics for quality. The reason these haven’t been transferred yet is that my dad purposely waited for the right technology to come around. Well the time has come and with a little help from my friendly computer I was able to amass a set of tools that can polish most home video/movies into something of beauty. So just what do we do? Once you’ve read through how we do it, take...Read More...