Super 8 film look

Dav_Grove wrote on 3/8/2025, 4:35 PM

I have a video project where one sequence would need to have a Super 8 film look.

Short of actually shooting the sequence on Super 8 film and then having it processed and scanned into digital format etc.

Can anyone tell me if there are any such plugins available for VEAGS Pro 22?

Many Thanks

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Dexcon wrote on 3/8/2025, 10:48 PM

Film Effects FX is a native Vegas FX though it doesn't specifically do a super 8 film look but you could see if you can change the settings to get a look that you're looking for.

Otherwise, have a look at:

... by a forum regular (@alifftudm95) who has a tutorial on how to achieve the 8mm look in Vegas Pro - the assets seem to be still available for download.

Another suggestion from 16 years ago is:

https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/how-do-i-make-video-grainy-like-super-8ae/

These found by doing a simple online (e.g. Google) search "how to color grade to simulate super 8 in vegas pro".

Other suggestions there as well.

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Dav_Grove wrote on 3/9/2025, 6:03 AM

Thanks for the info. I did find a Super 8 film effect in the TUTORIALS with VEAGS pro that looks like what I want from a user “alifftudm95”  that was created 6/21/2021. I downloaded the preset and the Preset Manger 2.0 that was with it. I watched a YouTube video where someone installed plug-ins on Pro 19 and theirs’s all worked. It could probably be me, but it does not seem to install it in the correct path for Pro 22 Plug-ins. I need to figure out where the Pro 22 present path is and reconfigure the Preset Manger to copy to the correct path.

NickHope wrote on 3/10/2025, 10:39 PM

It works for me, in both VP!7 and VP22 build 239.

In the Sony Preset Manager, click the "Open" icon, then choose 'Film Look VEGAS Pro Preset.sfpreset' inside the 'Super 8' folder from the download. Then click it in the top left pane so it turns blue, then click the "Copy to system" button from the toolbar along the top.

In Vegas, get to the 'Plug-In Chooser' window for adding video fx, whether it's to an event or track or project (there are many ways to do this e.g. Tools > Video > Video Track Fx...).

Click the 'Filter Packages' folder inside the FX folder. Then choose 'Film look' then the 'Add' button on the far right, then 'OK'.

It's just a chain of effects.

Please keep issues to one thread. I'm locking your other one.

bitman wrote on 3/11/2025, 4:58 AM

@Dav_Grove  Boris FX continuum 2025 has some great plugins to achieve this: The BCC+ Film Stocks filter and grunge filter plugins...

 

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