Wolverine MovieMaker Pro Instruction Manual

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Using Wolverine MovieMaker Pro

The Wolverine Movie Maker Pro will help you convert your old 8mm and Super 8 film into a
digital MPEG-4 movie file at 1080P/20 FPS.

NOTE : A USB Flash Drive is required to save your movie files.

The following is a step-by-step guide that will walk you through how to use the Movie Maker
Pro to convert your 8mm and Super 8 films.

Step –by –Step Guide

1. Determine which size take-up reel to use. Film reels come in three main sizes: 3 in, 5 in,

and 7 inch. If your film is 3 inches or 5 inches, use the 5 inch take up reel (smaller one). If
your film is on a 7 inch reel, use the 7 inch take up reel (larger one).

3 inch reel

5 inch reel

5 inch take

up reel

7 inch reel

7 inch take

up reel

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Note: The following table provides some approximate recording details for the three
film reel sizes:

Reel Size

Film length

How long to record

Run-time of Completed video

3 inch

50 ft

25-35 mins

2-3 mins

5 inch

200 ft

1hr 40 mins – 2.5 hours

12-15 mins

7 inch

400 ft

3.5 hours – 4 hours 40 mins

24-30 mins

Please use the above table when determining how long to make your
reservation. Daily reservations are limited to 5 hours per person, with
weekly reservations limited to 2 sessions per person.

2. Familiarize yourself with the Movie Maker Pro machine

Source reel

Source side adapter
(needed for most Super 8
film reels)

Take up side adapter
(needed for rewinding
most Super 8 film reels)

Take up reel

Film bed

Display screen

Control Buttons

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Zoomed view of Control Buttons:

3. Mount source reel onto the left-hand take up arm (red). Reel should be placed onto arm

so that the sprocket holes on the film strip are on the side closest to the MovieMaker
Pro (away from you). If source reel is installed backwards, it won’t advance
automatically and will need to be flipped.

POWER Button.

Turns machine on

and off

MENU Button.

Brings up selection

menu. Used as back

button when on

sub-menus

UP Button.

Moves selection

or value up

DOWN Button.

Moves selection

or value down

ENTER Button.

Use to select

option in menu

view and to start

/ stop recording

during recording

session

Holes facing towards

machine. Film tail coming

down from left of reel

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4. Press the POWER button to turn on MovieMaker Pro

5. Press the tab on the film door to the left to flip open the film door.

6. Thread the end of the film under the three silver tabs of film tray (one on left side of

film tray, one on the right side, and one in the middle). Make sure the film is properly
underneath all three tabs or the recorded videos will be jittery.

Tabs

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Slide film under left tab

Slide film under middle tab

Slide film under right tab

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7. Loop film underneath knob on the left of the film tray. Then follow routing diagram to

loop film across and under the four knobs on the right side of the machine and onto the
take up reel. Wind film counter-clockwise a couple times to secure in place.

1. Loop under left knob next

2. Then follow solid routing diagram 3. Then place film into notch on take
across and under knobs on right up reel, winding counter-clockwise a

couple times

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Double check the path of the film. Make sure film is still under 3 silver tabs and fix excess film
that may come off of source reel.

8. Carefully pull film manually from right side of film tray while winding excess film onto

the take up reel (right reel) until the first frames of the film and under the viewer
window.