Yeah, I’ve dabbled with that a bit. I actually stitched a few VHS clips into a side‑story cutscene for a prototype, and the grain and light bleed gave it a raw, almost nostalgic feel that the digital cuts felt too clean. It’s all about balancing the texture with pacing—too much noise can drown the dialogue, but the right amount pulls the player into that old‑school vibe. If you’re looking for a specific workflow, I can send you a quick guide on how to clean up and overlay those frames without losing the character of the footage.

Sure thing, here’s a quick rundown. First grab the 8mm scans and copy them straight to three external drives. Label each folder with a date stamp so you never mix them up. Open your NLE or DaVinci Resolve and create a new project with the same resolution and frame rate as the source footage—usually 29.97i for 90s film. When you import the clips, make sure you set the timeline color space to the original, like Rec. 709 or whatever the source used. Don’t hit the “auto‑encode” button—export the clip as a high‑bitrate DPX or TIFF sequence to keep all the detail. If you need to compress, use ProRes 422 HQ or an uncompressed format; avoid any lossy codecs. To keep the grain, let the footage sit in its raw form for the first edit. When you cut the scenes, add a subtle film grain overlay that matches the original ISO—roughly 400‑800 for 8mm. Adjust opacity so it looks like a natural extension of the footage, not a filter. After you’ve laid out your cuts, lock the color grade on a separate node and tweak exposure, contrast, and color wheels to match the source. Keep the LUTs low‑key; a single LUT that mimics the film stock is enough. Once you’re happy, render the cutscene out as an uncompressed ProRes or raw image sequence. Store that final version on all three backup drives too. And hey, keep those spreadsheets handy—note the exact clip names, dates, and any adjustments you make so you can roll back if something goes wrong. Happy editing!

Sounds solid—nice to hear you’re already cross‑checking the logs. Happy editing, and hit me up if anything feels off. Good luck!