I have attached an updated version of the film. The original was edited on Pinnacle Studio Plus ver 9 which does not give much flexibility in post. In fact the picture was left untouched, as filmed.

I have since upgraded to Sony Vegas 5. I thought it would be useful to show how a higher end NLE can really improve the look of a project with colour correction and other effects. I therefore imported "Letters from a Madman" into Sony Vegas and applied various filters. I also used a plug in called "Celluloid". It only costs $25 for 21 film look presets, together with other functionalities such as conversion to 24p and 4:3 to 16:9. Amazing value. Who needs Magic Bullet.

Anyway, I hope this will be useful for anyone wondering whether it is worthwhile upgrading their system. I think it gives a convincing film look and I'm sure I could have improved the quality even more with further experimentation.

http://www.savefile.com/files/1026772