How can you transfer 8 mm movies to a CD?

You project the movie onto a back-projection screen by reflecting it off a mirror set at 45 degrees between the projector and the screen. This reverses the image side-to-side so it is correct when viewed from the front of the screen. You then record the projected image with a DV camera. While that method works, for the most part, you will not get good quality results. Simply projecting on the screen, and then filming the video will generate flicker in your video. You can mitigate that somewhat by using a three-blade shutter projectors. For best results, you might want to consider purchasing purpose built equipment from these guys: http://www.moviestuff.tv

Alternatively, you can try these guys : http://www.digitaltransfersystems.net I am pretty sure they use the equipment purchased on moviestuff website.

I sent them my film, and was amazed how much better their quality was compared to mine.

Good luck.