Movie Reel Transfers
Movie Reel Transfer Services
Relive the those 8mm home movie classics on today's technology! Your clips will get new life as digital movie files. Those files can be played on TVs, computers, tablets, and phones. Plus, they can easily be shared with family members or friends.
Your video tapes are first inspected, and then cleaned in preparation for the transfer process. Proper handling of this media is a very important first step, as dated tapes become brittle and can easily break or tangle in an old player. Our experienced technicians are trained to properly handle vintage video tapes.
WHO NEEDS A COPY?
Once your materials are digitized, making duplicate copies is quite easy and affordable. Before you embark on your project, consider who else would like a set of the files; parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, your children, etc. It's far too complicated to pass the same DVD or thumb drive around!
Home Movie Film Transfer to Digital
All motion film is transferred on new frame-by-frame transfer units. These units basically take a 1920x1080 hi res scan of every individual frame and those frames are reassembled into a playable video file.
These individual jpeg images of each frame are what are known as the Master Image Sequence (MIS). An MIS is perfect for the customer who wants a backup that will allow them high quality, flexible format that can be easitly converted to other formats in the future. Each reel of film will have its own folder with each and every frame of that reel accessible as a jpeg file. Transfer is to HD-MP4 or HD-.MOV. Transfers to MP4 or .MOV require a flash drive or external hard drive. A quick rule of thumb is that you will need about 4 GB of storage for every 50' reel of film that you are having transferred. This drive must accompany the order or there may be delays in completion of the order while a drive is sourced. We can transfer to DVD on request, additional DVD copies must be ordered at the time of transfer. Extra copies of a DVD at a later time are $25.00.
Minor film repair is done at no charge. If extensive repairs must be done, you will be notified of any extra charges before we proceed. Additional copies must be ordered at the time of transfer.
Each new reel of film being transferred to DVD will have a new chapter title on the DVD menu. Chapter titles can be provided by the customer (up to 2 rows of 20 characters for each reel of film). If a chapter title is not provided we will title the chapter with the number in which they were transferred. Efforts are made to try and place film in chronological order is possible. Minor film repair is done at no charge. If extensive repairs must be done, you will be notified of any extra charges before we proceed.
| Description of Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Price per foot | $0.60/foot |
| Charge per reel | $3.00/reel |
Notes: Chapter titles: $3.00 per title (plus reorganization price if applicable). Extra copy DVD: $15.00. Add a DVD or MIS to MP4 transfer is $9.99 per reel regardless of that reel length.
A rough guide: 3" diameter=50 feet; 4" diameter=100 feet; 5"=200 feet; 6"=300 feet; 7"=400 feet. The actual footage count is calculated by our film scanner.
