Super 8 & 8mm Film Home Movie Transfers
As a small caring family business taking on any film collection whether it is a few reels to a large collection we know it is about trust and a quality result. For your 8mm and Super 8 films to digital conversion we want to assure you we will take the greatest care of any reels sent to us.
Your Home Movies are safe with us.
This is a personal service and you will always be able to talk directly to us. We will tailor every job to your needs. So whether the films are from 1953 or shot last week we can help you get the best outcome.
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We use a 4 step process to exceptional film transfers.
- All films are fully cleaned.
- Scanned on the HDS with PTR dust removal rollers.
- Restoration WetGate included.
- Color corrections, sharpening and grain reduction.
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Our most popular service is ‘Cine Film to USB‘ in a gift box ready to view in the universally compatible MP4 format.
Costs for Super 8 & 8mm film transfers for home movies – With up to 30% off prices below!
Silent films – 50’ft reels at £13 each. 100’ft or larger reels at 17p per foot (remember you pay for the footage not partially empty reels)
Our minimum order is only £57.50 includes up to 5 x 50 feet or 300 feet on larger reels.
Cine Sound transfers are charged at and additional 13p per foot including re-syncing to the pictures.
How we do ‘Film to Digital’
Firstly, preparation is key. The film cell is so small that any dust and dirt, old oil and wax is greatly magnified thus spoiling the image. We fully clean using a waterless system without any harm to the film. This also gives us a good opportunity to check the film over and repair any bad or broken splices returning your film to a new like state again ready for transfer.- Next the films are mounted onto the amazing Filmfabriek HDS 4K Scanner and adjusted to suit your exact film gate size. PTR rollers are fitted for a secondary source of dust removal.
- Unlike many machines ours has a wet-gate, this quite simply will transform the most degraded film by hiding up to 95% light surface damage and emulsion ageing. The result is amazing and leaves magically cleaned up images.
- Finally, we add our unique mix of digital magic! including secondary colour adjustment, correction of the mid tones, white and black balance. We add a little subtle image noise reduction and sharpening. The restored images are then ready for playback or home editing.
High resolution gentle scanning
Our scanner uses a sprocket-less drive and variable tension. With cool LED lighting that flash exposes each frame controlled by laser detection rather than a claw. Perfect for older film collections.
We handle reel sizes from 50ft through to 2,000ft, typically most are mounted on 50ft, 200ft and 400’ft spools.
Super 8 with Sound
Transfer of audio tracks on Super 8 sound films by using the very best synchronisers and sound heads in sync for perfect high-quality audio. The end result you gain the best quality of both processes.
Titles, Music and editing.
Once your film have been digitised we can add on screen captions and titles as well as a music soundtrack to silent films. We can combine several films together into a sequence such a complete wedding or holiday for better viewing.
Export Formats
You can have your films scanned and supplied in a wide variety of formats including:
- MP4 ready to view on any device.
- DVD Disc
- BluRay disc
EDIT FORMATS
- ProRes 422 or 444 (Corrected)
- DPX (10bit) (Raw Scan)
- .avi uncompressed (Raw Scan)
- DNxHR 444 or HQX (Corrected)
- MPEG2 50Mbit (Corrected)
Super 8 & 8mm Film Home Movie Transfers
To order simply complete our online order form, pack up your films carefully with a note clearly stating your full name and contact number.
Films can be dropped at our facility or sent to us via Royal Mail or a reputable courier service. If you would like us to arrange collection of your films, contact us on 0191 286 9800
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