Watch Your Old Home Movies Again on DVD!
Experience the stunning clarity and richness of our frame-by-frame
transfer service. Throughout the entire procedure, your movies stay
at full DVD quality. Not only is your movie film vibrant and easy
to watch, it’s preserved in a digital format that will last for generations
to come. View a sample
Formats we accept:
• 8mm Film
• Super 8mm Film
• 16mm Film
What's Included?
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Film Pricing
| 8mm, Super8 & 16mm | $0.25/ft |
| with sound | $0.45/ft |
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| 10% discount over 1,000 ft. |
| 20% discount over 2,000 ft. |
| $29.95 minimum charge |
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- Meeting with you to discuss the details of your project. If you've mailed your material, we'll call you for details.
- Hand-cleaning your film to remove the black dust & debris that builds up over time. We also inspect your film, replace old splices and repair damaged areas.
- Transferring your film to digital using a frame-by-frame process.
Read why our frame-by-frame process is the best way to capture your film.
- Monitoring color and quality from start to finish.
- Providing either .AVI files on your hard-drive or playable DVD(s). Authoring a playable DVD includes:
- Removing the leader and trailer from the beginning and end of reels
- Removing blank areas that are 2 seconds or longer
- Fade transitions between reels
- Creating a menu screen and menu, so you can easily jump to different scenes in your footage. Included are up to 12 chapters corresponding with the beginning of reels, with short titles of your choice (e.g. Hawaii 1969, Christmas 1975, etc.)
- Designing artwork for your disc and case label with a photo you provide or a frame shot from your film, a title of your choice, and chapters listed on the back cover. View a sample
- One original copy of your project on DVD
Your original materials are returned to you with your finished DVD. All film work is done by our professionally trained staff in our studio, and the originals do not leave our site.
Additional Options
With our experience and your creativity, the sky's the limit in creating the production you envision. We can organize, edit or enhance your collection of film memories, and offer several options that make it easy to share and enjoy your film on DVD.
Organize - Overwhelmed by the prospect of organizing? Let us help with one of these options:
- Preview Onsite - Preview your footage onsite using our client workstation. Our editing software makes it quick and easy to review footage, decide on order and chapter titles, and give instructions for editing. First hour $29.95, Additional hours $9.95/hour
- Preview on DVD - Preview your film on an initial DVD. Reels are labeled and we overlay a timecode on the footage for easy reference. No charge to reorder entire reels for the final cut. $29.95/disc
- AVI files of your footage - Full quality, uncompressed AVI files for previewing on your computer (compatible with PCs and Apple computers). Provide your own external hard drive, rent one, or let our expert staff recommend the best drive for your project from our selection.
$14.95/5 GBs with playable DVDs. Hard drive rental $9.95/day.
- Full organizing service - Using our best judgement from years of experience, we'll organize your footage for you (chronologically or by subject/event) and create a custom menu with chapter marks for scene changes or groups of scenes. $90.00/hour editing time
Edit - Don't like that parade in the middle of your summer vacation footage? We can edit it out.
Most editing is billed at $90.00/hour. Call for an estimate to:
- Cut and/or rearrange select scenes.
- Remove bad quality footage - we'll carefully remove blank, poor-quality and/or monotonous footage.
- Create a Highlight DVD with "best of" footage.
- Get AVI files of your footage for "do-it-yourself" editing on your computer.
Enhance - Enhance your movie experience by improving the picture, or adding music, text, special effects and more...
Most professional imaging and audio work is billed at $90.00/hour. Call for an estimate to do:
- Exposure correction - we can lighten or darken footage, revealing details you've never seen.
- Color correction - if needed, your original movie color can be optimized. View the difference
Read why our color exposure editing is superior to what other companies offer.
- Speed Correction - was your original footage shot too fast or too slow? We can adjust the film speed.
- Special Transistions and Other Effects - have a Hollywood style effect in mind? We can add it.
- Sound/Voice Over - narrate your movies and we'll synchronize the recording with your footage.
- Enhanced Custom Menu - thinking about a Hollywood style DVD menu? We can do it - chapter marks at scene changes, moving-picture background, audio and more.
- Custom Cover Artwork - have a special cover in mind? We'll design it.
Other options to enhance your DVD viewing include:
- Music - enhance your silent movies with:
- Additional Title Screens or Text - introduce movie segments with title screens, add closing words at the end of your production, or highlight details in the images with text subtly placed over the footage. And, just like a Hollywood movie, we can scroll text for longer passages.
- Title Screen — 1-5 words $1.95
- Text/Title Screens (6+ words), Text on images $2.95/10 words
- Scrolling Text or other Special Effects $90.00/hour editing time
- Additional menu chapters at the beginning of reels $1.95/chapter
- Scrolling Movie Credits - recognize the stars of your show! $29.95
- Detailed "Playlist" on DVD Cover - provide us with the contents of your movies and we'll include it. $29.95
- Mixed Media Editing - combine photographs with movie footage for a stunning production transfer cost +$1.95/image
See our Photographs and DVD Slideshow pages for more information on these services.
Share - DVDs are a great way to share your movies with friends and family.
- Copies - At only $19.95, copies make great gifts. Need several? Ask about our discounts for 4 or more.
- Copy Set (multiple disc original set) - $14.95/disc with discounts for 4 or more.
- Frame Shot Prints - surprise Grandma with a print from your movie footage. Just $14.95 for digital image files and a 4x6 print of a frame shot.
Preserve - Ensure your digital files stay safe for generations of viewing.
- Gold DVD Archive Copy $9.95 additional/disc
- We stand by the discs we use as being high-quality everyday discs. But for archiving, Gold Archive Grade DVDs are the preferred media. Gold DVDs can be used as reliable storage media for more than 300 years.
- Enjoy your original and store your Gold DVD archive copy in a safety deposit box or other safe place.
- AVI files of your footage - Maximum quality, uncompressed AVI files
Preparing Your Material
1. Number the reels if there is a specific order you'd like your reels in on your DVD(s).
2. Select a title. "Richards Family Memories", "Smith Home Videos 1984-1995" are a couple of examples.
3. Choose chapter titles. Up to 12 chapters corresponding with the beginning of reels are included, with short titles of your choice (e.g. Hawaii 1969, Christmas 1975, etc.).
4. Select a picture for the cover and disc if you’d like a still photo on the label, select a frame shot from your film or ask us to find a nice frame shot for you.
5. Decide on options to edit and/or enhance your movies.
6. Think about how many copies you'll need. At a minimum, we recommend purchasing an archive copy on Gold DVD that can be stored for safe keeping.
7. Call us, visit our store in Superior, or click here to order by mail/email.
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