1. Understanding the Process of Movie Film/Slide Film Scanning

High-resolution Digitization

Movie film scanning involves converting analog film into digital format using specialized equipment. Advanced scanners capture each frame at high resolution, preserving the original quality and details of the film. This process is crucial for achieving high-quality digital reproductions of movies and slides.

Color Grading and Restoration

For the common Home Movie we adjust the exposure and color balance which sometimes is superior to the original. We included this at no extra cost for Family Films. 

During film scanning, professionals utilize color correction and restoration techniques to enhance the visual quality of the digitized content. This is time consuming and costly. This meticulous process restores the original colors and tones, ensuring that the digital version faithfully represents the filmmaker's vision. 

Organization of Film/Slides for Scanning

Organize your movie film by date and content if known and I'll arrange the digital files accordingly with a short title proceeding each reel. If information is not known you my rename and order the reel digital file name at a later time.

Rubber-band group your slides in named batches. They will be named BATCH NAME- 001...002. Slides should be removed from Carousel Trays.

3. Exploring the Art of Movie Film Scanning

Preserving Cinematic Heritage

Movie film scanning allows for the preservation and restoration of classic and archival films, ensuring that the rich cinematic heritage is not lost to time and decay.

Family memories can do wonders for linking generation to generation. Example: A 4 minute 8mm wedding reel, shot silent, with a little narration added (the couple's or surviving relative's voices) can increase the memory value many-fold.

Enhancing Visual Quality

By scanning movie film into digital formats, the visual quality can be enhanced through the application of modern restoration techniques, bringing out the original brilliance of the film. With digital AI processing available many films are worthy of being upscaled. It's expensive and time-consuming but worth it. Topaz Video AI can do wonders.

Facilitating Accessibility and Distribution

Scanning movie film makes it easier to digitize and distribute films, expanding their accessibility to wider audiences through online platforms and digital screenings. Family films can easily be uploaded to the internet for easy access. They can be edited with  quality loss. They can be made into Blu-rays and DVDs, computer playable H.264 files for very economical distribution

High-Resolution Film/Slide Scanning

VHS Tape Converting

Digitally transfer your movie film to high-quality digital files for preservation and future use.

 FILM TRANSFER: The price for digitizing 8mm/super 8mm silent films is 15¢ per foot. Super 8mm Sound is 20¢ per foot - plus the cost of the media to store it on which can be DVD, thumb-drive, hard drive, blu-ray, etc. The 3” reels are 50’ and the 5” reels generally hold up to 4 x this 7” reels up to 8 x this. There is a charge for the cost of the media to store it on which can be DVD, thumb-drive, hard drive, blu-ray, etc.). You may furnish the suitable media if you so desire.

I scan the film at 1080P high definition frame by frame (there are 72-80 frames per foot), group these sequential stills into a digital film format, exposure and color grade them, and apply a digital filter to smooth out and improve the grain.

Higher resolution scans (up to 4K) pricing available upon request.

VIDEO CASSETTES (VHS, HI 8, 8MM VIDEO, DIGITAL 8, DV)

I charge 10¢ per video minute digitized from the video cassette plus the cost of the media to store it on which can be DVD, thumb-drive, hard drive, blu-ray, etc.)

Color Correction and Restoration

Enhance and restore the colors of your movie film to bring out the original vibrancy and clarity.

Customized Digital Output

Receive your scanned movie film in the format and resolution that best suits your specific needs.

I can make you DVDs or Blu-rays for $2/$5 for regular media and $10 for Blu-ray M-Disc archive media. Each disc can hold up to 2 hours of quality video - each 3” film reel runs 3m20sec or 4m30sec. {Commercial Sound films were shot at 24 fps and have a running time of 2½ minutes per 3” (50’) reel} You can roughly figure the running time for Super 8mm as 4 seconds per foot / for regular 8mm 5.4 seconds per foot.

I can also provide you mp4  or ProRes editable, computer, internet, mobile compatible files - no extra charge except for the media to store the files on (you may furnish a hard drive, etc. if you want).

Standard 35mm SLIDES 2X2 mounts - no super slides - 2000DPI JPEG scan 20¢ each. Do not send in Trays.