Film to Disc
Film to Disc or file is now very simple and painless due to the ever advancing technology of film and video transfers known as telecine.
What is telecine? Wikipedia defines telecine as “the process of transferring motion picture film into video.” Part of this process is determining the film speed. Most 8mm film that comes through is shot at 18 frames per second. Since video is approximately 30 frames per second, this process involves some quick calculations all done by the computer. Of course we do from time to time get other speeds and we do adjust for them.
It is also possible to adjust color and exposure to maximize and preserve the pristine beauty inherent in film. I’ve seen millions of hours of VHS and other tape and nothing compares to those old home movies for beauty and brilliance. The films was very short so the camera men and women of yester year tended to only capture the very best moments, unlike a lot of amateur photographers who just let the tape roll and roll today.
We also offer HD file transfers for the same rate of $3/per minute of footage. For more info or to bring your footage in, please see the address and contact info here.
