8mm film and Super 8 film
transfer to DVD pricing
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3
in.
50 ft.
reel |
5
in.
200 ft.
reel |
7
in.
400 ft.
reel |
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Price* |
$8.95 |
$35.80 |
$71.60 |
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DVD
disc & case |
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included |
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Minimum shipping &
handling (depends on the number of film reels) |
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$8.95 |
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*If your
8mm film reels are not full, you will only
be charged for the actual amount of film
transferred from
each reel, $0.179 per foot for standard 8mm
or super 8 film formats up to 2000 ft.
If you have more than 2000 feet
of 8mm film to transfer - we offer a
discounted price of $0.139 per foot for the
remaining 8mm footage over the 2000 feet.
Although it is possible to transfer up
to 2000 feet of 8mm film to one DVD, we at
Digital Express maintain the highest quality
available for your production by
transferring a maximum of 1000 feet per DVD:
approx. one hour of video. We are known for
our quality and this is our standard.
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are saying about us.
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Adobe Reader format is our
preferred method of form distribution, allowing you to open, calculate, view, and print
our order forms preserving the original format. |
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During certain periods of time we may offer
our 8mm film or super 8 film transfer to dvd
services at a discounted introductory rate on eBay
Auctions. Be sure to look for our specials, as they
may include
an optional add-in or free shipping. Search for our specials on eBay for
8mm movie film transfer to DVD. If the
item has ended, we may have other auctions still
active; if we do not, email us for a
quote and we will provide you with our best price.
What do I get
with my 8mm film or super 8 film transfer?
Pre-Production
(working with your film)
* Film is cleaned
to remove any dirt or ground-in particles providing
a better picture scan.
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Film is lubricated with a special film
chemical for smoother frame transfer and better
quality picture.
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Film splices are repaired if required allowing for
less stress to the film during transfer.
* True frame by
frame progressive image scanning of your film at 525
lines, 60 fields NTSC at the highest standard
definition resolution of 720 x 486 pixels.
Each frame of film is now an individual digital
frame of video sequentially lined up one after
another and stored as an uncompressed digital video
(AVI) file ready for export into our computer-based
editing system.
Post-Production (your film/s is put back
on it's original reel and stored in a safe place)
Video
editing
*
Because home movies from the past were shot at a
variety of speeds, we must set the speed of the
video to 29.97 fps for use in the NTSC television
standard. With the total frame discretion that comes
from TRUE, frame-by-frame scanning, accurate
playback rates are determined and applied to the
video. A 50 ft. reel of 8mm film will have a
playback time between 3 to 4.5 minutes depending on
what frame rate was used when shot.
* Removal of any
clear or black film footage from the video
* Video is then
computer enhanced for color correction,
over-exposure or under-exposure with contrast &
brightness correction.
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Subtitles are created for each film reel
video.
* An
edited uncompressed digital video (AVI) file of your
film is created. At this point your digital video
file is of better quality than the original film/s
you sent in for transfer.
Audio
editing
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We will provide you with The O'Neill Brothers
royalty-free background music track to fit your
video.
* If
you want to add your own music and have an audio CD,
audio tape cassette or even a Vinyl record that you
would like to use for the background music, just
send them along with your films and let us know
which songs to use. There is a flat rate fee of
$19.95 for adding your own music for up to 60 min.
After the 60 minutes it goes by the minute at
$0.33/Min.
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The complete edited uncompressed digital audio/video
(AVI) file of your film and background music is
created and exported for DVD creation.
Final-Production
(creation of the DVD)
* Import the (AVI) file and encoded
to a High-Quality (MPEG-2) video file. Up to two (2)
hours of film is available for authoring to the DVD
disc, but superior quality is maintained if kept to
one hour.
*
Main Title and Menu created.
* Chapter placement
and Chapter Menu created.
* Authoring of the
Movie, Menus, and Music to a 4.7 GB single layer
Verbatim (DataLifePlus) DVD-R DVD disc, playable on the vast
majority of NTSC DVD set-top players in use today.
* Custom designed
Photo Quality High Resolution DVD disc label is
created and printed directly on the DVD disc.
* The finished disc
is put in a Amaray DVD Case - The case is made of a
soft, dark gray, plastic with a transparent outer
jacket, behind the jacket is your custom designed
and printed Photo Quality High Resolution DVD case label.
Your finished DVD with case is packaged with
your original materials and shipped to you using the
United States Postal Service, Priority Mail with
Delivery confirmation. Allow 2 to 3 days for
delivery.
Shipping your film/s to us: We
recommend using a shipping service such as the U.S.
Postal Service, Express Mail for tracking purposes
or the U.S. Postal Service, Priority Mail or First
Class Mail with delivery confirmation.
Choose a Title for your 8mm film transfer - if
you don't tell us what title to use, we will use "A
Journey of Memories". This title will be
displayed on the TV screen when the DVD starts, and
also be printed on the DVD disc and case. Please let
us know along with your films.
If you want
your 8mm films to be played in a certain order,
number each film box or film reel with the correct
order and fill-out and print the
Reel
Number Sheet. (pdf file) Mail your film/s along with
this sheet or any other special
instructions to:
Digital Express
28
North Sixth Street
Shamokin PA 17872-5210
If you have any questions regarding the transfer of your films, please email
us at
sales@digitalexpresspro.com
or call:
570-204-2106
Payment Methods:
Once we
receive your 8mm film we will review your order and
verify all materials have arrived. You will receive
an email confirming your order was received.
Allow 7 -14 business working days for
completion. You can pay us using all four major
credit cards, your bank account, or your PayPal
account. We also accept cashiers checks, money
orders, personal & company checks. Orders do not
ship until funds are received and cleared. If
sending check or money order make funds payable to
Digital Express.
What about your guarantee?
We guarantee our product to be free of any
defects and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
If for any reason you are not satisfied with your
8mm film or super 8 film transfer, you may return
the original DVD and have the problem corrected. We
will send you a new DVD replacement with the
corrections. Not one of our 8mm film or Super 8 film
transfers have ever been returned for customer
dissatisfaction.
The condition of your 8mm or super 8 film
relies on the quality of the transfer. The better
the film material, the better the transfer. If you send
us films that are severely damaged beyond
restoration or transfer we will notify you to
discuss your options for returning your materials.
We do not cover the cost of returning damaged
films.
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A
few of our completed transfer to DVD samples |
Custom designed
just for you!
DVD Amaray Case is printed in color
using high-resolution text, and photo quality
graphics.
DVD Disc is printed directly on the
disc surface in color using high-resolution text,
and photo quality graphics.
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8MM FILM & SUPER 8 FILM TRANSFER FACTS |
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Film Footage (length in feet) |
50 |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
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Reel Size (in inches) outside diameter of
reel |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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Regular 8mm Film Runtime * |
3.25 min. |
6.5 min. |
13 min. |
19.5 min. |
26 min. |
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Super 8 Film Runtime * |
3 min. |
6 min. |
12 min. |
18 min. |
24 min. |
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Number of 8mm Film Reels that will fit on a
1 hour DVD - superior quality. |
20 |
10 |
5 |
3+ |
2+ |
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Number of 8mm Film Reels that will fit on a
2 hour DVD |
40 |
20 |
10 |
6+ |
5 |
* Because 8mm home movie film
from the past were shot at a variety of
speeds, we must determine the speed of the
video and correct the frame rate to 29.97
fps for use in the NTSC television standard.
The actual playback rates will be determined
on our computer based editing system after
the 8mm film or super 8 film has been
transferred and will vary slightly.
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 This
is a photo of a super 8 film cartridge that
has not been photo processed. We
do not photo develop 8mm film or super 8
movie film. The only place on the planet to
the best of our knowledge that still does is
Dwayne's Photo |
Our
method of preserving 8mm & super 8 movie film:
At Digital Express we provide TRUE frame-by-frame,
advanced 3CCD progressive scan imaging of both
regular 8mm and super 8 film to NTSC DVD video
delivering stunning picture quality, highly accurate
color reproduction, and a 100 % flicker free
transfer. Transferring frame-by-frame ensures 100%
frame accuracy for correct playback speed and the
sharpest picture quality. We scan both 8mm film and
super 8 film images off the emulsion side of the
film through an enlarged film gate which allows us
access to 100% of the film frame in 4:3 standard
format. We can also transfer your 8mm film or super
8 film in widescreen 16:9 format, but some of the
picture will be cropped above and below the film
frame due to the physical size difference of 8mm
film and the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio. The
sample movie above will give you an indication of
what a super 8 film transfer to dvd video would look
like in widescreen format. Both 8mm film and super 8
film is scanned at a moderate speed of 6 to 8 frames
per second using a sprocketless drive system that
protects your films from the potential damage
typically found on other sprocket driven projectors
and transfer devices. The light source used to scan
the 8mm films is a low wattage diffused bulb; no hot
spots or chance of ever burning the film. The film
is then digitized using a NTSC broadcast quality
camera system with a separate progressive 1/3" scan
CCD for each primary color (red, green and blue).
Each CCD contains 680,000 pixels and together they
deliver an unsurpassed image quality transfer you
would only expect to find on a professional Rank
Transfer.
 8mm
Film - is a motion picture film
format in which the filmstrip is eight
millimeters wide. It exists in two main
versions: the original standard 8mm
film, also known as regular 8mm or
double 8mm, and Super 8. This is
a photo of a 3 inch reel of 8mm film that
contains 50 feet of processed film. The
actual playback time of this film on a 8mm
film projector would be around 3 min. & 20
sec. if shot at 18 fps (frames per second). |
Standard 8mm
film - The film spools actually
contained 25 feet of 16mm film with twice as
many perforations along each edge. When the
film reached its end in the take-up spool,
the camera was opened and the spool in the
camera was flipped over and the film was
exposed along the other side of the film.
After processing, the film was split down
the middle, and spliced together to give one
50 foot roll of 8mm wide film. Because the
spool was reversed after filming on one side
to allow filming on the other side the
format was sometimes called Double 8.
Normally Double8 was filmed at 16 frames per
second.
Common length 8mm film
spools allowed filming of about 3 minutes to
4.5 minutes at 12, 15, 16, and 18 frames per
second. The standard 8mm format was quickly
displaced by the Super 8mm film format which
offered cartridge loading, and a 50% larger
frame size.
Super 8mm film -
simply called Super 8, is a motion picture
film format released in 1965 by Eastman
Kodak as an improvement of the older 8mm
home movie format. The film is 8mm wide,
exactly the same as the older standard 8mm
film and also has perforations on only one
side, but the dimensions of the perforations
are reduced, allowing the exposed area to be
increased in size. It featured a better
quality image, and was easier to use mainly
due to a cartridge-loading system which did
not require re-loading halfway through.
Super 8 film came in plastic light-proof
cartridges containing coaxial supply and
take-up spools loaded with 50 feet of 8mm
film. This was enough 8mm film for 2.5
minutes at the U.S. motion picture
professional standard of 24 frames per
second, and for 3 minutes and 20 seconds of
continuous filming at 18 frames per second
for home filmmakers use, for a total of
approximately 3600 frames per film
cartridge.
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We DO NOT transfer any
copyrighted materials unless you own the copyright.
We DO NOT transfer any pornographic
materials.
Supported formats: Silent Regular
8mm film, Standard 8mm film, double 8mm film and
Super 8 movie film. If you have 8mm sound film and the
sound track is defective or bad enough that it
wasn't needed, we can transfer the film to
video and insert background music. We do not
transfer the sound track on 8mm or super 8 sound films.
Additional copies can be
ordered on DVD-R, VHS, SVHS, or MiniDV videotape.
Please see our Duplication
page for pricing.
8mm Movie Film Single Frame
Capture - Need us to grab a picture off
of your 8mm or super 8 film transfer? For only
$0.50 each we'll capture a single film frame and
save it to one of our supported digital formats so
you can view, edit, print, and archive on your
personal computer. Pictures will be included on your
DVD and can be accessed by a personal computer
DVD-Rom.
Supported formats: Tiff, Targa, Jpeg,
Bmp and Gif.
Testimonials
Gary from California wrote: “I just got back from
visiting my 92 year old mother in Florida…I brought
her a copy of the DVD set –she said this was the
best present she ever received! My sister and
brother-in-law commented about how professional
everything looked. Thank you so very much again for
all your help; you made the family very happy.”
Peter from Massachusetts wrote: “Thanks for the
quick turnaround. Whenever I mention what Digital
Express has done for us I am asked about your
company, including your web site. It seems others
are looking for a good company to transfer their
films/tapes to DVDs. You have done an excellent job
on 40-year old film and my guess is that you will
have more and more business as time goes on. We will
stay in touch!”
Walt and Cathy from Virginia wrote: “Our DVD’s just
arrived with the mail and we are already enjoying
your superb work. The titles and the music are so
special as well as being able to view these old home
movies without the jerkiness of the noisy projector.
We will definitely be sending more to you and will
recommend you to others. Thanks for your attention
to detail.”
David’s wife from Florida called: “I just had to
call you and tell you what a wonderful job you did
on our 8mm film transfer. Do we owe you any more money?”
Jens
from Florida wrote: "The Hard Drive arrived and I am
thrilled - the quality is much better than I thought
it would be! Again, your service has been superior
as has been the work results that you delivered!
Feel free to use me anytime as a reference. It has
been a pleasure to work with you!"
Chris from Pennsylvania
wrote: "WOW! What a great job!! Thanks guys! I Love
it!"
Edward from Pennsylvania wrote: "Received
the CD's and Records in fine shape. Of course we
listened and they came out just as we hoped they
would, they sound great. You done a fine job and we
appreciate it. Thank you so much and will pass the
word around. We certainly recommend you."
Joe from South Carolina
wrote: "I am very pleased with the CD conversion and
the fine art on the CD covers."
