MyMovietransfer.com 1-800-865-7172




Exceptional
8mm, 16mm & 35mm
Movie Film Scanning



Experienced colorists on every project.
Color correction performed using DaVinci software.



Utilizing film scanners rebuilt with custom-designed, high precision optics, illumination and imaging systems.



Specializing in
transferring home movies
(16mm, 8mm, Super 8)



Feature films
(35mm, Super 35, 16mm, Super 16, Sound Film and Negative Film)



Archival footage for museums, documentaries, universities, sports leagues, and historical societies.



We even transfer
35mm Nitrate film.



Exceptional quality film transfer at a great price.



Four levels of 8mm and 16mm film transfer, designed to meet your needs.







BEFORE YOU GET STARTED



Welcome to our site! Here, you'll find all kinds of information about how to obtain a high quality film transfer. But we know better than anybody that all this info can get a little complicated.


To make things as easy as possible, we highly encourage you to give us a call at 1-800-865-7172.


That's a direct number to our studio. We don't have any salespeople, and we don't outsource to a call center. We're happy to answer any questions about our process, film itself, recording media, and anything else you might be wondering about. There are no dumb questions, either. We love helping people who are just starting their research on digitizing their film, no matter where they end up transferring their film.


Okay, on to the site....



WE TRANSFER SOUND FILM!





We are one of the only companies in the country with the capability of transferring 8mm and Super 8 sound film. Other big-box transfer companies won't even mention sound transfer because they simply can't do it. In fact, if you're film has a soundtrack, they won't even tell you ahead of time. They'll just transfer it as silent film and send it back to you.


Not us. If you're unsure of whether or not your film has a soundtrack, we'll be happy to give you an assessment. Our services extend to both home movies (8mm, Super 8 and 16mm) and professional films (16mm and 35mm). We can transfer any format of optical track, as well as composite magnetic sound and full-coat magnetic sound.


DO I HAVE SOUND?

A BIT ABOUT US




We are the company that has made Hollywood-level film transfer available to everyone.


In our 30 years of scanning motion picture film, we've provided broadcast-quality film transfers for countless professional filmmakers, documentarians, archives, professional sports leagues, universities, and museums. We've also been trusted to scan movies for thousands of families.


This range of clients, and our technology, is what makes us unique.


Few companies transfer 8mm film to DVD while also having the ability to deliver high quality 16mm and 35mm film transfers suitable for national broadcast or theatrical distribution. The companies that can deliver that quality usually have a price-point that is too high for consumers. Not us. We outfit Rank Cintel film scanners with the unique, Ultra-HD optics, imaging systems and light engines that we design and create on-site in our machine shop.


Our goal is to breathe new life into your film, creating the best transfer available. Your films are transferred on the same machines that we use for scanning feature films. Monitored scans are assigned to a colorist who will work with the film to enhance color and light while the film is in the scanner. And this is just the first step. We then enhance the image using DaVinci software - the same program that has been used to restore Hollywood features and influence the way we see film for decades.


This level of sophistication is rare and almost never applied to home movies. With our color correction process, we aim to put our cutting edge technology to good use, ensuring that we are transferring as much detail from the film at the best quality possible.



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EXAMPLE VIDEOS



COLOR CORRECTION





This split screen shows the results of our color correction process used in an 8mm to digital transfer. The bottom portion of the frame shows the film without any color correction applied. The top portion show the film after we've applied our color correction process to enhance the image and bring the film back to life.



DIRT & SCRATCH REMOVAL



Available with our Ultra 1080p HD Transfer




The scratches in this clip are typical of what we see from film everyday. This sample was taken from an 8mm film transfer, featuring 70+ year old film that we transferred using our Ultra 1080p HD process. Dirt, dust and scratches were removed and a small amount of stabilization was added to the image to achieve archive-quality.



WHY IT MATTERS




Our studio is located in Pittsburgh, yet 98% of all the film that we transfer is sent in from all the over the country and around the world.


This is because quality matters.


We have established ourselves as an industry leader through decades of innovation. The quality of film transfers that we offer are not available anywhere else in the country at these price points. The images that we are currently able to create were not thought possible a few years ago.


If you're nervous about shipping your film, that's completely understandable. It's important to know, however, that shipping your film is totally safe and reliable. And even if you find somewhere local to you, the odds are good that they will be shipping the film to a third-party to scan (maybe even us)!




ALL FILM IS DIFFERENT.



Originally, film starts out basically the same, but....





Over time storage conditions such as unfavorable humidity and temperature cause film to deteriorate with variation. Exposure to air, which at first thought, might seem risky is actually necessary. Film tightly sealed in a metal or plastic can with no possibility of any air exchange creates a negative loop of auto decomposition. Film slowly out gasses and those subtle gases must be allowed to dissipate. If those gasses do not dissipate film can develop vinegar syndrome which shrinks, removes plasticity, hardens, and encourages embrittlement of the film. Your memories and work can be lost to the past.


The initial quality of film and its development after exposure also plays a significant role in its long term stability. Some film stocks are based on chemistry that was much less stable than others. For example Ansco, inexpensive store brands and even Kodak Super 8 films produced in the 1970’s usually exhibit premature dye fade and failure which damages the color balance of the images.


Debenham Media Group and MyMovieTransfer has been transferring motion picture film for well over a third of a century and are very aware of these issues and what corrective measures can be applied to produce the best results for our clients. We’ve had a front row seat observing film decay and each year have developed countermeasures to produce even better results as the film continues to age.



WHAT ELSE SETS US APART?



HIGH-QUALITY


Your films are priceless, so our process is set up to ensure that we are preserving the distinct and singular qualities of your film at the highest level possible.


How? We transfer film using our custom-designed, Ultra-HD optics in conjunction with a state-of-the-art light engine to illuminate your film. Every aspect of this light engine, from the software to the electrical engineering, was designed in-house specifically to generate the most attractive images from older films.


One of our senior colorists, with over 15 years of experience transferring films, will work with your project (and your project alone) to ensure that this technology is put to good use.

SEE HOW IT WORKS

RELIABLE


Did you know that most companies that offer film transfer hand the work over to a third party and aren't involved in any aspect of scanning the film?


With us, all work is handled in-house, meaning your film will only leave the building once it's shipped back to you.


Other companies handle all types of media. If you send all of your media to a digitization service, your film will be moving through several departments and will be changing hands many times. That's not how we work. We transfer film, and film only, and our process is a closed-loop. Only two people will handle your film while it's in our studio, ensuring that your films are always accounted for and transferred correctly.


We always make sure to deliver on what we promise, and there will never be any hidden fees or charges.

LEARN ABOUT OUR TRANSFER METHOD

EASY TO WORK WITH


Quality is our number one goal, in both our film transfers and our customer service.


We don't have any sales staff, just film technicians who are happy to answer any question you have. Seriously. We want to find the best transfer for you. And we know that film transfer can be a confusing topic, so feel free to call us with any question, even if you're starting from square one.


Once you do send in your film, we'll notify you on the day it arrives. If you need us to provide an estimate for the project or clear up any questions, we'll do that right away. When the project wraps up, we'll let you know and provide full tracking details once the completed transfer ships.



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WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?



A high quality transfer process, tailor-made for old film.





It's important to emphasize this again - your films are priceless. Our entire process was designed with this in mind.


Our transfer machines are custom designed specifically to get the most out of old, archival film. We employ Ultra High Def optics and DaVinci software to tackle the issues that come from old film, all while boosting the quality of the images that we're reproducing.


We appreciate that trust that all of our clients place in us when handling their film. We carefully catalog everything that arrives in our studio, our film prep technicians and colorists work on one project at a time, and no part of the process risks damaging the film.



FILM FORMATS WE TRANSFER





If it's on movie film, we can handle it.


We offer 35mm, 16mm, Super 8 and 8mm film scanning. Here's a full list of the types of film we transfer to digital:


  • 8mm (silent and sound)
  • Super 8 (silent and sound)
  • 16mm
  • Super 16mm
  • 16mm with magnetic sound
  • 16mm with optical sound
  • 35mm (silent and sound)
  • Super 35mm
  • 35mm Nitrate
  • B/W and Color Negative for any format with our Ultra 1080p level


WHAT WE RECORD TO:





We can record your films to any of the following media:

  • External USB Hard Drive (solid state)
  • Flash Drive (determined by project size)
  • Blu-ray set
  • DVD Set

Our default file format is Master H.264 .mov, which is optimal for most projects because it is easy to work with and has a high degree of compatibility with different devices. The Master H.264 files feature 10-bit color with visually lossless compression.


Other file formats are available upon request for an additional fee.


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DO WE TRANSFER OTHER MEDIA?





No, we only concentrate on motion picture film. Film is unlike most other media. It has a tremendous amount of detail, texture and depth.

A home movie shot in the 1920s has a significantly high quality inherent to it than a camcorder tape from the 1990s or 2000s. Our focus is on tapping into that quality and transferring as much detail as we possibly can.


Most companies that offer a catch-all transfer service use consumer-level equipment when they transfer media. That may be suitable for digitizing VHS and camcorder tapes. But when it comes to movies, there's a level of quality and detail that just can't be captured without the right technology.


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SOUND FILM



LOCATION





Debenham Media Group

416 Mill St

Coraopolis, PA 15108



CONTACT





Phone: 1-800-865-7172

Email: info@mymovietransfer.com



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