16mm Film Transfer Pricing
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If you are unsure, or your reels are not full, call us toll free
1-800-865-7172, for the appropriate Pricing Estimate.
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1. Film Transfer Cost
Standard Definition
2. Recording Media Cost
3. Shipping Charge
A state of the art film transfer.  No cameras or projectors here.
We use the same film scanners Hollywood uses for
their features!
All basic film repair, splicing & cleaning included.
      Please Note: We strongly urge all of our clients to purchase MiniDV Master Tapes.
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MiniDV Tapes contain 2.5x more data than DVDs. More data = better pictures.
       2. Any future editing on a computer will yield far better results. Much less compression noise.
       3. DVD copies can be made from
MiniDV Master Tapes (if your DVD gets scratched or lost).
                                                  
Client supplied MiniDV tape not accepted.
Click the high definition logo to the left to learn about our new 16mm High Definition film transfer service!
  16mm Film Transfer Rate
            $0.14 per Foot

   
   
Diameter           Length         Time Minutes*
     
Inches                  Feet           Silent      Sound
        
       
3.5               100            3         2
       5                 200            7         5
       6                 300          11         8
       7                 400          14        11
       9                 600          22        16
      10                800          29        22
      12              1200          44        33
      14              1600          59        44

  Times are approximate & may vary.
       $50 Minimum Order for 16mm

         
Additional Charge for Sound Film
Each DVD is only $10 and
holds up to 1 hour of  film.



Each MiniDV Tape is only $10
and holds up to 1 hour of film.

Perfect Digital Master for editing or archiving your transfer.

1 hour of transferred 16mm Film is approximately 1,600 Feet (silent), which fills 1 DVD or 1 MiniDV Tape

160GB, 250GB or 500GB Hard Drive
Click here for Hard Drive pricing
DVCam Masters also available - $30 per hour
Flat Rate Return Shipping Just $10.00
 
Sent via FedEx Ground with Tracking Number


Orders to Alaska, Hawaii & Canada sent by US Postal Service, with Delivery Confirmation
Steps 1+2+3 = Your Total.  No Hidden or Extra Charges!
16mm Film Transfer Factoids

The size of the image on a 16mm film frame is .404" x .295".
Each 16mm film frame is just over a tenth of a square inch in size (.11918 square inches to be exact).
The native aspect ratio for 16mm film is 1.369
For standard definition transfers the aspect ratio is always changed to 1.33 (4:3 aspect ratio)

The size of the image on a Super16 film frame is .493" x .292"
Super 16mm film has sprocket holes on only one side of the film.  In order to get a wider image, Super16 uses more of the film for image & eliminates the space for an audio track & second set of sprocket holes.
The native aspect ratio for Super16 is 1.688

Important note: Almost all 16mm film sold today has sprocket holes on only one side. If you use this film in a Standard 16mm camera your camera's gate will limit the image size to Standard 16mm.

Super 16 is now used as a format for High Definition TV aquision.
Home moves in the past were not shot in the Super16 format.

1920x1080 High Definition has an aspect ratio of 1.77  (1920/1080p=1.77....)
                                                                                         (1280/720p=1.77....)
Full resolution 16mm transfer samples captured form
the USB portable hard drive (at the 25 Mb/s data rate) and MiniDV digital master tapes
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Full resolution 16mm transfer samples captured form the USB portable hard drive (at the 25 Mb/s data rate) and MiniDV digital master tapes.