Movie
Film to DVD Transfer
Movie
films = 8mm, Super 8mm, 16mm(silent and sound)
We can transfer your 8mm,
Super8 or 16mm movies to DVD.
Typical turnaround time is 8-10 business days.
Price $34.95 per DVD (up to 2 hours of video) plus $0.14c
per foot of film.
Movie film to DVD transfer orders are subject to a $49.95
minimum fee.
Unlike the cheap method that project your film on a screen
and record it with digital movie camera,
we will Digitally Scan and directly
preserve your old films in digital format.
This system enables the best digital quality you can expect
from your originals films.
There are a lot of Free benefits
come with our services:
Clean, repair damage, edit unexposed sections (5 seconds or
more) and splice your film onto a 400 ft - all Free of
charge.
Adding titles (limit 1 every 200 ft.) and musical background
Free of charge.
Enhance and correct the color(or image in B/W) as best as
it can be. Free of charge.*
You can mix Regular 8, Super 8, and 16 MM films (sound or
silent) in an order, at No extra cost.
We
will call you on the exact estimate of your job before proceed.
There is absolutely NO bidden charges.
What you were quoted is the price you pay (may be plus Tax).
Note:
Old
movie film jobs will be outsourced to a proper facility equipped
with best quality film scanning system in the industry.
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FREE
Additional Benefits
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| Free background
music of your choice |
Free editing of
unexposed sections |
| Free film repair
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Free splicing |
| Free format changes
(up to 4) |
Free titles (limit
one very 200 ft) |
| Free film leader
(if needed) |
Free cleaning
and lubrication |
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Free
fades, wipes, and dissolves and color corrections
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Price
List
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| 8MM and Super 8
16MM Film(with or w/o sound) |
$0.14 per ft. |
| Digital Transfer
set up fee |
$34.95 |
| Transfer to
miniDV tape is also available for your editing needs. |
| $49.95
Minimum Charge on all Transfer orders. |
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Q&A: Movie Film
to DVD Transfer
How better
our services are than competing companies?
How long does the transfer process take?
Can we know exact cost before placing order?
Are there any hidden charges?
What is included in the film transfer per foot
price?
What are the free options?
Is there minimum charge for an order?
Will the DVD disc that we create play with regular
DVD Player?
Will the DVD disc that we create play on my computer?
How do I order or how should I send my movies?
How many feet of film will fit onto a DVD?
How to tell the type and length of film I have?
Can I edit the DVD-video that you created?
Can you transfer to miniDV tape so I can edit?
Does it come with money back guarantee?
How better
our services are than competing companies?
Unlike the cheap method that projecting
film on a screen and record it with digital movie camera,
we will digitally scan and directly preserve your old films
in digital format.
This method promises the best quality you can expect from
the originals.
How long does
the transfer process take?
Normally takes a week to 10 business days.
Can we know
exact cost before placing order?
Job estimate will be given to you before starting job.
We have to take a look at your films first to give you exact
estimate but
you know exactly how much you will pay for your job.
Are there any
hidden charges?
No. What you are quoted is the price you pay( plus tax, may
be).
What is included
in the film transfer per foot price?
Scan movie film, repair of broken splices and encoding to
MPEG2 (DVD).
There are many free options that you can choose from.
What are free
options?
These are the free for you (included in the
price):
Background music
of your choice
(see our choices in our sample order form or
you can give us your music in CD or Mp3 format)
Free film repair
Free cleaning and lubrication
Free format changes (up to 4)
Free film leader (if needed)
Free editing of unexposed sections
Free splicing
Free titles (limit one very 200 ft)
Is there minimum
charge for an order?
Yes. $49.95 per order.
Will the DVD
disc that we create play with regular DVD Player?
Our DVD discs are compatible with most family DVD players.
There are known incompatibility issue with old nonconforming
players
but if you DVD players can handle DVD rental movie,
our DVD will play with your player too.
Will the DVD
disc that we create play on my computer?
If you computer is equipped with DVD drive with DVD-video
software,
then, Yes it plays.
How do I order
or how should I send my movies?
You can drop off at one of our stores or send it over to us.
Mailing address is:
Movie Transfer
Doi Camera
15 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
How
many feet of film will fit onto a DVD?
In general, 800-1000ft of 8mm film, 1000-1200ft of Super 8mm
film,
and 2000-2500ft of 16mm film will fit onto a DVD.
How to tell
the type and length of film I have?
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Reel Size
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Footage
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Duration (approx.
in minutes)
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Regular 8mm
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Super 8mm
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16mm Silent/Sound
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3"
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50'
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4
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3
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2
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4"
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100'
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7
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6
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3
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5"
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200'
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14
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12
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6
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6"
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300'
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21
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18
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9
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7"
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400'
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28
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24
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12
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Can I edit
the DVD-video that you created?
Technically Yes.
However you have to know how to edit Mpeg2 in VOB format.
Also because Mpeg2/VOB is a compression file format,
you might get better editing result from DV format on mini
DV tape.
Can you transfer
to mini DV tape so I can edit?
Yes, and it is the best format to edit the footage.
No extra charge to out put to mini DV tape.
Does it come
with money back guarantee?
No.
We will stand by our quality and work with you to correct
any issues you might have.
Hoover, because of the ease of making copy of the DVD/mini
DV tape that we made,
we will not accept any full money back request.
Sample order
form
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Price and/or Terms and Conditions
change without notice.
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