Film to VideoTransfers

We use Tele-Cine transfer projectors that are specifically designed to transfer film to video.
This is a direct system; the picture does not get projected 'on the wall' or into a 'magic box'.
This professional method eliminates the following problems associated with consumer transfers:

  • The flickering or pulsating in the brightness of the movie image.
  • The hot spot lighting that appears in the center of the movie image.
  • The uneven framing around the edges of the movie image.
  • The fuzziness caused by ground glass or mirrors in the light path.

    • Every frame of your film is watched by a trained technician to make sure the brightness, focus and framing are accurate. The technician will adjust as needed.

    Blank, under-exposed or over-exposed film will be cut from the video to keep your memories as professional looking as possible. Your film will move seamlessly from one reel to the next without any white or blue leaders being recorded.     Your film is returned unharmed.

    We can transfer from:

    • Regular 8
    • Super 8 (silent or sound)
    • 16mm (silent, magnetic or optical sound)
    Pricing for the film transfer is easy. All you need to do is add the total footage of film and
    multiply by the price per foot. Most 8mm film was returned from the developers on a 50 foot reel, usually in a yellow box or on a blue and white reel. These reels are about 3 inches in diameter.
    Other size reels are 200, 300 or 400. Most of these reels will have markings on one of the spokes of the reel so you can determine how many feet of film it contains.

    NOTE: When transferring to DVD we use a direct to digital process to eliminate artifacts associated with first transferring to VHS.

     

    TOTAL FILM FOOTAGE

    PRICE PER FOOT to VHS
    PRICE PER FOOT to DVD*

    Under 175

    $35.00 TOTAL
    $59 TOTAL*

    Over 200 feet

    $47.00 TOTAL
    $79 TOTAL*

    Over 350 feet

    $55.00 TOTAL
    $88 TOTAL*

    Over 500 feet

    11¢ / foot
    11¢ /foot +$29*
    Over 1600 feet
    11¢ / foot
    11¢ /foot +$39*

    Over 3200 feet

    10¢ / foot
    10¢ /foot +$59*
    Over 4800 feet
    9¢ / foot
    10¢ /foot +$69*

    SMALL REEL CHARGE

    $1.00 EACH
    $1.00 EACH

    TITLES (1st one free)

    $3.50 EACH
    $3.50 EACH

    *Important Note: Our DVDs will play in about 90% of all set top DVD players. Some of the early DVD players are not compatable with today's DVD-R format but all current or future DVD players should work fine. The DVD should play back on all computers with DVD-ROM Drives.

    Music Selection for Transfers:

    Our easy listening background music for your silent film can be added at no additional charge. If you would like your own music selection added you may include a single cd or audio cassette with your order. There is an additional $30 to $60 per tape hour (1 hour minimum). The music will start at the beginning of the tape or CD and run until the end of the film.

    Editing Your Footage at Home:

    Would you like to edit your home movies on a home computer after they have been transferred? We recommend having your film transferred to Mini-DV, then you can "firewire" the footage into your computer and edit it with your favorite video editing software. The charge for this would be a $20 set up charge plus $4.50 tape charge for each hour of tape required to transfer your film.

     

    American Video Transfer, Inc.
    7540 Whitmore Lake Road, Suite 100, Brighton, MI 48116
    (810) 231-5555 (800) 337-4795