Anyone use a Film to Digital Video or DVD conversion service?

Not go on Google and find some, I did that. Curious if anyone actually used any?

I'm seeing prices around 20 cents a foot, and I've got over 1200 feet of Super 8mm film I'd like to get transferred to Digital Video. Preferably to HD H.264 MPEG4 files.


This place admits to sending it out to someplace, so I'm trying to find that place directly, why pay for a middle-man?

Best Movie Film Transfer in New York

This place is definitely less expensive- Small Professional Film Transfer company - 8mm, 16mm, tapes and slides to DVD, Blu-ray or Hard Drive (NTSC or PAL transfer)

BirdOPrey5 said:

This place is definitely less expensive- Small Professional Film Transfer company - 8mm, 16mm, tapes and slides to DVD, Blu-ray or Hard Drive (NTSC or PAL transfer)

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They offer a real low price for 1 reel as a "test" and then if you like it you pay normal price for the rest of your reels.

So I'm sending them my parents' wedding, about 150 feet of super-8 film. We'll see how it goes. They'll do it for $26 when normal price would be about $60. Can't beat that if it works out.

For that price I had to send them a USB stick to save the digital copy to.

Let me know how that works out Joe.
I have one 8mm reel from the mid 60's that my late father took and I have been shopping around as well. This particular reel only has about 20 feet on it.

I'll post a youtube link when I get the video back. Estimated completion date is August 6 to 8th, I am mailing it out tomorrow.

They're in Ojai California... I was there years ago, beautiful area.

BirdOPrey5 said:

They offer a real low price for 1 reel as a "test" and then if you like it you pay normal price for the rest of your reels.

So I'm sending them my parents' wedding, about 150 feet of super-8 film. We'll see how it goes. They'll do it for $26 when normal price would be about $60. Can't beat that if it works out.

For that price I had to send them a USB stick to save the digital copy to.

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Odd that they won't burn a DVD. Even as a data disc and not a typical DVD.

frank_c said:

Odd that they won't burn a DVD. Even as a data disc and not a typical DVD.

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Need more space than available on a DVD-R.

Blu-ray?

No Blu-Ray players in the house, no Blu-Ray drives on the PCs.

BirdOPrey5 said:

No Blu-Ray players in the house, no Blu-Ray drives on the PCs.

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Shocked. Some Sony fan you are.

Blu-Ray was doomed from the start.

It is?

miwico said:

It is?

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x2

I'm sure he will spout off the typical bullshit about streaming being the future, but for now I don't see any streaming offerings that feature both incredible picture quality AND the high-end 7.1+ channel audio found on Blu-ray movies.

When I want to watch a movie, I go rent it on Blu-ray. **** that streaming shit, it's for TV shows and junk movies.

BirdOPrey5 said:

This place is definitely less expensive- Small Professional Film Transfer company - 8mm, 16mm, tapes and slides to DVD, Blu-ray or Hard Drive (NTSC or PAL transfer)

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I spoke with them a couple days ago, it's a husband/wife team that does it. I got the email yesterday the transfer was complete and a tracking number for the return shipment, it should be here tomorrow.

The USB drive will have both raw footage and "stabilized" video so I can see the difference.

Looking forward to it.

Well it was most certaining worth the wait!

A few seconds short of 10 minutes of footage - roughly 150 feet of Super 8 film.


So many family members in their younger days. One of my Great Grandmothers as well, the only one alive at the time. (She died shortly after I was born.)

It was a surprise that after the wedding was footage that was even older, maybe 1972 of my Dad, his brother, and friends playing in a pool at his (parents) house. My aunt and his dog are in it too.

It ends with some footage shot from a boat of Coney Island, NY.

Well last month I sent them the rest of the remaining film... just over 60 minutes... covering my birth to Christmas 1980. I still haven't watched it all but what I have is amazing. Any concerns I had over the price was washed away in the first 5 minutes hearing my dad talk to newborn me.

I will post video when it's finished uploading.

Naked me as a baby... also you *almost* see my mom's boob at one point.

It's long... but man... priceless memories.