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This article is written to give home users and business owner's helpful insight on how to transfer and convert home movies and legacy film scatterometry like Super 8, Regular 8mm and 16mm film to DVD or digital. This article is designed to share with users our experience as professional video editor and help people who want to attempt on their own or searching for a reputable company to transfer your film. This article will not provide you with detailed technical information nor do we support any specific software or equipment manufacturer. The intent of this article is to simply share our experiences as we have used over 100 different types of software and equipment both home-user and professional series. As you read this article further we use the word "home-user" a lot. It is important for you to understand we are referring to exactly that, the average home-user with store bought equipment; non-professional series. You will find this article is also designed to help users understand the film transfer industry and eliminate the "secrecy" that most companies try to exploit. A lot of company's claim there is no secrecy and they have a proven method that only they know about yet, they will not disclose their method. Basically, they play the same game that they claim their competitors play. When you read the information on a lot of the websites that offer legacy film transfer of Super 8, 8mm and 16mm film you will see this to be true. The answer is they are all partially correct, there is no secret! There is no hidden mystery, film transfer has been conducted for over 50 years and proven methods are available for all levels of consumers to utilize whether your needs are home-user or commercial. It is all based on the consumer's budget and the quality of the equipment a company uses. Of course, cleaning of the film is equally important.
The industry is really broken down into two types of companies, commercial/industrial and home-user driven service. As we explain further you will quickly understand how and why the industry is structured this way. Again, all based off the budget of the consumer that is wanting to transfer their film. scatterometry A company's clientele base will dictate the type of equipment they use to service their customers.
Let's start with Commercial and industrial based companies. These companies offer High-end legacy film restoration, digital re-mastering and true archiving. These services are not cheap as their equipment ranges from typically 50k to 100k and more. Some companies own true million dollar Hollywood level re-mastering equipment. Companies like this that offer Hollywood level re-mastering are typically not affordable to the average consumer. They do not charge per foot like most companies that offer services to home-users. Transfer services from these companies are very expensive and can cost several hundred dollars for just a few reels of film and up to several thousand dollars depending on the exact re-mastering and restoration services you contract with them for. Notice the keyword "contract", you cannot purchase from these companies on-line with PayPal or a credit card. A legal contract is usually drafted between the customer and studio highlighting payments terms and conditions. Basically, a company with equipment that cost a hundred thousand dollars is not going to transfer your film for.10cents a foot; that typically just does not exist. So, typically when you see a company that is priced to transfer film for the average home-user their prices will typically range from.10cents a foot to.20cents a foot and many are home-based studios, they do not have "Hollywood" level equipment. They will make it sound as if they do, but the short answer is they do not. At the same time, they do not need to. We will explain later why it is not needed for the average home-user to use "Hollywood" level reproduction. A good example of what we are referring to when we say "Hollywood" level, just think of the famous Wizard Of Oz. That film was not reproduced and color enhanced for.10cents a foot, we can assure you of that. Many small companies will lead you to believe they are offering "Hollywood" level to the average home-user when simply they cannot produce that level of service.
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This article is written to give home users and business owner's helpful insight on how to transfer and convert home movies and legacy film scatterometry like Super 8, Regular 8mm and 16mm film to DVD or digital. This article is designed to share with users our experience as professional video editor and help people who want to attempt on their own or searching for a reputable company to transfer your film. This article will not provide you with detailed technical information nor do we support any specific software or equipment manufacturer. The intent of this article is to simply share our experiences as we have used over 100 different types of software and equipment both home-user and professional series. As you read this article further we use the word "home-user" a lot. It is important for you to understand we are referring to exactly that, the average home-user with store bought equipment; non-professional series. You will find this article is also designed to help users understand the film transfer industry and eliminate the "secrecy" that most companies try to exploit. A lot of company's claim there is no secrecy and they have a proven method that only they know about yet, they will not disclose their method. Basically, they play the same game that they claim their competitors play. When you read the information on a lot of the websites that offer legacy film transfer of Super 8, 8mm and 16mm film you will see this to be true. The answer is they are all partially correct, there is no secret! There is no hidden mystery, film transfer has been conducted for over 50 years and proven methods are available for all levels of consumers to utilize whether your needs are home-user or commercial. It is all based on the consumer's budget and the quality of the equipment a company uses. Of course, cleaning of the film is equally important.
The industry is really broken down into two types of companies, commercial/industrial and home-user driven service. As we explain further you will quickly understand how and why the industry is structured this way. Again, all based off the budget of the consumer that is wanting to transfer their film. scatterometry A company's clientele base will dictate the type of equipment they use to service their customers.
Let's start with Commercial and industrial based companies. These companies offer High-end legacy film restoration, digital re-mastering and true archiving. These services are not cheap as their equipment ranges from typically 50k to 100k and more. Some companies own true million dollar Hollywood level re-mastering equipment. Companies like this that offer Hollywood level re-mastering are typically not affordable to the average consumer. They do not charge per foot like most companies that offer services to home-users. Transfer services from these companies are very expensive and can cost several hundred dollars for just a few reels of film and up to several thousand dollars depending on the exact re-mastering and restoration services you contract with them for. Notice the keyword "contract", you cannot purchase from these companies on-line with PayPal or a credit card. A legal contract is usually drafted between the customer and studio highlighting payments terms and conditions. Basically, a company with equipment that cost a hundred thousand dollars is not going to transfer your film for.10cents a foot; that typically just does not exist. So, typically when you see a company that is priced to transfer film for the average home-user their prices will typically range from.10cents a foot to.20cents a foot and many are home-based studios, they do not have "Hollywood" level equipment. They will make it sound as if they do, but the short answer is they do not. At the same time, they do not need to. We will explain later why it is not needed for the average home-user to use "Hollywood" level reproduction. A good example of what we are referring to when we say "Hollywood" level, just think of the famous Wizard Of Oz. That film was not reproduced and color enhanced for.10cents a foot, we can assure you of that. Many small companies will lead you to believe they are offering "Hollywood" level to the average home-user when simply they cannot produce that level of service.
Tag : scatterometry
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