Super 8 & 8mm Cine from £12!

Copying Cine Film to DVD and MOV Digital Files

Transfer, Copy and Conversion of Super 8 and Standard 8mm Cine Film to DVD and MOV Digital File Formats.

Operating under the Kodak Express umbrella of great customer service and superb quality, we have been encoding and transferring cine film footage to DVD and digital file formats for over 15 years.

Cine Film Transfer

If you don't know what format of cine film you have, it is very likely to be Super 8 or Standard 8mm.

Service Details

Exact Running time depends on the frame rate which can vary
DVD transfers are a non-editable format
MOV Editable Files supplied on USB sticks/hard drives
Customers can o supply their own USB sticks/HD’s
Mov files are approx. 1gb/minute
Turn-around time in the studio is 14+ days depending on order size
Image Sequence files are available for advanced editors. Cost is +50%
In a hurry? - Rush service available - phone for quote

Don't worry if your reels are not completely full, we will only charge for the actual cine footage

8mm Cine Film Costs

Cine Film Transfer

Download the Cine Price List in PDF Format

How to Order

If you cannot make it into our shop simply post your cine film to us - don't forget to include your instructions, address and telephone number. On receipt of your work we will call you, confirm your instructions, and take payment by credit card over the phone.

Editable .MOV Digital Files

Instead of an encoded DVD, you may wish to order an an editable computer file for home editing. We can supply you with an editable .MOV file for editing on PCs and MACs. An MOV file is approximately 1gb per minute. So if the running time of your cine film is 30 minutes we will need to put it on a 32gb USB stick. Customers can provide their own external hard drive or large capacity USB stick for this purpose or we can supply them in store at cost.

Image sequence files are also available for advanced users at 50% extra

Extra DVDs

Although DVDs last a lifetime without deterioration in quality one scratch or scuff mark will render it unplayable. For this reason we strongly advise you to order a.

Cine Film with Sound

Most amateur cine film comes without sound. However, if you see a magnetic brown stripe running down the edge of the film there maybe sound on the film. This really only applies to reels sizes 200ft and above. There is no extra charge for cine film with sound.

We can also add easy listening background music to silent cine film transfers at very affordable prices.

Cleaning

Cleaning is often not required but is considered good pratice - to get the very best out of your cine film have it cleaned.

More Info

Super8/8mm Identification

Regular 8mm film has sprocket holes which are larger and almost square, whereas the holes in Super 8mm are elongated and smaller.

Cine film with sound has a distinctive copper coloured stripe running along the edge of the film.