Services

We are happy to offer a variety of services, all of which come with free estimates and our famously generous guarantee! Here's a quick overview of our most popular services:

• Film, Slides and Photos transfer :

Number your reels in the order you want them to appear. You can get up to 1800 feet of 8mm or super 8 movie film and up to 3600 feet of 16mm movie film onto a 2 hour DVD, VHS tape, external hard-drive, USB flash-drive, (micro)SD(HC) card. Super 8 and 16mm sound film is transferred with sound. All film is monitored during the transfer process and leaders and blank spots are edited out. All film is run on our system one time returned to you in it’s original condition.

Number your photos and slides in the order you want them to appear. Any size photos up to 12 inches can be used. Do not submit pictures in photo albums, frames or slide trays. Standard recording time is 6 seconds per picture. You can request to have the timing of pictures be between 3 and 10 seconds each. There will be a disolve transition between each picture.

• Video transfer :

Please specify the timing or description of the video content from VHS or miniDV cassette(s) and we will transfer them into DVD, external hard-drive, USB flash-drive, (micro)SD(HC) card on your selection.

• Audio, Title and Editing :

Music can be added from one of the selections on the order form or you can supply your own on CDs and audio tapes. DVD chapters will show in the menu of the DVD. Graphic titles up to 20 words can can be inserted between reels of film or groups of pictures.

You can change the timing for different groups of pictures. Variable timing can be used to customize the pictures to go along with a script or a narration. You can provide a tape of your narration and a script to indicate where you want each picture and music to change. Audio edits are fading out songs or changing songs between different CDs and tapes. Video edits are made when cutting out sections of video or adding video segments or tapes together. You can consolidate multiple video tapes by combining them together to one tape or DVD up to 2 hours. There is a video edit charge between each segment. There are some compatability problems with the DVD-R format and some DVD players.

• Audio  transfer :

We could transfer old LP vinil records, micro-cassettes, tapes, reels and CDs into external hard-drive, USB flash-drive, (micro)SD(HC) card or CD.

• Conversions :

We offer conversion from any format (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) into any format on VHS or DVD.

• Cassete repair

If you need a service custom-tailored to suit your needs, feel free to ask! Our staff is flexible and will work to facilitate your requests!

All transfers are recorded in the SP mode onto professional grade tapes and discs for the best quality.We will not reproduce any material that is protected by copyright laws. Additional charges may apply to special editing and rush services.

On default all digitized video content will be handled in MPEG-2 format. Please specify other formats if you need (AVI, DivX, mp4, FLV, ...). All audio content will be handled in WAV or mp3 format.

Optionaly you could get a photo frame with video playback. Insert your digital transferd content into a photo frame and you got an excellent gift for any occasion!