Above 8mm and Super 8 pricing is based on $0.15 per foot. Return shipping is $8 first reel and $0.50 for each additional reel. Order Form
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First off lets say that when it comes to having your 8mm
or Super 8
film transferred to DVD it doesn't matter if you have 8mm or
Super 8. Cost for transferring
Regular 8 and Super 8 are the same.
8mm was first introduced to the public in 1932 and we have transferred 8mm films from as far back as 1936 with no problems. There is one thing however that can cause your 8mm films to be non-transferable: Vinegar Syndrome. Vinegar Syndrome is the name given to 8mm film that have started the decay process. If you have 8mm movies that have Vinegar Syndrome you will know right away by the strong smell of vinegar. This does not mean that if your 8mm movie reels smell like vinegar we can't help you. The decay process is a process. What I mean by that is your 8mm films could be in the early stages of decay and can still be transferred to DVD. What the smell of vinegar should mean to you is; put your project higher on your to-do list. Time is running out for 8mm movies with Vinegar syndrome.
Determining the cost to have your 8mm or
Super 8s converted to DVD can be very confusing. The reason is
most transfer shops, including us, charge by how many feet of 8mm / Super 8 film we
transfer. But you are at home looking at a dusty box of 8mm reels thinking,
"I have no idea how many feet of film there is in that box"! We understand that. So I want to spend a minute showing you how to estimate how much it will cost to have your 8mm films transferred to DVD. It's all in the size of the reel. The photo above shows a box of 3 inch Super 8 reels. A 3 inch reel holds, full, 50 feet of 8mm/Super 8 film. So lets say you are paying $0.15 or fifteen cents per foot to have your 8mm film transferred to DVD. You would multiply 50 times 0.15 equals 7.50, or $7.50 for that 8mm reel to be transferred to DVD. That works with all reels of 8mm or Super
8 film. First
measure across the reel to see what size it is. Then When your 8mm or Super 8 films arrive here we will estimate how much film you have and send you an invoice. As we transfer your 8mm/Super 8 films our computers will calculate home many feet of film are really transferred. If our estimate was too high we will adjust it to reflect the actual feet of film transferred. If it was too low, we will let the invoice stand as it is. So you never have to worry about paying more than our estimate.
Now for shipping. First we want you to
know we have never had anyone's 8mm or Super 8mm films lost in transit to us
or from us. Also, Also, when you fill out your order form we receive an electronic copy right away in our email. So we know who is sending what. If something doesn't arrive in a timely manner we investigate. Safe Shipping Tips: We understand sending your irreplaceable tapes to us for transfer can be a scary task. With a few steps of caution your 8mm movies can arrive just as safely as driving them across town. In over ten years of doing mail order business we have never had a clients 8mm / Super 8 movies lost or damaged in the mail. The purpose of the following info is to share with you what we have learned over the years. These are not just our opinions.
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But,
if you just want to know there is a little graphic to the right that
shows the difference between 8mm or "regular 8", Super 8 & 16mm. As you
can see the only difference is the size of the holes along the edge.
Regular 8mm has larger holes, Super 8 has smaller holes. The film at the
bottom of the graphic is 16mm.
determine what it holds full (chart below) and multiply by how many cents
per foot you are paying for the transfer. The reel shown here is a 5
inch reel. We know that because we measured it across the face as if we
were measuring a plate. Most common 8mm or Super 8 reels are 3 inches, 5 inches and 7
inches. We check the chart to see what a full 5 inch reel holds, 200 feet.
So, full this 5 inch reel is 200 times 0.15 equals 30 or $30.00 to
transfer this 5 inch reel to DVD. So if it is half full, then half of
$30.00 or $15.00 to transfer to DVD. 
after we digitize your 8mm films for the first time we keep a digital copy on
our hard drives for 30 days. This means if something was to
happen on the return trip or you needed additional copies, we could simply
pull up our back-up files and remake the DVDs.