Bronze

• Real-Time Transfer Tape

The video from the Bronze process will be 40-50% less quality than the film. This is true of any Real-Time transfer system. The Bronze process does not capture the Full Frame and does not include any restoration.

Silver

• Full Frame
• Frame By Frame Transfer

A Frame By Frame process will result in video that is closer to the film. The video is sharper and has less grain compared to the Bronze. Because this is a standard definition process, it will only have 60% of the detail compared to the original film.

Gold

• Full Frame
• Film Scan Transfer Type
• Hollywood Restoration I

The Gold process will generally look as good as or better than the film because of the Film Scanner and Restoration. Because this is a standard definition process, it will only have 60% of the detail compared to the original film.

Platinum HD

• High Definition
• Film Scan Transfer Type
• Hollywood Restoration I
• Hollywood Restoration II

The high definition Film Scan picks up all the details from the film. You can see the image looks sharper and more 3-D, has less grain and the colors are better than the Gold process. Click here to see a larger resolution picture.

Bronze

First Process (1970’s to Present):
The original film transfer process was developed in the 1970's and 1980's. Most film companies call this a Real-Time transfer. This is essentially what most film transfer companies still use today and is what our Bronze transfer is. Essentially, the film is being projected onto a surface and is video taped from that surface. A real-time transfer like this only captures about 50% of the quality of the film as it looks now (not as it was originally).

Silver

Frame By Frame (1990’s to Present):
We developed the Silver transfer process in the 1990's to improve upon this. We stop and capture each frame one by one like you would scan photographs into you computer. The resolution of the process allows it to capture about 65% of the details from the film. This is over a 30% improvement over the Bronze. So, the Silver process will look closer to the film if you were to get it out and play it on a projector but will lack some details because it isn't being captured at the original film resolution.

Gold

Hollywood Restoration (2001 to Present):
The Gold process was developed in 2001 and is the first process in the United States that starts to recover the lost quality on the film since it was recorded. Over 90% of the film we see today needs restoration work. The film is professionally scanned at 480 lines per frame. After the scan, we correct each frame by itself for color, exposure, grain and scratches using our Hollywood Restoration equipment. The restoration equipment was originally made to restore 35mm/70mm Hollywood films but has been modified to work on 8mm, Super 8 & 16mm film. On average, the Gold process produces video that is 30% to 40% better than the Silver because of the scanner and restoration.

Platinum HD

High Definition Scan (2005 to Present):
Even though the Gold process is very good, it is not scanning the film at it's original resolution. This can only be done with a high definition scan of the film. Our recently developed Platinum process scans each frame of the film at 1080 lines of resolution. After the scan, we correct the colors, exposure and remove the majority of grain and scratches using our Hollywood restoration equipment in true high definition. This is the only process that can capture the film's original color, exposure and detail. The Platinum process will produce video that is about 30-50% better than the Gold due to the high definition scan and high definition restoration. The Platinum process faithfully produces digital video quality as good as the original 8mm, Super 8 or 16mm film.