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16mm & 35mm Film to DVD and Digital

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Convert 16mm Film to DVD, BluRay or Digital Files

If you are looking for the highest quality 35mm or 16mm film transfer, you’ve found it! We specialize in professional film scanning of 16mm and 35mm film at SD, HD and 2K (1556) and 4K (3112) resolution. Most of our 35mm customers do the 4K scan and most of our 16mm customers do the 2K scan. Over sampling your film is always a good idea in order to get the best quality. So, to get the best looking SD video you want to scan at HD. To get the best HD video you want to scan a 2K. Our new film restoration technology can not only reverse the aging effects (color and exposure degradation) but can also make your film look better than it ever was (grain removal and stabilization). There is only a few professional film scanning labs left in the entire USA so I would get your film scanned sooner rather than later.

Film shrinks over the decades. So running your film today through a projector or film transfer machine that uses the sprocket holes will damage the film. We get several calls a day about people damaging their film by trying to run it through a projector. Same goes for these low-end film transfer machines used by local camera and video conversion shops end even the big box stores like Walmart, Costco and Walgreens. Make sure your film is scanned on a professional sprocket-less roller based film scanner. Luckily Video Conversion Experts can help. Damaged sprocket holes? Shrunk film? No problem and we won’t damage your film! Our Pro HD and above are roller based sprocket-less scanners.

Does your 16mm or 35mm film have 2K resolution? Absolutely! Even old 16mm film can have up to 2K lines of resolution. Newer or negative 16mm film has more than 2K resolution. Older 35mm film can have up to 4K lines of resolution. Newer or negative 35mm has more than 4K resolution.

16mm and 35mm Film Conversion Pricing

For 8mm and Super 8mm Click Here

film, 35mm, vintage

Choose Process

Price
Per Foot*
  • Scan Resolution

    • Click here for complete scan resolution details.
  • Quality vs. Film

    • Click here for complete scan resolution details.
  • Restoration

    • Click here for complete restoration details.
  • Type of Scanner

    • Click here for complete transfer type details.
  • Cost of Machine

    • For more information click here
  • Can Damage Old Film?

    • For more information click here
  • Sound Capture

    • Click here for complete sound transfer details. 
  • Delivery Options

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Online Quote

SD

25¢
Per Foot
  • SD (480 Lines)

    • This frame by frame machine is the only non professional machine we have. It uses a modified projector and camcorder setup. Click here for more details.
  • 50-60% Worse

    • 8mm and Super 8 film has around 900 to 1200 lines of resolution per frame. Given the equipment type it will only get around 40-50% of the quality compared to the film. Click here for more details.
  • Optional

    • Color Correction, Grain Elimination and Stabilization can be added when ordering. Click here for more information.
  • Frame by Frame

    • Click here for complete transfer type details.
  • $3-5K
  • Yes
  • Dual Track Magnetic

    • We can get both audio tracks on Super 8 and 8mm film. Click here for more details.
  • DVD, MP4, AVI, MOV

    • We can make DVDs and 480 lines resolution AVI and MOV files from this process. Click here for more information.
Online Quote
Budget

Pro HD

49¢
Per Foot
  • HD (1080 Lines)

    • This is a professional 1080P motion picture film scanner. Click here for more details.
  • 25-30% Worse

    • This transfer will produce quality that is much better than the SD process. It scans at twice the resolution and is a professional scanner compared to the SD machine. Click here for more details. 
  • Optional

    • Color Correction, Grain Elimination and Stabilization can be added when ordering. Click here for more information.
  • Motion Picture Scanner

    • Click here for complete transfer type details.
  • $100K
  • No
  • Dual Track Magnetic

    • We can get both audio tracks on Super 8 and 8mm film. Click here for more information.
  • DVD, BD, AVI, ProRes

    • We can make DVDs and BDs, 480 or 1080 resolution AVI, MOV and MP4 files from this process. Click here for more information.
Online Quote
Good

Pro 2K

69¢
Per Foot
  • 2K (1556 Lines)

    • This is a professional Hollywood DataCine 2K film scanner. Click here for more details.
  • As Good**

    • This process will get about 100% of the quality compared to the film. *Above picture includes our optional color correction* Click here for more details.
  • Optional

    • Color Correction, Grain Elimination and Stabilization can be added when ordering. Click here for more information.
  • Datacine Scanner

    • Click here for complete transfer type details.
  • $200K
  • No
  • Dual Track Magnetic

    • We can get both audio tracks on Super 8 and 8mm film. Click here for more information.
  • HD/2K, MP4, ProRes, DPX

    • We can make DVDs and BDs; SD AVI, MOV and MP4 files; HD/2K AVI, ProRes and DPX files from this process. Click here for more information.
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Better

Pro 4K

99¢
Per Foot
  • 4K (3112 Lines)

    • This is a professional DataCine film scanner. Click here for more details.
  • Better Then Film**

    • This process will get 100% of the quality available on the film and will also allow for output to 4K formats. *Picture above includes our optional color correction.* Click here for more details.
  • Optional

    • Color Correction, Grain Elimination and Stabilization can be added when ordering. Click here for more information.
  • Datacine Scanner

    • Click here for complete transfer type details.
  • $500K
  • No
  • Dual Track Magnetic

    • We can get both audio tracks on Super 8 and 8mm film. Click here for more information.
  • 2K/4K, MP4, ProRes, DPX

    • We can make DVDs and BDs; SD AVI, MOV and MP4 files; HD/2K/4K AVI, ProRes and DPX files from this process. Click here for more information.
Online Quote
Best

Film Order Process

Step 1.

Organize & Number

Number the boxes, cans or reels in the best order you can from 1 to X and we’ll follow that order

Step 2.

Choose Your Process

SD Scan
Produces 50-60% Less Quality Than The Film
ProHD
‍Produces 20-25% Less Quality Than The Film
PRO 2K
Scan Produces Video That Is As Good As The Film
PRO 4K
Scan Produces Video That Is Better Than The Film

Step 3.

Choose Your Format

DVD & BluRay
Good For Viewing On TV, Not For Editing
MP4
Good For Viewing Anywhere And Will Last Longer Then DVD/BluRay
AVI, HD-AVI & ProRes
Good For Editing Not For Viewing On TV
DPX
Professional Editing Only

Step 4.

Order Online & Ship

Order Online
Fill out the appropriate order form online and print the invoice.

**You’ll need to include a copy with the order**

Ship With Order Form
Ship film with the order form. We recommend using FedEx or UPS 2-3 Day Air Service

16mm film has 2K horizontal lines of resolution. In order to archive the film a 2K (2048 vertical x 1556 horizontal) scan is required. Our Pro 2K service scans the film at 2K and down converts it to give you the best looking HD video or SD DVD possible. This is a trick Hollywood has played for years. They start with a high resolution scan of 35mm film at either 2K or 4K. They then down convert and compress it to DVD or BluRay. Only a small fraction of the visual quality is lost during a down conversion because there is so much more data when the video is down converted and compressed they can make a much better looking DVD or BluRay. A DVD from a 2K scan will look 2-3 times better then a DVD from a 480 line film scanner (DVD has 480 horizontal lines of resolution). So, we can play the same trick to give you a great looking DVD or BluRay from your 16mm film. 

The same can be said of 35mm film to DVD or BluRay. By scanning the film at 4K we can make a DVD or BluRay look much better than if we scanned the 35mm film at SD resolution. 

We can professional scan 16mm film, Super 16mm film, 35mm film and Super 35mm film to DVD, AVI files, BluRay, HD-AVI, HD ProRes HQ. 16mm film to DVD and 35mm film to DVD are the most common film transfer service we perform. 

Our film to DVD, film to BluRay and film to HD editing files services are available throughout the United States and around the world. We are not only known for our professional film transfer services but also for our Pro Hollywood restoration technology we use to make our film conversion services the best in the business.  

Our Promise
100% Satisfaction Guarantee

Our service is the best in the business and so is our customer support. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with our results please contact us to discuss any options. *Quality of film conversion and restoration is dependent upon the condition of existing film stock and/or videotape; severely deteriorated original materials may be beyond the reach of even the most sophisticated restoration methods.