Cine film transfer
Reel to reel tape not cine film
One of the most common mistakes customers make. Is to think that audio reel to reel tape is cine film.
What is reel to reel audio tape?
Picture above showing audio reel to reel tape on our Ferrograph Logic 7 deck.
It is easy to understand how this happens. Reel to reel audio tape has the same dimensions as 8mm cine film. The main difference is reel to reel audio tape is that its magnetic tape. This is used for recording audio and not pictures.
What is Cine film?
Picture above showing standard 8mm cine films.
With 8mm cine film whether it is super 8 or standard 8 film. There are lots of picture frames contained within the film. The 8mm film is played back at 18 frames per second to create the illusion of movement. Cine film also has sprocket holes down one side of the film.
How to check.
The easy way to check if its film is that there will be little holes down one side of the film called sprocket holes. Also if you are unsure about which format you have. Pull out some of the film or tape and hold it up to a light. If it has pictures on then it is film. If on the other hand the tape is brown or dark grey it is audio tape. One thing to remember with cine film is that it has a leader. (This a white piece of film used at the start of a reel.) Then you will have to pull the film out until you see pictures on the frames.
Contact us.
If you have any questions regards your video production needs or old media formats. Such as audio cassette tapes, VHS video tapes, reel to reel audio tapes or 8mm and 16mm cine films then please contact us .
Telephone 01323 873513
Email videoimage@mac.com
New Kodak super 8mm camera
New Kodak super 8 camera.
Fantastic news for us super 8 film shooters.
Kodak are bringing out a limited addition new Kodak super 8 camera.
Details.
Film Gauge: Super 8 (Extended Max-8 Gauge).
Film Load: Kodak Cartridges with 50ft (15m).
Variable Speed (9, 12, 18, 24, 25 fps) all with Crystal Sync.
Mount: C-Mount.
Fixed Ricoh 6mm 1.2, Optional 8-48mm Zoom Lens.
Manual Focus and Iris.
Viewfinder: 3.5″ Display with Standard Definition Input & Swivels +/- 45 Degrees.
Exposure Control: Built-in Light Meter for Supported Speeds of All Kodak Film Types, Manual Speed/Iris Settings.
Integrated Battery and Charger via Standard USB Wall Adapter.
Integrated Microphone.
Control Panel: Via 3.5″ TFT LCD.
Settings: Jog Wheel As User Interface.
Price: First Limited Edition — $400 – $750, Cheap Version Coming Later.
Buy Film, Processing, and Digital Transfer in One Step
Kodak plan to provide a super 8 film processing service. They will also provide a digital file with the processing service.. While Super 8mm processing is getting harder to find and more expensive, It’s unclear what kind of scan they’d be doing, or whether it’s just a simple telecine, but a lot of this plan makes sense.Kodak will provide a service for their. New super 8 film camera. Whereby you send the film to them. They process it, then send you a password so you can download a digital file of the film. What scanning method they will use is unclear at this stage.
Uk Market.
At this stage I am not sure if Kodak will be servicing the UK when it comes to film processing. I hope this venture by Kodak is a success. With film directors such as JJ Arbams,Christopher Nolan and Stephen Spielberg. Backing film It shows that it must be still the gold standard for movie making even in the 21 st century.
Hastings 1968 standard 8 cine film transfer.
Family cine film shot in Hastings cine film transfer East Sussex in 1968.
Kodak Cine film shot by my father in 1968. Both my father and Mother are Hastings born and bred and we still have many connections to this fantastic Seaside town.
Video Image Productions also provide a personal pick up and delivery service from Hastings and surrounding towns.
For more Information about this Historic town please visit https://www.visit1066country.com/destinations/hastings
Christmas Home movies
Christmas Home movies.
Christmas is a time to celebrate and enjoy time with friends and family. As we all sit around. On Christmas day how many times does the conversation turn to the ‘good old days’ and ‘when the kids were young’?
Well this year wouldn’t it be fantastic to not just talk about those great times but to see them as well? Get the family together and share those precious Christmas home movies moments,
Show your children/grandchildren your Christmas home movies. And show them what you used to look like when you were young. Have a good laugh over what the fashions were like back then!
Christmas home movies.
There really is no other time like Christmas. To take some time out of our busy lives and enjoy those closest to us and here at Video Image Productions that’s exactly what we stand for.
As a family run business we know the joys that spending time with your loved ones can bring and have for the past 18 years been helping families archive those precious memories for our generations to come. Whether you have cine film, video tapes or slides we can transfer them onto a suitable format for you that not only allows you to watch them again and again but archives them for future generations to enjoy. And what a present that would be. Whether you sneakily find those treasured memories and have them transferred for your parents or grandparents or you have them done for your children. I for one couldn’t think of a nicer and more thoughtful gift than making sure those family memories are safely digitalised for the future and therefore allowing the whole family to enjoy them instead of them gathering dust in an old shoebox or suitcase in the attic .
So, come on, dig out your old cine films, video tapes and slides, lets share them with our family and let’s make this Christmas one to remember!
16mm film conversion
16mm film conversion.
Video Image Productions is in the process of providing a 16mm film conversion to AVI files. This process involves scanning the 16mm film directly into our work station PC.
AVI.
For 16mm film conversion to Windows PC. Our preferred video format is AVI. This video format is what we video editors call a editing format. Finishing formats like Mpeg 4 and Mpeg 2 are better suited to authoring DVD’S and Blu-ray discs.
Cleaning your 16mm film conversions.
All our cine reels are cleaned before scanning. We don’t use harsh chemicals which could harm the emulsion of the film.
Advantages of 16mm film conversion to hard drive.
Once the films have been transferred to our computers hard drive. We then transfer the files to an external hard drive. Now the films are in the digital domain. Once you receive your drive we recommend copying the files to your computers hard drive.
My options.
From here you can upload the videos to YouTube. Edit the video in any video editing software you choose. Email the videos to family members. Send the videos over the Internet via services such as wetransfer.com. This is a free service that allows you to send up to 2 Gig of data over the net.
Video Image Productions also provides a video editing service. If you want to us to edit you home videos or cine film transfers. We can send you a edited version of your old movies on digital video. During editing background music, titles and colour correction can all be added to improve the viewer experience.
DVD duplication.
If you would prefer to have your 16mm film conversion on DVD then we also provide a DVD duplication service. We can provide DVD copies from 2 to 2000. All DVD copies come with Amaray professional library cases, Full DVD face colour printing on industry standard DVD-R water shield discs.