Cine film services
16mm Cine Film Transfer
Professional cine film transfer for family memories, archive material and historic footage in a range of popular formats.
16mm Cine Film to MPEG4 and ProRes digital files
Transfer, copy and conversion of Super 8, Standard 8mm, 16mm and 9.5mm cine film to MPEG4 and ProRes digital files Digital File Formats. for home editing.
We are a specialist cine film and video transfer business established over 15 years. We operate from Studios in Camden High Street, London. Callers are welcome to pop in anytime and we welcome mail order customers.
16mm - The Process
Huge advances in film scanning technology, and continual investment in the latest cutting edge equipment means we can bring you exceptional quality at the cheapest ever prices.
Advantages of our cine transfer system.
- No sprockets to damage your film
- Perfect for old and fragile film
- LED light source - no heat produced
- Transports film under capstan tension
- No gears or sprockets to damage film
- No dropped frames during capture
- Contrast and sharpness enhancement
- Colour correction optimisation
- Choice of output options
It is the only safe transfer method for film suffering Vinegar Effect - Vinegar Syndrome
Apart from straight film capture, for a small extra cost cost you can choose to titles, captions and a sound track added to your cine transfer. However, we we always add our professional expertise, gained years of creative experience.
Time & Length
The easiest way to find out both the running time and the film footage of 16mm film is to measure the diameter of the reel
- 3" diameter - 50ft, 2 minutes
- 5" diameter - 200ft, 8 minutes
- 7" diameter - 400ft, 15 minutes
- 9" diameter - 800ft, 30 minutes
- 12" diameter - 1200ft, 45 minutes
Please note that running times are approximate as they depend on the frame rate.
Editable Files
Editable MPEG4/MOV Computer Files
Instead of encoded digital files for watching on your TV system, you can choose to have digital MOV files for home computer editing.
We can convert cine film to MOV) computer files, ready to view and edit on your Windows or MAC computer.
Each minute of cine film takes around 1gb gigabytes so the files will need to go on a USB hard-drive or large capacity USB stick. You can provide your own, or buy one of ours.
Film Identification
16mm cine film is so-called because it measures 16mm across.
Types of 16mm Cine Film
There are three types of 16mm in common consumer use.
These are 16mm film with a brown magnetic sound strip down the side, 16mm film with an optical sound strip down the side, and finally, cine film with no sound.
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Ashley - Westminster
Cine 16mm Prices
Prices for 16mm cine start at £40 per reel. We normally like around two weeks to turnaround customers 16mm cine film but if we need to, we can beat any deadline.Don't worry if your reels are not completely full, we will only charge for the actual cine footage.
For full details of 16mm cine cost download our PDF price guide.
Total Peace of Mind
We are part of the Kodak Express group specialising in Video Tape and Cine film transfer to MPEG4 and ProRes digital files
Callers are welcome and Mail Order customers can shop online with us with complete peace of mind..
Colour Enhancements
For various reasons, your cine film may have undergone a shift in colour balance. Typically, a magenta, pinkish tinge is often seen.
Colour correction, optimisation, enhancement and adjustment services are available..
Cleaning
All cine film that comes into our studios is assessed for damage and cleanliness, FREE OF CHARGE.
Typically, films may need resplicing and a puff of compressed air to remove dust and hairs.
On occasion, cine film comes in smelling of vinegar - Vinegar Syndrome, or may be badly affected with mould and mildew. If this happens, we will contact you to discuss the options.
Ready to preserve your film?
Send or bring in your cine film
Tell us the gauge and reel sizes you have and we will recommend the right scanning resolution and digital format.