As a beginner, you have two methods to transfer old films to DVD:
 
 
#1: Projecting onto a wall, and record it with a simple camera:
Advantages: You need a projector, a camera, and a computer.
Disadvantages: The picture will be distorted because it is impossible to record from the center of the picture. Image must be cropped after recording. Sides of the video will be darker, and the middle is going to be brighter. Camera electronics compensates over the image, it can not accomodate as fast as the image brightness is changing.
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
#2: Projected on varnished glass, through prism, recorded with camera:
Advantages: You need a projector, a projecting prism, a camera, and a computer.
Disadvantages: This system gets dirty easily, if a lint sticks on the glass or the prism, this will visible in every recording. The second problem is the same as with the first method: The sides of the video will be darker, and the middle is going to be brighter. The camera electronics compensates over the image, it can not accomodate as fast as the images brightness is changing.

 

The two methods have similiar problems, so we built a custom system.
This is how our progress is going:
 
1.
The transfer takes place in a dust-free room. Before recording we clean the projector`s light gate, look through the tape and searching the glued parts. We change the the old adhesives to new. After correcting the roll, we clean the projector, because every roll leaves dust in the machine.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
We don`t project anything to anywhere. The modified projector`s light gate is in front of the recording optics. Our system consists of a built projector, an optical restore controller, and a recording optics with DV output. The frequent brightness changing is corrected by the the restore controller.
 
 
 
3.
After the recording, we adjust on white balance and brightness. Colour films can fade, or get red, or even blue, that`s why we always correct the colors. Then the raw video is converted to a quality MPEG video file. Every reel becomes a single DVD menu item.
The DVD format is the same like you can buy DVD films in stores.

Roll film transfer to DVD, USB

Film processing  
8mm film roll development with lab equipment 49.9 £ /reel
35mm photo roll development with lab equipment 9.9 £ /reel
35mm ORWO made photo roll development with lab equipment 24.9 £ /reel

 

 


 




- With tape cleaning;
- Recording with a custom built projector;
- With color renewal.

(The base price contains 10 minutes of transfer)

    11 minutes cost

8mm transfer (Super8, N8), one menu item is one roll                            

1.39 £ /min                        15.29 £

9,5mm transfer

 4.99 £ /min 54.89 £   
16mm transfer 4.99 £ /min 54.89 £ 
35mm transfer 9.99 £ /min 109.89 £