Pricing

We charge based on the length of your film, at a flat rate of $15 per 100 feet. That includes scanning to 720p MP4 files, delivery via either secure cloud link or provided removable media, and a film leader splice if required. You can estimate how much film you have based on the diameter of your reels.

You will only pay for the film that we are able to transfer. The minimum order is $15, shipping not included.

1080p Upgrade – FREE for a limited time!

Our standard package is 720p, but we are offering free upgrades to Full HD 1080p for a limited time! There’s no coupon code or secret password – just get your order in while it lasts.

After this offer expires, the upgrade will cost $5 per reel.

Shipping

We will include the cost of the return shipping label in the invoice. For small orders, this will typically run $8-10. We ship using USPS Priority Mail. For orders $100 and up, return shipping is free!

Other Fees

We like to keep pricing simple. However, some circumstances may increase the cost of the transfer operation. We strive to be transparent and generous regarding these fees.

Damaged Film

If a reel of film seems particularly damaged, we will quote a $10 surcharge for that reel. Sometimes film can become so warped from improper storage so as to jam up the equipment and require periodic manual intervention as the scanning progresses. The fee will be waived if the transfer is successful without manual intervention.

Most film, particularly that which has been stored in a cool, dry location, will run through our equipment just fine. If you’re worried about it, send us pictures of your reels and we’ll give you a heads up.

Respooling

With your explicit permission, we may return your film on a brand new reel. The reason being that the film might be too long for the reel it comes on, particulary when run through our equipment and respooled again after being stored for so long. We will use brand new high quality reels. We will also return your original reel. The fee for this service is $10.

In most cases, this isn’t necessary, and we are able to return film on the original reel on which we received it.

Limitations

Below are a few things that we are currently unable to do. If there’s something on this list that you would relaly like to see us get done for you, then please drop us a line. It’ll help us to know what services people are looking for.

Film with Sound

With our current equipment, we are unable to transfer sound from 8mm films. Most 8mm film does not have sound, as cameras and projectors that supported sound were (and still are) considerably more expensive. Film that has a magnetic soundtrack can be identified by a copper-colored strip on the edge.

Undeveloped Film

We are not able to process film at this time, we can only transfer already developed film. If the film is on a reel that says “For Projector Use”, and you see the individual frames on it, then we can transfer that for you!

Other Formats

Currently we only do Regular 8mm and Super 8 films. We are capable of doing color, negative color, and black & white scans.

We do not have the equipment for transferring 35mm film, 16mm film, magnetic 8mm video cassettes, or VHS.