Full HD quality digital files of your precious memories to watch and share.

Film types: 8 mm or Super 8 (At this time we do not offer video tape transfers.)

Resolution: 1080p HD, 1.33:1 aspect ratio (1440 px x 1080 px)

File type: h.264 mp4 (Conversion to other file types is available on request.)

Frame rate: Film camera frame rates varied from 12 fps to 24 fps. We aim to match our files to the original camera speed, or a custom frame rate on request.

Take a look at our film transfer quality:

Other companies may try to record video from a film projector, but that doesn’t work. The only way to get a good digital copy from film is to take a digital photo of each frame one-by-one.

Here’s why recording from a film projector is a terrible idea: Film projectors work by holding the film steady for a brief moment, flashing a light through it, and then going dark while it moves the film to the next frame. Our eyes don’t pick up the moments of darkness, but a video camera does. When using a video camera to capture film, the video camera may be capturing the moment that the image is being projected, or the moment when the screen is in darkness. Differences between the frame rate of the projector and the video camera can mean you end up with a recording more of the dark moments between frames than the film images you really want.

Our film transfer process captures a digital image of each and every frame of your film, one at a time. That way you can be sure you’re getting a complete high-quality digital copy.

Most 8 mm and Super 8 film is silent. For standard film with no soundtrack, we offer these great prices:

3″ reel / 50 feet / approx 2-3 minutes – $8.95 each

5″ reel / 200 feet / approx 12-14 minutes – $32.95 each

7″ reel / 400 feet / approx 26-29 minutes – $59.95 each

Orders of 10 reels or more receive a 10% discount

Film with sound: We’re able to maintain our high standard of frame-by-frame transfers even for film with a soundtrack by recording the soundtrack separately and then syncing it to the picture after. Film with a soundtrack has a gold or rust-coloured strip down one or both sides. Compare your film to these pictures to check if you might have film with a soundtrack. Contact us for a quote.

Local and Canada-wide service: You can schedule a time to drop off your film at our downtown Toronto location in person, or send us your film by mail. We can send your film back to you anywhere in Canada, and provide your digital copies on a flash drive or with a download link.

Enhancement: We’re video professionals, so we can fix up poor film quality. We can provide stabilization of shaky camera work, brighten underexposed footage, darken overexposed footage, colour correct footage shot in the wrong lighting conditions and edit the highlights of your film into a single video. We also provide film cleaning services for especially dusty film.

Contact us for a quote for any of these additional services.