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The following list of companies and organizations that offer film transfer services for home movies and small gauge films is provided for your information only. While the listed services have read and agreed to support the preservationist values expressed in our "Transfer Options and Issues" document, Home Movie Day and its organizers do not endorse the services of any specific labs by listing them here. Before sending film to ANY lab for transfer, repair, or other work, we strongly recommend communicating with them by phone or in person and ensuring that only people experienced with small-gauge film will be handling your materials, and that preservation of your original films is their first priority. If you experience negligent film handling from any service listed here please contact us at The Center for Home Movies to report the problem.


New South Wales

DiskBank

Suite 247, 2nd Floor South
117 Old Pittwater Road
BROOKVALE NSW 2100
1300 66 38 22
david@diskbank.com.au
www.diskbank.com.au
DiskBank offers transfer and restoration of Super 8, 8mm and 16mm films to uncompressed files (.avi or .mov), DVD, Blu-Ray or your choice of tape media. A full editing, colour correction and DVD or Blu-Ray authoring service is also provided.

Victoria

Avid Tech

Level 1 Suite E.
Plaza Arcade
140 Graham St
Wonthaggi VIC 3995. Australia
+61 03 56721872

info@avidtech.com.au
avidtech.com.au

Western Australia

WA Duplication

WA Duplication
7/231 Balcatta Road
Balcatta WA 6021
(08) 9388 0800
info@waduplication.com.au
www.waduplication.com.au
WA Duplication transfer and restore Super 8, 8mm and 16mm films to uncompressed files (.avi or .mov), DVD, Blu-Ray or your choice of tape media. Video editing, colour correction and DVD or Blu-Ray authoring service is also provided.


Alberta

Video Duplicators

The Video Duplicators Inc.
2016 Sherwood Drive
Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 3X3
780-416-4338
dennis@videoduplicators.ca
www.videoduplicators.ca

Ontario

Frame Discreet

3200a Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario
416-803-1101
one_lovell@yahoo.ca
www.framediscreet.com
Frame x frame transfer services initiated by visual effects artists and cinematographers. Modified DV8/16 Sniper with color grading and restoration tools engineered specifically for our suite by Tcube in France. Uncompressed transfer to DVD/MiniDV/DVCAM/HardDrive. Supervised transfers available to sit in on the transfer. Only fully custom studio in Canada with proper color correction tools for the new negative film stocks. Our reputation of quality has gained the trust of archivists and filmmakers across the globe.

HomeDVD.ca

Ottawa, Ontario
877-397-3971
613-836-9683
support@homedvd.ca
www.HomeDVD.ca

Photoplays

1075 Queen St. West
2nd Floor
Toronto, ON
M6J 1H3
416.531.2209
michelle@photoplays.ca
www.photoplays.ca
Photoplays transfers Regular 8mm, Super 8 (sound and silent) and 16mm (optical sound) film to digital formats. Our film transfers are done using a custom built telecine chain equipped with a 3 chip MiniDV camera. Film is transferred directly to computer/hard drive where it is colour corrected a output to requested format. There is no flicker, no hotspot and there is even corner to corner focus. Our work has been shown at festivals and on television. Output formats include, Dvd, .avi files (DV NTSC codec) on data dvd or client provided hard drive.


Germany

Screenshot

sredzkistr. 24
d-10435 berlin
+49 (0)30 - 40 50 59 82
info@screenshot-berlin.com
www.screenshot-berlin.com
Screenshot Berlin provides transfers of 8mm, Super8, and (S)16mm film (including negative) using MWA flashscan8 / flashscan HD /flashtransfer 16 telecine equipment. All material is manually and scene by scene color corrected, custom sessions are available. Preview of the material is possible with up to 100 FPS speed. We deliver your movies on DVD/Blu-Ray, miniDV, HDV, DVCam, Digibeta, or digital hard drive. Other formats upon request.


Japan

Yoshioka FIlm Factory

Kyoto, Japan
+81-75-465-0995
yoshioka.image8@cotton.ocn.ne.jp
www.oldfilm-saver.com


Illinois

Chicago Film Archives

329 West 18th Street Suite 3A
Chicago, Illinois 60616
(312) 243 1808
anne@chicagofilmarchives.org
chicagofilmarchives.org/services.html
Chicago Film Archives can provide transfers of 8mm, Super-8, and 16mm film using Tobin Cinema TVT telecine equipment, and delivers your movies in your choice of DVD, Mini DV, or digital hard drive. Digital color-correction, edit of films and synching of audio commentary available upon request.

Digital Transfer Systems

3175 Commercial Ave.
Suite 102
Northbrook, IL 60062
866-733-5383
eugene@digitaltransfersystems.net
www.filmtransfer.com/

Retired Film Guys

Naperville, IL
630-373-6405
retiredfilmguys@comcast.net
www.retiredfilmguys.com

Michigan

Blue Cloud Video

16815 Westbrook St.
Livonia, MI 48154
734-462-3592
contact@bluecloudvideo.com
bluecloudvideo.com/

Missouri

Home Movie Depot

101 West Broadway
Ashland, Missouri 65010
866-DV-MOVIE
Service@HomeMovieDepot.com
www.HomeMovieDepot.com


Maine

Northeast Historic Film

PO Box 900
85 Main Street
Bucksport, ME 04416
207-469-0924
david@oldfilm.org
oldfilm.org/movietransfer

Massachusetts

HDV STUDIO

Natick, MA
(508) 653-1500
info@hdvstudio.com
www.hdvstudio.com
HDV STUDIO provides 8mm, super8 and 16mm film transfer to digital format. We use custom build equipment by Moviestuff and Tobin cinema systems. Our prices includes: film inspection, minor repairs, splice replacement when needed, film cleaning, optional splicing of small reels onto large reels, authored DVD, digital master tape - MiniDV and transfer to a provided hard disk drive.

New Hampshire

Goodheart Media Services

37 Crystal Ave., Unit 11
Derry, NH 03038
603-206-4364 / 888-408-2365
contact@goodheartmedia.com
www.goodheartmedia.com
Goodheart Media Services provides transfers of 8mm, Super8, Super 8 with Sound, and 16mm film. Using professional equipment by Tobin and Elmo, we transfer to your choice of fully authored DVD, VHS, miniDV, or external hard drive. For silent film an instrumental soundtrack is available at no extra charge. Transferred film is digitally archived and your originals are carefully handled and returned with your order. Typical turnaround time for most orders is 1-2 weeks.

New Jersey

Envision Video Services

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
201-288-7228
800-994-7228
pgallo@EnvisionVideoServices.com
www.envisionvideoservices.com
Envision Video Services provides transfers of 8mm, super-8, and 16mm film(including sound film) using the latest telecine equipment and delivers your movies on your choice of DVD, MiniDV, VHS, or hard drive. We are experts in film transfer and average over 500,000 feet of film a year. We are proud to be the 2009 recipient of the Hanley Award for Best Film Transfer. Color-correction, authoring, and additional editing services are also available.

Pennsylvania

mymovietransfer.com

Debenham Media Group
416 Mill Street
Coraopolis, PA 15108
412-264-2526
800-865-7172
info@MyMovieTransfer.com
www.mymovietransfer.com/
The Mission of MyMovieTransfer.com is to provide North America's highest quality 8mm, Super 8 & 16mm Film transfers. High Definition 1080p film transfers are output to portable hard drives that can be used on PCs or Macs. Standard Definition film transfers using Rank Cintel flying spot scanners are output to Hard Drives, MiniDV, or DVD. Your film is continuously monitored by one of our skilled colorists, and enhanced with our High Definition DMG Color Corrector.


Georgia

Jones & Co. Video Services

645 Edgewater Trail NW
Atlanta, GA 30328
(404) 250-9671
rick@jonescovideo.com
www.jonescovideo.com/filmtransfer.htm
Jones & Co. Video Services offers in-house state of the art digital frame-by frame transfer of 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm film. Music is added at no extra charge and your movies can be delivered on any format you choose including DVD. Edit your own movies simply by supplying us with an external hard drive. Full DVD customization and color correction is also available. All film is returned in its original condition.

Mike Roe Video Services

Lilburn, GA
770-935-9989
866-460-2443
inquiry@mikeroevideo.com
www.mikeroevideo.com

Louisiana

Memory Lane to DVD

4701 Westbank Expressway, Suite 5A
Marrero, LA, 70072
504-340-4420
memlane@cox.net
www.memorylanetodvd.com

Maryland

Colorlab

5708 Arundel Ave
Rockville, MD 20852
301-770-2128
info@colorlab.com
www.colorlab.com
Colorlab Corp. provides transfers from 8mm, Super-8, 9.5mm, 16mm, Super-16, 17.5mm, 28mm, and 35mm film. Standard definition transfers are performed on a Rank Cintel Ursa with DaVinci Renaissance Color Correction to Digital Betacam, BetacamSP, DVCAM, or MiniDV tapes while HD transfers are performed on an HD Nova Data Scanner with DaVinci 2K Color Correction and DVNR 2K Noise Reduction to HDCAM, HDCAMSR, or HDV tapes. DVDs, Blu-rays, and hard drive loads are also available.

North Carolina

A/V Geeks

Raleigh, NC
919-247-7752
skip@avgeeks.com
transfer.avgeeks.com

Carolina Transfer Service

Carolina Transfer Service
3100 Merrianne Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-801-5397
8mm@carolinatransfer.com
www.carolinatransfer.com
Carolina Transfer Services provides silent 8mm and 16mm film transfers using a propietary frame by frame system. Their process is 100% digital. All transfers include film cleaning and lubrication.

Viewpoint Video Services, LLC

3709 University Drive, Suite A
Durham, NC 27707
919-477-3737
info@viewpointvideo.net
www.ViewpointVideo.net

Tennessee

AMB Media Services

3001 Broad Street, Suite 201
Chattanooga, TN 37408
(866) 645-3358
nick@ambmediaservices.com
www.ambmediaservices.com

Texas

Action Video Service

718 W. Arapaho #90
Richardson, TX 75080
972-437-2021
info@actionvideoservice.com
www.actionvideoservice.com

Matson Multi Media

403 East Ramsey, Suite 101
San Antonio, TX 78216
210-349-3674
sales@matsonmultimedia.com
www.matsonmultimedia.com
Matson Multi Media (aka MatsonCreative.com), a 43 yr old transfer studio, provides transfers of 8mm, Super8mm, and 16mm film using Tobin Cinema 'TVT' telecine equipment, and delivers your movies in your choice of DVD, VHS, BetaSP, or digital hard drive. Digital color correction is not available, but DVD authoring services are. All film is cleaned, spiced and monitored during the transfer on to the final media.


Arizona

GotMemories

7620 E. McKellips Road
Suite 9
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
480-970-7690
info@gotmemories.com
www.gotmemories.com
Got Memories? Scottsdale, Arizona provides transfers of 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm film using Tobin Cinema TVT telecine equipment, and delivers your movies in your choice of DVD, Blu Ray, hard drive or mobile media formats. Digital color correction and DVD authoring services are also available, tailored to the content of your films.

California

Audio Video Workshop

703 Woodside Road, Suite 3
Redwood City, CA 94061
650-369-4366
mail@av-workshop.com
www.av-workshop.com

Cinelicious

5735 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323)464-3700
info@cinelicious.tv
www.cinelicious.tv
Forward-Thinking Super 8mm, 16mm, Utra16mm & 35mm HD telecine, remastering and 2K scanning straight to hard drive, DVD or Blu-Ray. Feature Film and Commercial quality HD/2K capable Spirit Datacine, DaVinci 2K, DVNR 2K w/reatime dust/scratch removal for on-the-fly film restoration. Film prep and cleaning on premises.

Digital Pickle

1256 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 861-4565
(800) 889-0730 Toll Free

1 S. Fair Oaks Ave. Suite 401
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 396-1115
(800) 889-0730 Toll Free
info@digitalpickle.com
www.digitalpickle.com

Film & Video Transfer

8523 Reseda Boulevard
Northridge, CA 91324
818-885-6501
flmvideo@sbcglobal.net
www.thetransferstation.com

Novato Video Transfer

Novato, CA
415-892-8165
novatovideo@earthlink.net
www.novatovideotransfer.com

Pro8mm

2805 West Magnolia Blvd.,
Burbank CA 91505
818-848-5522
info@pro8mm.com
www.pro8mm.com
Pro8mm offers multi-level scanning options in SD or HD for Super 8, Regular 8, and 16mm , including sound tracks. Select from our Cintel Millennium 2 w/daVinci 2K or Y Front Ursa Diamond  w/daVinci DUI 888 color corrector flying spot scanners.  Choose single pass or full color correction to maximize quality or economy. Outputs include HDCAM 1080I, 1080P, 10 Bit  uncompressed files, Pro Ress, Digital Beta, Blu-Ray, Dv-cam, Dv -Files, Mini -Dv , DVD.

Yale Film & Video

3906 West Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 558-3456
info@yalefilmandvideo.com
www.yalefilmandvideo.com/

Colorado

Memories to Digital

406 Center Dr.
Superior, CO
303-554-7100
8481 S. Yosemite
Lone Tree, CO
(303) 799-1677
info@mtdigital.com
www.mtdigital.com/
Memories to Digital is dedicated to helping people enjoy their memories in a digital format. We work with 8mm, Super 8mm and 16mm film using a frame-by-frame process. For 8mm and Super8, we offer both standard definition and high-def capture. At Memories to Digital, you can talk to a knowledgeable person about your project and have it put together exactly the way you envision. We the work ourselves on-site and your originals are kept safe throughout the process.

Washington

StashSpace.Com

31 West Chewuch Rd.
Winthrop WA 98862
509.996.4281
sales@stashspace.com
www.stashspace.com/film-transfer/film-to-dvd-transfer.stm
StashSpace provides frame by frame digital film transfer of your 8mm, 16mm, and super 8mm film using Tobin Cinema TVT telecine equipment. We return your original film, a digital version of your film on miniDV, and store a digital backup of your film in an online account for you to watch, share, and edit into a customized DVD.
 
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