Film Transfer
Before home video cameras were available or affordable, home movie cameras and films were a very popular way of preserving family memories. For many years, industrial films were produced for education, news, entertainment, and television. If stored properly, most of these movie films - Regular 8mm, Super 8mm, or 16mm - still reproduce the pictures and sounds of the past almost as well as when first received back from the processing lab. However, most films haven't been seen in years because of non-functioning projectors and obsolete parts.
1 Up Technologies can professionally convert motion picture films to the DVD format, which will last for generations to come. Family film transfers make great gifts, as well as preserve images of people and events for future generations. Libraries and archives can have their films preserved to DVD which will keep them from deteriorating, as well as make the collection accessible to patrons and scholars. Film can also be converted to streaming formats for the internet so your material can be accessed by anyone worldwide.
Our technique produces the best quality possible from your film originals, and is not the old "rear projection" or flickery "film projector-convertor" process. We use modern, industry-standard equipment to ensure that what you see on your television or computer screen is sharp and full of color. If you had your movies "video transferred" in the 1980's using the older inferior equipment, you won't believe how good they can look now!
We also transfer slides, negatives, and photographic prints to data CD's or DVD slide shows, which can include music and narration. Our lab also recovers images from vintage photographic formats such as ambrotypes, dageuerreotypes, and even glass slides. Even damaged materials can be recovered and restored using digital imaging techniques. Contact us for further information and pricing.
