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Your first step will be to determine what kind of film you have. Below you'll find graphics that depict
in actual size the popular three film formats that stashSpace can
transfer to digital. This will enable you
to make a movie from your film in stashBox, share that movie
and get your film transfer on DVD. Simply match the
graphic to the size and sprocket holes pattern. Then you can continue onto the Order Calculator below.
Film Types
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8mm Film
Regular8 film is 8mm in width, with single sprockets
down one side of the film, and these sprocket holes
are generally larger than on Super 8mm. |
Super 8mm Film
Super8 film is also 8mm in width, and may have sound. It has
smaller sprockets holes down one side than Regular 8 mm. |
16mm Film
16mm film is (you guessed it!) 16mm wide, and may
have sound. It has two sprocket holes on either side
of the frame and runs twice as fast as Regular 8mm
film. |
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How Much Film Do I Have and How Much Does It Cost?
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You can figure out how much film you have using our guide below.
« Use this table to estimate the cost of your
film transfer. Use
the calculator below to order (you must be logged in to use the calculator). The calculator
will estimate the cost of your film transfer and the quantity of
archival master digital videotapes
that will be needed for your film transfer order.
Choose between standard digital film transfer
and premium frame-to-frame digital film transfer
(see below).
The total cost is an estimate. Your card will be charged
when your film is received to cover the cost of
processing. But if the
actual feet of
film transferred and the actual master digital
videotapes used are found to be different from this
estimate, then your card will be credited for the
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Pricing & Ordering
Your Digital Film Transfer
Shipping Your
Digital Film Transfer Order
We recommend that you don't send all of your film reels
in the same box. While stashSpace has never had a customer's
materials lost in transit (via the mail, UPS, or FedEx), we
believe in taking every precaution when shipping such
valuable items. Break up large amounts of film into a few
separate shipments. As a rule of thumb, we suggest sending
no more than 20 hours of raw footage per box.
Note: If you’d like us to transfer your film reels in a
particular order, please number them 1 through X. Remember
to keep the film grouped by type, numbering all the 8mm
reels separately from the 16mm reels. If you decide not to
number some of the reels, we’ll just transfer them randomly.
The difference between the two types of film transfer starts as the video
feed. Film runs at an approximate rate of 18 frames per
second. Video, however, runs at a rate of 30 frames per
second. In order to get film into “video” mode, frames must
be added or blended to complete the feed.
Standard Transfer: This transfer type blends
frames and adds them to the video footage to complete
the movie that you'll see in your stash. The
process that adds these extra frames follows a pre-set
formula for blending the frames. Every order under the
Standard Transfer method will follow the exact same
process.
Premium Frame by Frame Transfer: This transfer
type retains the most film-like aesthetics. The process
that completes the video feed looks at the extra frames
it generated and takes into account the properties of
the film reel where these frames will be placed
(considering light, color, and exposure) and chooses the
frames that make the most visual sense to that specific
reel of film. The process that blends the frames is
unique with each reel. This "smart" process produces a
sharper movie because the extra frames are tailor-made
for the reel.
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