There’s probably a box of 16mm film reels in your storage that you haven’t thought about in years. Old home movies from the 1960s or 70s, birthday parties, holiday gatherings, a family vacation you barely remember, all of it captured on film that’s been sitting in a can, slowly deteriorating. 16mm film was used for far more than home movies. Schools shot classroom and educational films on it, businesses created training and instructional videos, documentary filmmakers used it as a primary format, and community organizations recorded local events. Whatever’s on yours, it deserves to be seen again before it can’t be.
Our skilled technicians in Southern California handle 16mm film transfers with care, preserving your footage before vinegar syndrome, color shift, or physical deterioration make recovery impossible. We clean and inspect every reel before transfer and use broadcast-quality equipment, not the “project onto a wall and record with a camcorder” method you’ll find at lower-quality services. Once your film is transferred, you choose the format that works best for you.
DVD: A reliable, easy-to-play option.
Hard Drive or Digital file: Ideal if you want to edit your footage.
Download Link: Perfect for easy sharing with family members nationwide.
Thumb Drive: Compact and portable.
Blu-ray: Fits up to 5x more footage than a standard DVD, great for longer reels.
| Reel Size | Premium Film Transfer | Competitive Film Transfer |
|---|---|---|
| 3" (50 ft.) | $23.49 | $13.49 |
| 5" (200 ft.) | $93.99 | $53.99 |
| 7" (400 ft.) | $187.99 | $107.99 |
| Over 7" | Please contact us for a quote | |
| Transfer to DVD or Hard Drive | Included in the cost of film transfer* | |
| Transfer to DVD and Hard Drive | $20 | $20 |
| Transfer to Blu-ray | $50 | $50 |
| Custom Menus | $30 for first page, $10 for each additional page | $30 for first page, $10 for each additional page |
| Features | Competitive Film Transfer | Premium Film Transfer |
|---|---|---|
| All film cleaned and lubricated | ||
| Film spliced onto new 400' reels | ||
| 100-year archival DVDs | ||
| Compatibility guaranteed | ||
| Real-time manual back-lighting control | ||
| Scene-by-scene color restoration in post-editing |
Do your old home videos have footage you would like to take out? Or maybe you want to make a highlight video of your daughter’s dance performances? Work with one of our professional editors one-on-one to make the perfect custom movie. It’s quick and less expensive than you think!
$40 per half hour
For as low as $20, add a soundtrack to your old movies to make them sing! Bring us your own music, or take a listen to our sample stock music that can be used to add a whole new dimension to your film to DVD transfer. Ask your film transfer technician for more information.
As little as $20
This is recommended if you are going to edit your footage. If you’d like your files split by reel in increments of less than 400 feet, please add $2 per split. Click here for hard drive pricing… If you are bringing in your own hard drive with data on it, there is a $15 setup fee. There is no fee if your drive has no data on it, we can delete any data on it, or if we’ve provided the drive for you.
Upgrade to Blu-ray and experience the future of family media. With a Blu-ray disc, you can fit up to five times the amount of footage than a normal DVD could. Save on multiple multiple copies by going to one Blu-ray disc instead! Click here for more information.
Sharing your memories with others? We provide extra CD/DVD copies packaged and ready for only $10 each and Blu-ray for only $20 each.
$10 per CD / DVD
$20 per Blu-ray
You can tell if your film has sound by looking for a small copper band along the edge.
Our Premium Film Transfer service is required for capturing sound from Super 8mm.
16mm film is typically measured by the foot. To get the approximate footage of your reel, you first must measure the diameter of your reel. Most of the consumer format reels we see are about 3 inches in diameter, which are 50 feet long. Use the chart to the right to figure out the approximate footage of your 16mm film. Unsure of what kind of film you have? Take a glance at our film conversion chart.
