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Your Memories

Do not let time take your precious recordings away from you and your loved ones. Video Kitchen can transfer your videos and movies to a digital format allowing you to enjoy and share your memories for decades to come.

Film Transfer

Movie Transfer Price List Estimator, Shipping and Turnaround Samples FAQ's

8mm ProjectorMovies to Video

Those old home movies can take you back to another time -- another era when there were large family gatherings, picnics by the muddy pond, kids sledding on Flexible Flyers, Uncle Joe riding a pony, Grandma in the kitchen, everyone coming and going to church, and lots of presents under the tree.

We transfer movies to either DVD's or to VHS tapes. We shoot your movies with professional grade Sony 3-chip digital cameras. This brings across greater detail and richer colors than is possible using the older transfer equipment normally found in our industry. The DVD transfer uses digital equipment all the way for stunning clarity and long life. When transferring to DVD, we also give you the MiniDV master tape with the order at no additional charge. VHS transfers look beautiful, too, and are the more economical way to get the job done.

Most 8mm and Super 8mm home movies transfer across to video and look as good as, if not better than, the original. You have to have more than a $50 plastic "smoke and mirrors" box to get good results. It saddens us when we see throbbing, badly framed, out-of-focus transfers that people try to do at home.

After your movies have been transferred to video, you can add music, titles, and narration. You may also elect to edit out bad footage at a self-service edit station and send low-cost copies of your finished video to all the members of your family as gifts.

Transferring 8mm and 16mm movies is a job Kentucky's Video Kitchen takes great care in accomplishing. We keep a close eye on focus. Our high-band cameras pick up rich colors and fine details. Our 16mm sound transfers are run with a Telex telecine projector. We run 16mm silent transfers at the correct speed -- your family does not look like an old Laurel and Hardy comedy. We guarantee our work.

Sample

Click the play button below to view a sample of Super 8mm sound film.

Windows Media Video best viewed by a high speed connection/broadband

Note: Compressed video for the Internet is lower quality than film transfer.

Movie transfer prices

We ask that all reels be numbered. You can estimate the footage by looking on the edge of larger reels for a guide. The small 3 inch plastic reels are 50 feet long. There is a basic one-time setup and supplies fee for each job. In addition, there is a charge for footage, trouble, music, and custom title pages as follows:

To DVD discs or VHS tape:

Setup and supplies $29 per job
8mm & 16mm Silent Movies .20/ft
8mm & 16mm Sound Movies .25/ft

Other movie transfer options:

Splices, reels wound backwards, and
format changes

 $2 ea
Add Music - continuous whole tape or CD $39/hr
Add Title pages - Basic - 4 word max $2/pg

Estimator, Shipping and Turnaround

Click the "Estimator" button below to go to our page that will let you calculate what the total cost of your work will be. Then bring your movies into one of our two stores or use the form on the estimator page to mail-in your movies. Normal turnaround is less than 2 weeks. We will notify you of the final bill and will mail or send your original movies with the finished video back to you. All credit cards and checks accepted.

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

How do I send my film to you?

Print and fill out the order form on the Estimator page, number each reel in order and mail.

How long does it take for you to put my film on video?

Approximately 1 – 2 weeks.

Will I get my film back?

Yes, the film will be shipped with the new master.

What is a MiniDV digital master tape?

We provide a high quality MiniDV digital master tape for preservation and backup.

Can you add music to my film?

If we use our music or a continuous CD of yours, it is $39 per hour of music added.

If I don’t have music, what kind of soft background music is used?

We use piano or orchestral music without vocals that is nostalgic and sentimental.

Can I come in and voice over my film with narration?

You can add a personal touch to the video with narrative for a $29 setup + $29 per hour.

Can I have several types of film?

Yes, we can mix 8mm, Super-8, Super8mm sound and 16mm silent film in one order.

How much film can I get on a two hour master?

A 2 hour DVD or VHS tape will hold 1500 feet of regular 8mm film, 2000 feet of Super 8 MM film and 4000 feet of 16mm film.