The Process for Professional 16mm Film Transfer
It’s happened time and time again, cleaning out an attic or basement reveals a few rolls of 16 mm film, in most cases, its old video, home movies, vacations to the beach, holiday get together and the like, but often times, they are precious memories. As it is the nature of film, eventually these rolls of film will degrade over time, so it is best to save them while you still can. Today, that is possible with professional 16mm film transfer to DVDs.
While there are certain DIY ways to do this, it is best done by a professional service. And here are a list of steps that are taken to do just that.
The first step in 16mm film transfer is transfer digitally each frame of the film one at a time. Once this process is done, then the video is prepped to for the transfer to DVD. This is actually a very involved process but it ensures that the video quality you get on your new DVD is the highest quality possible.
The first step is when the film is transferred digitally. Since it is run through a projector, the lighting is constantly monitored and adjusted to ensure that as the 16mm film transfer is done, color levels are detected and color correction is performed to ensure that the best and most accurate colors are constant throughout the video.
After this, your video, with certain services, is posted on their website, allowing you to view and edit the video as needed. Once you have made any necessary changes then the video is ready to be burned onto a DVD.
In addition, many services clean and repair your existing 16 mm film as needed, and they provide you with a tape master of the the DVD in the event you need to do a transfer of the video again. Sometimes this service is included as part of the transfer and sometimes it is extra. Make sure you know whether or not this is included in the price.
While these services are not cheap, they are not too expensive either. If your film holds precious memories then a professional 16mm film transfer to DVD is just the thing to ensure that your memories will last a lifetime and longer.
