Super 8mm and 8mm Cine Film to DVD :: Cine to DVD

| VHS | S-VHS | VHS-C | Digital 8 | Video 8 | Hi8 | U-matic| Tape Repair | NTSC | Mini DV | DVcam |

Cine to DVD Tranfer :: Costs and Service

Cine films do not last forever. To avoid further deterioration and for ease of viewing we can transfer your Super 8 mm and 8 mm cine films to video or DVD using state of the art professional digital imaging equipment to maintain the best possible quality. Putting that old family cine film on DVD can make unique gifts for Christmas, Birthdays and anniversaries.

See our amazing new Cine to DVD website

At Kodak Express Camden all cine transfer work is done at our London studios. Our Technicians have the experience to to get the best quality possible from your cine film.

This Cine to DVD service is unique to our Kodak Express store in London were all work is done onsite. If you can't make it into our shop in London but would like to use our quality cine transfer service please do so by mail order.

Additional copies of your Cine to DVD can be produced making ideal gifts. This service is available for DVD and VHS copies from Super 8, 8mm, 9.5mm,16mm cine films

• All prices for cine to DVD include VAT
• A chaptered Cine-DVD can be supplied. We charge £2.00 per chapter title
• There is a charge of £1.50 for each cine film reel change
• Mail order Cine to DVD turn around time is one week.
• We now offer a 48 hour service on Standard and Super 8mm Cine at 50% extra
• Cine to DVD work can be done by mail order

Cine to DVD Copying :: Editable Versions of your Cine Film

In addition to your cine to DVD transfer you may wish to order an an editable version so you can edit you movies yourself on your own computer. An editable version for the PC costs an additional £25 for up to one hour of cine film. We provide you with a PC compatible WMV file for easy editing and burning to DVD. An editable version of your cine film for the MAC costs £50 per hour of Cine Film. We supply you with uncompressed AVI footage suitable for importing into Final Cut Pro

Cine to DVD Conversion :: Professional editing of your Cine Film

We can edit your cine for you before it goes onto DVD . Titles, music and transitions between scenes can all be added to your cine film. See our editing page for more information on cine film editing

None of our cine to DVD services are set in stone and if you require something that is not listed above please call us

| Contact Kodak Express Cine to DVD Camden |

Super 8 mm Cine Film :: General Info and HIstory

Super 8 mm cine film was introduced in 1965 by Kodak and superceded the existing format , 8 mm Cine film.

It is called 8 mm cine film because it is 8 mm wide. It is the same as standard 8 mm Cine film and the perforations are on the same side. The size and shape of the cone film perforations are slightly different allowing Super 8mm cine film to have an added sound track. Not all Super 8mm cine film has this added sound track. The most popular brand of cine film was made by Kodak but other manufacturers such as Fuji also made 8 mm Cine film.

The kodak Super 8 mm cine film format was supplied in light-proof plastic cartridges containing 50 feet of cine film. This meant that the cine film would be 3 minutes 20 seconds long when run through normal UK standard Cine projectors at 18 frames a second. Kodak also introduced a 200ft cine film cartridge but this could only be used in Kodak Cine Film Cameras especially designed for the job.. The cine film was E6, reversal film but later in the 1990's Kodak introduced negative cine film which was designed to go through a telecine process mainly used by professionals.

The Kodak Super-8 mm Cine film format was able to be loaded in to the cine film camera phenomenally quickly doing away with threading and touching the cine film itself. The super 8mm cine film also had notches in it so that the cine film camera could automatically recognise what the speed of the cine film was. Not all cine film cameras were able to do this. The cine film stock itself was available in different speeds and also as tungsten stock for shooting indoors with normal ceiling lights. Many Cine Film cameras had built in filters to correct for differences in colour balance. One of the main faults with cine film that we see is that the film cine film stock does not match the lighting conditions,typically out door film is used inside resulting in a yellow hue on the cine film

Kodak Super-8 film was silent without a sound track but then in 1972 a super 8mm cine film with a magnetic sound track was released. This cine film was only available in 200ft or more due to the technical problems involved. This 8 mm cine film with a sound track was no longer available after 1997 due to environmental health problems in the production process.

This Cine to DVD is unique to Kodak Express Camden in London - Mail Order available