Film Transfer Form

1.Contact Info

2. Original Formats

a. Film Gauge

* If you don't know the length/time of your reels simply indicate how many you have in the first table below.

* If you have mixed formats and/or lengths, and you know how many of each, please indicate by entering as closely as possible in the table below.

b. Film Type

* All 16 and 35mm film transfer costs are calculated on a per film basis and will be transferred one to one unless otherwise indicated.

* 50 foot Super 8 and Regular 8mm reels sent individually will be compiled onto 400 foot reels and transferred as such onto one tape unless otherwise instructed.

3. Film Age & Condition

4. Sound Type

5. Transfer Type          Archival AudioVisual Restoration Physical Restoration

Archival transfer involves bringing the original recording to its best possible
playability - usually through a physical treatment process and may involve more laborious customized setup and calibration efforts for tapes that exhibit “unusual” reproduction characteristics- then transferring to new media "as is," without enhancement.

Audiovisual restoration however, involves an additional stage, whereby the signal is processed to remove extraneous noise and improve upon the quality of the original.

Physical Restoration repair or recovery efforts for degradation or damage.

Please specify which type of color correction/transfer    One Light Best Light Scene by Scene

One Light involves using the first 5 minutes of the film as the reference for the entire film. During the transfer pass major shifts in the image may be adjusted on the fly to maintain viability of the image.

Best Light involves doing an entire first run through on the film and averaging over the collection of all scenes as the base reference for the film. In addition to the base reference settings further color correction settings will be programmed in the first run through for those scenes that exhibit major shifts. During the transfer pass all color correction settings are implemented accordingly.

Scene by Scene involves customized color correction for each individual scene while maintaining relativity throughout. Color correction for each scene is programmed in the first run through and all color correction settings are implemented accordingly in the transfer pass.

6. Return Original

7. Special Preparation Instructions

8. Destination Formats 

Please indicate the number of copies of each original that you would like, and fill out the following information where applicable. 

a. Tape 

b. DVD-Video

Chapter Specs: This refers to Tracks on DVDs. Chapter specifications on DVD's may be "5 min. track markers" or "new track marker at music/speaker change", etc & The addition of chapter specifications directly effects the complexity of the workflow and therefore will effect the overall price.

c. Digital Files

d. Additional Services (check as applicable)

9. Special Metadata

Please indicate field name and description for each field you would like captured (standard basic metadata)

10. Special Labeling Information

Please specify any special requests for choice of fields and layout. It is best to send an example if possible. (Standard Basic Label ex. 1 – Standard Basic Label ex. 2)

11. Special Transfer Information

Please note any specialized information such as compiling, splitting of source content, editing, etc. NOTE: All restoration work will be transferred on a one-to-one basis unless otherwise specified by client.