Video Transfer Boston

16mm Film to DVD Transfer (Boston Location)

We go through a multi-step process to ensure the best quality transfer.
The Film
The 16mm film is first cleaned with a non-chemical cleaner designed by Kodak. This is a very important step so all dust particles and grains are removed for the purest transfer. After cleaning the film, it is passed through the TP-66 projector, a professional-grade described below.

The Camera
Our RCA TP-66, which has a video camera mounted on the front, converts your 16mm film 16mm film to video. These projectors are professional grade (weighing hundreds of pounds) and were used by TV broadcast stations to transfer 16mm film to video, when broadcasting many of your favorite shows. The TP-66 also minimizes flicker because it uses a sophisticated 3:2 pulldown to synchronize film to video, avoiding that “jumping” in film which we is what we know as ‘flicker’.

Adjusting The Light
During the conversion process, the film to video transfer operator controls the color, gain and brightness. The built in feed back loop between the camera and projector allows the image to be dimmed based on the amount of light projected into the video camera during film transfer. Further, if a film always has a scene that is a little dark – and every film always has that one dark scene - we can shoot more light (than a home projector) through the film when we transfer it so that the image appears brighter on the DVD. This is how we are able to make the video even better than the original film There is a vast improvement when watching their new home movie DVD than on a film projector.

The 16mm Film to DVD Transfer
The 16mm movie is transferred with optical or magnetic sound, if present, and then sent to the various recording devices. 16mm home movie to DVD transfers are digitized to the DVD format that you can play on your home DVD player as well as on your computer. At VideoTransferBoston we make your 16mm film transfer as easy for you as possible. There is no better way to transfer your home movie to DVD!

Finally, we add titles, choose backgrounds, and select background music for your new home movie DVD. There is a nominal charge for adding background music, but it’s a one-time charge per reel ($1.50) whether you order 1 finished DVD or more.

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