Picking the final format for your film transfer is a personal decision and should be based on your goals. If you are having your old movie film transfered so that you can watch it on TV with your DVD or Blu-Ray player then you might want to order the SD DVD or HD Blu-Ray output. If you simply want us to create a High Definition 1080 HD editable file to do your custom editing at home with, then you can choose one of editable file options. And if you want to have your cake and eat it too -- we can provide you with the instant gratification on DVD, Blu-Ray, AND editable HD files!   Standard Definition DVD DVD Menu: 16:9 menu shown 5 minute chapters Thumbnail picture per chapter Start on any chapter Optional secondary output to editable files. Optional Custom Menu, Chapter Title Screens, Custom Music, etc. Call 800-776-8357 for details.   High Definition 1080p Blu-Ray HD Blu-Ray Menu: 5 minute chapters Thumbnail picture per chapter Start on any chapter Blu-Ray technology is extremely new and many Blu-Ray players on the market today still have problems reading a "burned" Blu-Ray disc even with the latest firmware updates. If you order Blu-Ray, we do not guarantee that your player will be able to read it. Over time, the Blu-Ray manufacturers will work out the kinks and provide consumers with more versatile players. Because of this, we recommend that if you order Blu-Ray, you also order DVD discs so that you can be assured that you will be able to view your movies on a DVD player while the industry catches up. Optional secondary output to Editable Files. Optional Custom Menu, Chapter Title Screens, Custom Music, etc. Call 800-776-8357 for details.     Video File Formats We offer the following file formats for movie film transfers: High Definition 1080p HD -- Captured with a full 800 lines of resolution 1080x1920 16:9 MJPEG transferred to hard drive. 1080x1920 16:9 AVI transferred to Data DVD or hard drive. 1080x1920 16:9 MPEG4 transferred to Data DVD or hard drive.   Standard Definition -- Captured with a full 800 lines of resolution 16:9 Wide Screen 720x480 16:9 MJPEG transferred to hard drive. 720x480 16:9 AVI transferred to Data DVD or hard drive. 720x480 16:9 MPEG4 transferred to Data DVD or hard drive. for support, click here Editing Your Video from your Movie Film Transfer: A DVD Video can be edited with the correct tools (Pinnacle 12 http://www.pinnaclesys.com) is one example. However, please be advised DVD Video is in MPEG2 format; a file format which is a very lossy compression format. If you want a good master file to edit from, you should order MJPEG, MPEG4, or AVI on a hard drive to produce the highest quality video. You may want to consider getting a copy on a playable DVD in addition to the file format you choose to edit from. This way you can archive the film and have a format you can edit. By ordering a playable DVD up front, you can have instant gratification and enjoy watching your old movies the day your order arrives. If you want to do this, choose the DVD or Blu-Ray in the order form 'wizard' and then you can add the editable file format on the order form. All versions (files, DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs) are master quality. We go back to the master file and completely re-render the video to the output format. We never make one format using another (making the DVD from Blu-Ray) like many other companies do. We do not take short cuts with quality.   HD Movie Film Frame to Photo Conversion Click on any image to enlarge Why stop at only having your movie film converted to video? Once we have captured your movie film "frame by frame" we can create as many still photos as you want! Digital Photos are 720x480 from SD transfers or 1920x1080 from HD transfers. We can create still images from your movie film using a wide range of capture timing; meaning that we can save every frame; or one frame every second, or one frame every 5 seconds, or anything you want. Just call us to discuss your options. and the best part is that this service only costs 2 cents per photo. Have Questions ?: Toll Free   1-800-776-8357 Local            801-782-5155