As a general guideline, film over 25 years old will need restoration work. Colors will have shifted and faded. Most likely the film has become darker, is grainy and may have scratches on it. This is why the majority of our customers choose the Gold process. If you want the very best, look at the Platinum HD process.

For side by side comparison pictures of the different processes, click here.

Bronze

All digital real-time transfer. Because it is real-time, the film is running at full speed. Because all the details can't possibly be captured when the film is running at full speed, the video from the Bronze process will be 20-30% less quality than the film. This is true of any real-time transfer system. For more information on real-time vs frame by frame, click here. The Bronze process does not include any restoration.

Silver

The Silver was our first frame by frame machine. Each frame is captured individually. For more information on real-time vs frame by frame, click here. The video from the Silver process will be an exact duplication of the film without any loss in quality. The Silver does not include any restoration.

Gold

The Gold is a frame by frame machine and also includes our Hollywood Restoration I technology. The restoration includes our exclusive frame by frame color correction, exposure correction/enhancement and the removal of about 50-75% of the grain and scratches. The video from the Gold process will be better than the film* due to the restoration technology. There is no other restoration system like this in the United States.

Platinum HD

Introduced in August of 2005, this is the only high definition transfer system in the United States. It delivers 1080i video using HDV files. For information on the HDV format, click here. The Platinum HD process includes both Hollywood Restoration I and Hollywood Restoration II technology. The video from the Platinum HD process will be the best possible quality because of the 1080 lines of resolution and the Hollywood Restoration technology.

Example Pictures
 

Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Process
	Bronze Real-Time Process Our Bronze will result in a video that is a decent representation of the film. Because this is a digital transfer, the quality loss from the film is about 20-30%. An analogue transfer looses about 40-50% of the quality which is what most film transfer companies use.
	Silver Frame by Frame Our Silver process results in an exact duplication of the film (no loss in quality) because of the frame by frame capture.  The results are noticeably better than the real-time Bronze process. The picture is sharper and has less grain.
	Gold Frame by Frame Hollywood Restoration I Our Gold process includes a frame by frame color correction, exposure enhancement and removal of the majority of grain and scratches. You can see that the majority of the grain and scratches are no longer there and the colors have been corrected which results in better quality than the film*
	Platinum HD High Definition Frame by Frame Hollywood Restoration I Hollywood Restoration II You can see the grain improvements in the magnified area over the Gold process. Also, if you look at the facial tones, you can see the the secondary color correction did a better job of getting the right color balance.

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*Quality of restoration is dependent upon condition of existing film stock; severely deteriorated original materials may be beyond the reach of even the most sophisticated restoration methods. Click here for more information. Refunds are only given if a competitor can obtain better quality (defined by clarity, color, graininess and scratches) for a similar price (within 10% of ours). Under these fair terms, we've never had to give a refund.