Picking the final format for your film transfer is a personal decisoin 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 editaible 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

All Blu-Ray orders receive a complimentary 16:9 SD version on DVD for sharing with relatives without a Blu-Ray player for you to use until you purchase a Blu-Ray player.

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 HD-AVI transferred to 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 hard drive.

720x480 16:9 MPEG4 transferred to Data DVD of hard drive.

720x480 16:9 MOV transferred to Data DVD or hard drive

4:3 Full Screen

640x480 4:3 MJPEG transferred to hard drive.

640x480 4:3 AVI transferred to hard drive.

640x480 4:3 MPEG4 transferred to hard drive.

640x480 4:3 MOV transferred to Data DVD or hard drive

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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.

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