Movie File Scanning Price Comparison
Our approach to movie film begins with physical cleaning, then an HD scan at SD prices, and adds--at no charge--color correction and digital dust & scratch reduction, two things which are rarely available at any price. You can use the table below to see that for a typical project--1 hour of 8mm movie film--we could save you as much as $300, and still give you the best all-in quality available. ScanCafe uses top-end equipment including MWA capture machines, Agiscan capture software, and Adobe editing software.
Scanning Price Details
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| Price | $0.30 per foot | Per item + additional at certain per foot metric $0.40-$1.25 per foot |
| Media Accepted | 8mm, Super8, 16mm, & 35mm | Typically only 8 and 16mm formats |
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| Review Process: Audio |
Digitize any sound-on-film at no extra cost | Additional fee, & services vary |
| Review Process: Cleaning |
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Additional fee, & services vary |
| Review Process: Frame Sizing & Review |
Manual full frame (HD) scan adjustments to give you the maximum amount of image | Automated services generally make all images the exact same size and crop. |
| Review Process: Color Correction |
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| Review Process: Playback Speed Adjustments |
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| Processing & Safe Handling | Customer film cared for by hand from start to finish in our state of the art processing facility in Indianapolis, IN. 24/7 Security Your film is tracked at every step in the process. You can track the status online, in real time. |
Sub-contract the work to an outside digitization company, potentially adding costs, turnaround time and complexity |
| File Formats Available | MP4 standard or MP4 professional (higher bitrate), (compressed file formats and include our edits like crop, blank space removal, speed adjustments, etc) and raw MOV files upon request | Varies |
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