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.

	Transfer Type	Scanning Cost /Foot of Movie Film	Color Correction	Dust & Scratch Reduction	Output to Standard DVD	Total Cost 800 Feet (1 Hr) 8mm Film to Std DVD	Total Cost /Foot	Custom DVD Menus	$1,000 safe handling guarantee
	HD	$0.25	Free	Free	Free	$160.00	$0.25	Free	Yes
	HD	$0.551	Free	Free	$49.901	$539.80	$0.61	Free	No
	HD	$0.50	Free	No	$25.00	$434.00	$0.51	No	No
	HD	$0.30	Free	No	$14.99	$269.82	$0.32	Free	No
	SD	$0.28	No	No	Free	$224.00	$0.28	Free	No
	HD	$0.25	No	No	Free	$200.00	$0.25	Free	No
	SD	$0.202	No	No	$49.902	$209.90	$0.26	Free	No
	SD	$0.16	No	No	Free	$127.20	$0.16	Free	No

Non-promotional price comparisons for an order of 800 feet of 8mm film, as of 9/20/2011. Note, many services charge much more for 16mm film (ScanCafe charges one flat price for both 8mm and 16mm).

¹ "Platinum" service level. Standard DVD charge is $19.95 per hour of film. The company also adds a $29.95 setup charge for each order, which we've included here in the entry for Output to Standard DVD.

² "Silver" service level. Output to Standard DVD entry above includes $19.95 per hour (at 1 hour) and a $29.95 setup charge.

³These companies charge a higher price for the first 100 feet of film. For Walgreens, it's $24.99; for Costco, it's $19.99.