If you have shoeboxes full of film lying around your house you may want to consider transferring it to DVD. Regardless of whether the film is 8mm, Super 8, or 16mm, film deteriorates over time, and if you want your memories to be preserved, it is imperative they get transferred to a new digital format, such as DVD. It is possible to transfer film yourself, but is highly recommended you hire a film transfer company to do the job for you, as it will save you hundreds of hour and the end product will be of much higher quality.
When choosing a film transfer company it is important you choose a company that is not necessarily the cheapest. Film is the one thing you don’t want to “cheap out” on. Film transfer companies that will do the job for the cheapest price may sacrifice handling of the film and quality of the digitized film. You want to make sure a reputable company that really knows what they’re doing is handling and transferring your film.
Another great advantage of a quality film transfer service is they often offer editing, film enhancement, and DVD duplication after your film has been transferred. Old film can be brought to life with background music, can be edited, and duplicated to multiple DVDs to be shared with family and friends.