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Quickly Convert 8mm Film to Digital and Preserve Your Family's Memories

Convert 8mm film to digital and preserve your home movies and precious memories as digital files for future generations to enjoy forever.

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Get the Fastest 8mm Film to Digital Conversion with Capture


Capture is the premier choice for transferring 8mm film to digital downloads. Major retail brands, including Costco, Walmart, and CVS, trust us to handle their customers digitization needs.

Old film can deteriorate over time, potentially damaging your home movies and making them unviewable. It can be difficult to find equipment to play old films as it is often obsolete and no longer manufactured. That's why we're dedicated to helping you preserve your old film formats before it's too late. In fact, we can digitize large numbers of videos and films in less than 30 days, including shipping, which is much faster than the industry average turnaround time of 70 days or more.

PLUS, with our exclusive partnership with Google Photos, you can have digital home movies auto-transferred in your Google Photos library, ensuring that your memories are organized and can be enjoyed forever.

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How Our Transfer Process Works to Convert 8mm to Digital



Your 8mm film won’t last forever because it is made from material that breaks down over the years. While 8mm and Super 8 reels can last as long as 70 years in perfect condition, elements like heat and moisture can drastically reduce the lifespan of your movie reels.

By using our 8mm transfer to digital service, you can save your films in only 3 steps:

Create your order using the button below. Then, gather your 8mm film as well as any additional information you want to give us.

Send us your Super 8 or 8mm film. You can add a shipping label during the checkout process. Then, drop it off at your local UPS store.

In less than 30 days, you will receive mp4 files of your original films as well as your original copies in the same or better condition.

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Why Should You Convert 8mm Film to Digital?



There are many reasons to use an 8 mm digital conversion service, including:

8mm film reels will wear out over time. So. transferring them into digital files with cloud storage will ensure your home movies are preserved for future generations.

By converting 8mm film you can protect your memories from floods, fires, theft, or natural disaster.

By converting 8mm to DVD, digital download, or USB thumb drive, you can easily rename, archive, and add additional information to your old home movies.

8mm film takes up much more space than DVDs, USB flash drives, or digital files that you can store on your computer, hard drive, or in the cloud using iCloud, Google Photos, or Dropbox.

As reel-to-reel projectors become more and more obsolete, it’s important to convert your 8mm film into a digital format so that future loved ones can cherish your movie reels.

By converting 8mm to digital you can ensure that all your friends, family, and loved ones can enjoy your old home movies without fighting over a single physical copy.

Using a digital file format, you can easily share your old film with anyone in the world instantly.

Using platforms like Google Photos, you can take advantage of search, archive, and reminder tools.

After digitizing your old films, you can use digital video editing software to improve the quality of old films or even create new and high-definition memories by combining old footage with new using a digital moviemaker tool.

What Options Exist to Convert 8mm Film to Digital?

This is a simple method for digitizing 8mm film at home, which involves using a camera or camcorder to record the film as it plays through. You can then transfer the digital version from the camera to your computer. However, this method does not produce high-quality results and can appear jittery due to the difference in frame rates - modern cameras capture film at 30 frames per second, while 8mm film only reaches about 16 frames per second.

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Easy to do it yourself

Cons

  • Poor quality that looks jittery
  • Time-consuming because it converts at a normal playback speed
  • Must be quiet, clean, flat, and uninterrupted

This method is more involved than simply recording while playing and will require a DSLR lens adapter to filter the light output from your projector. By threading your film through, you can transfer video with a higher resolution than you would achieve with other DIY methods, but it risks damaging your original film.

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Better Quality

Cons

  • Mediocre quality
  • Time-consuming because you must transfer frame-by-frame
  • Risk tearing your 8mm films during the process

There are converters to turn your 8mm or Super 8 film reel into high-quality digital format, but they can be expensive with the most affordable options still costing around $150. The options that produce the best results, like the Wolverine Data Film2Digital MovieMaker can cost $330 or more. The results will be superior to the other DIY methods but also require some technical knowledge.

Pros

  • Good quality results
  • Efficient

Cons

  • May require technical knowledge
  • Can be expensive
  • Can take time to master the color settings

We pride ourselves on being the best company to transfer Super 8 or 8mm film to digital downloads. We are fast, professional, and guarantee results or we will reprocess for free.

Pros

  • Affordable at $29.99 for the first 100 feet and only 20 cents for each foot after
  • Professional results and a commitment to the careful preservation of your memories
  • Fast process in less than 30 days compared with the industry average of 70+ days

Cons

  • You won’t get to go through your 8mm film reels yourself (until you see the digitized versions for yourself, of course!)

What is Unique About Capture?

Trusted by top retail brands

Exclusive partnerships with major brands like Costco, Walmart, Google Photos, and CVS.

A state-of-the-art tracking and security system

We track every piece of 8mm film so you can have peace of mind every step of the way.

Guaranteed results

If you’re unhappy with the results, we’ll reprocess your 8mm film for free.

Automatic Integration with Google Photos

We automatically transfer your digital files to your Google Photos library for you (or upload media to your iCloud account with our help!).

Sensitive Information Protection

Our secure Memory Cloud storage system guarantees only customers have access to their memories.

Complementary backup

We offer a complimentary 60-day backup of your digitized 8 mm film reels, so your memories are never lost no matter what happens

Fast Turnaround Time

You will receive your digitized copies within 30 days instead of the industry standard of 70+ days.

Quality Care

We handle your 8mm film with care. We clean, lubricate (with our proprietary cleaning method) while creating high-quality digital versions that are guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Media Repairs

We fix minor issues with your 8 mm film including mild ribbon damage and mold on your reels. We repair all films ahead of processing to ensure the best quality.

How Much Does It Cost to Convert 8mm Film to Digital?



Capture can digitize 8mm film starting at $29.99 for the first 100 feet of Super 8 or 8mm film. Then, we charge only 10 cents for each additional foot after the original 100 feet. This affordable price also includes cleaning, splicing, enhanced colors, and scratch reduction as needed.

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Henry

They did an excellent job! The transfer of my vhs camcorder cassette to dvd looks great, and I had good email updates throughout the process to know where it was at.

Massachusetts

Mike

I highly recommend Capture for VHS to DVD transfers. They do quality work. The music they use to showcase certain footage enhances the quality and the memories.

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Phil

It was amazing what you did to digitize my 40 year old movies. They appear to be better than the original movie itself. Picture quality is very sharp and crisp.

Conneticut

M. Camp

This means so much to me – you don't know. My dad was a movie taker, and now it's me who is passing along the tradition.

Michigan

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Frequently Asked Questions

We can digitize 8mm film and Super 8mm film. We can also digitize 16mm film.

Yes! Capture has been an exclusive partner with Costco for over 15 years, providing this service to their members. Costco is known for offering a money-back guarantee for any issues with quality of service or product, and we are proud to support this guarantee as their exclusive partner. This demonstrates the high level of quality that we consistently provide.

While both 8mm and Super 8 film options are 8mm in width, the Super 8 offers a sharper picture and higher resolution. Super 8 also offers a larger frame size and was initially designed to accommodate audio movie film.

16mm film takes up more space but offers double the width of the film which allows for more detail.

You can digitize your own 8mm home movies, but it takes some practice and patience to achieve good quality when converting frame-by-frame. Another option is to buy and learn how to use an 8mm film-to-digital converter, but they can get expensive and are targeted toward a tech-savvy audience.

1. Once we receive your 8mm film reels, we will carefully clean them, check for damage, and scan through the video.

2. Then, we use professional-grade equipment to convert 8mm to digital format by hand.

3. Before sending the original and digital format copies back to you, we inspect the color and quality and save a backup to ensure your memories are never lost and appear exactly as you remember them.

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• Processed by hand in the USA.

• 20 Years of reputation.

• Trusted by millions of customers.

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