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Quickly Transfer Film to Digital to Preserve Your Family's Memories

Transfer your film reels to digital files so that future generations can enjoy, share, and love your precious home movies.

Convert Film to Digital

Capture Film to Digital Service Preserves Home Movie Film for Future Generations 


Capture can help you turn your 8mm film, Super 8 film, and 16 mm film into downloadable digital format, DVD, or USB thumb drive to ensure your legacy lasts forever. Our premium service and dedication to customer satisfaction are trusted by major retailers like Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and CVS, as well as Google Photos, which is why we are the absolute best service to transfer film to digital.

Old film won’t last forever and will start to degrade, which can lower the quality or destroy your precious memories altogether. That’s why it’s incredibly important to future-proof your movie reels before that happens! Plus, our service is the fastest in the industry with a 30-day turnaround time, compared to the average film conversion service that takes 70 days or longer.

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Why Should You Transfer Film to Digital Format?



There are many reasons to convert your analog media with a film to digital transfer, including:

While your old movie film can start to degrade at 25 to 30 years old due to temperature and humidity, digital copies can preserve precious moments for future generations to enjoy.

You can protect the memories captured in film format from floods, fires, theft, natural disasters, and more when you convert to digital.

As soon as you digitize your home movies, you can rename, archive, and add additional information for easy accessibility and organization.

Film reels are bulky and take up a lot of space, but digital downloads, DVDs, and USB flash drives can be stored almost anywhere for playback on your Mac or Windows computer, hard drive, mobile device, or in the cloud using iCloud or Google Photos.

As reel-to-reel projectors become more obsolete, it’s important to update film reels to digital copies so your loved ones can view and enjoy old home movies.

Our film to digital service ensures that your loved ones can enjoy your precious memories without fighting over a single physical copy. Plus, you can easily share digital videos with anyone on social media and email.

With digital files, you can use platforms like Google Photos to take advantage of modern features like the search, facial recognition and Memories tools.

With digital copies of your film reels, you can use your own video editing software for high-definition quality enhancements or even create new memories by combining old film with new digital home movies.

How Does the Film Transfer Process Work?



To remain the best film transfer service, Capture offers high-quality results, a satisfaction guarantee, exceptional care, security for your precious memories, film repair and splicing if necessary, and the fastest turnaround time in the industry.


Our film transfer service can convert your analog media, including:

- 8 mm film
- Super 8 mm film
- 16 mm film







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When we transfer film to digital, you have three high-quality digital options:

Digital Download: View, share, and download your home movies with your included MemoryCloud account using our complimentary 60-day backup. You can also seamlessly add your memories to Google Photos.

DVD: Receive a high-quality DVD complete with smart chapters, highlight videos, and personalization options including titles, themes, and background music

USB flash drive: Keep all your film reels on a single USB copy for easy viewing, storing, and sharing.

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Preserve Your Old Film in 3 Simple Steps

Create your order using the button below. Then, gather your film reels and any additional information you want to provide before the transfer process.

Send us your film by adding a shipping label during the easy Capture checkout process. Then, drop off your analog film at your local UPS store.

In less than 30 days, you will receive your new digital copies as well as your original film in the same condition (or better if your film requires splicing, cleaning, or scratch reduction).

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Is it Safe to Send and Transfer My Film Movie Reels?

We do everything to ensure your home movies and film reels are safe and secure, including:

Barcode Tracking

By including a barcode on your analog media, we track your order every step of the way from transit, during the film transfer process, and all the way back to you.

24-Hour Monitoring

From the moment your film arrives to the time we ship your digital copies and original media back to you, we monitor your memories 24/7.

Status Updates

Check your order status throughout the entire process with regular email notifications, so you know your precious memories are in good hands.

60-Day Backup

Every foot of film processed by our film transfer service is secured with a complimentary 60-day backup.

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Are There Other Options to Transfer Film to Digital?

There are a couple other DIY options to transfer Super 8 film, 8 mm film, and 16 mm film to digital including:

Maybe the easiest method to digitize film at home involves using a digital camera, modern camcorder, or even your phone camera to record the film as it plays through on a reel-to-reel projector.

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Easy to do it yourself

Cons

  • Poor quality that looks jittery, shows glares, and may contain outside noise
  • Time-consuming because you must record in real-time
  • Must be quiet, clean, flat, and uninterrupted

A film scanner can be a great do-it-yourself option to convert your home movies into digital format, but they are primarily designed for tech-savvy users.

Pros

  • Good quality (if you know what you are doing)
  • Works with most Mac and Windows computers
  • Affordable options are available

Cons

  • Very time-consuming because you must scan the film frame-by-frame
  • Requires some technical knowledge to transfer film to digital
  • Film transfer may require additional cords and adapters

Why Should You Use a Film Transfer Service Instead of Using Your Own Film Scanner?



When looking for the best option to transfer film to digital, you will certainly discover film scanners that allow you to digitize your home movies on your own. While certain options, like the Kodak Scanza, are affordable and produce digital MP4 files, they are typically targeted at tech-savvy users and require practice for high-quality digital copies.

They are also very time-consuming because you must scan film frame-by-frame, which also puts your old film at risk of scratches and other damage. The Capture film transfer service can provide the absolute best results in less than 30 days while guaranteeing that your old home movies do not become damaged during the transfer process. In fact, we will even splice and clean your film if needed!

What Makes Capture the Best Film Transfer Service?

Trusted by top retail brands

We have exclusive partnerships with major retailer brands like Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and CVS.

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

By tracking your media every step of the way, you can have peace of mind knowing that your precious memories are in good hands.

Guaranteed results

If you’re dissatisfied with the results, we will reprocess your analog film reels for free.

Automatic Integration with Google Photos

Automatically transfer your digital copies to your Google Photos library (or upload media to your iCloud account with our help!).

Sensitive Information Protection

We use your included MemoryCloud storage system to guarantee only you have access to your memories

Complementary backup

We include a complimentary 60-day backup of your film, so your memories are never lost.

Fast Turnaround Time

Receive your digital videos (and original media) within 30 days instead of the industry standard of 70+ days.

Quality Care

We handle your home movies with care while creating priceless digital copies that are guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Media Repairs

We fix minor issues with your film including scratch repair, cleaning, and splicing. We repair all films ahead of processing to ensure the best quality.

How Much Does It Cost to Transfer Film to Digital?



We price our film transfer service by the length of the film, starting at $29.99 for the first 100 feet of film and $.20 per foot of film after the initial 100 feet.

In addition, our service includes cleaning, splicing, and scratch reduction as necessary, which ensures your original copies and the memories they contain are secure and protected. If the actual length of your film is longer than what you originally paid for, our friendly customer service team will contact you via email to confirm what to digitize.

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12 Million Happy Customers

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.

US

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 convert 8 mm film, Super 8 mm film, and 16 mm film into digital format.

There are options to transfer film to digital yourself including camcorder recording and film scanner machines, but these options often don’t produce high-quality results. In addition, even the best do-it-yourself options can be time-consuming and require some technical knowledge.

Both Super 8 and 8mm films are 8 millimeters in width, but Super 8 film offers a sharper image with high-definition and audio capability, which is why it used to be a prime choice for Hollywood filmmakers. 16mm film offers double the width, which means it allows for more detail.

The easiest option is to hold up the film in front of a light source and use a magnifying glass to view film reels, but that is impractical, especially if you want to share your memories with others. Another option is to use a vintage film editor to illuminate and view the film reels. However, the best option is to digitize your film for easy viewing on your DVD player, computer, hard drive, or smartphone.

In addition to film, Capture can digitize videotapes including VHS tapes, VHS-C, S-VHS, S-VHS-C, Betamax tapes, DVCAM, MiniDV, DVC, Video8, Digital8, and Hi-8 cassettes. We can also convert loose photos, photo albums, slides, and negatives as well as digital media like data CDs, DVDs, USBs, and memory cards.

1. Once we receive your priceless film reels, we will carefully clean them, check for damage, and scan through the video content. 2. Then, we use professional-grade equipment to transfer film to digital format by hand. 3. Before sending the original and digital 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.

Like Capture, most video transfer service offerings are available online. You may find local shops near you. However, more often than not, they are small mom-and-pop shops with a limited reputation and niche service offerings. If you prefer to engage in these services locally, consider trying any of the major retailers like Walmart, Sam’s Club, CVS, and Costco. These retailers offer video transfer services fulfilled by Capture, which means they offer the same high-quality results. Walmart and CVS, however, specifically offer the option to physically drop off your memories instead of shipping them.

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• Premium-quality digitization.

• Processed by hand in the USA.

• 20 Years of reputation.

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• Trusted by millions of customers.