2 Transfer
The second stage is the actual transfer. Our transfer equipment has an enlarged gate and specialized light source. The enlarged gate allows us to capture the entirety of the frame. We do not project the image; our camera looks directly into the gate and as each frame passes through a picture is taken. These individual frames are put into specialized software that interpolates the frames into a movie, resulting in a solid, smooth, flicker-free capture. Unlike super bright projector bulbs that tend to blow out a picture, our specialized light source provides a softer and more realistic light. We also have the ability to control the brightness of each scene during capture of your film so that your darker scenes are brighter and your brighter scenes aren't blown out. The bulb also puts out much less heat than a projector bulb to eliminate the chance of film burn or hot spots on the movie. Unlike an automated setup, we monitor your film as it is captured to be sure no dust or hairs get into the transfer. We watch the transfer on an LCD TV Monitor and keep a high pressure air hose ready in case any debris gets into the film gate. Because this transfer process is Frame by Frame we are able to stop our machine at any point in case an adjustment needs to be made and then resume capture without causing any interruption in your video. This is a huge advantage over non Frame by Frame methods.

3 DVD Authoring
We then take your film into our professional editing consoles and prepare the captured footage for the DVD. We will delete any blank footage and only bill you for actual frames containing information. Here we will review your film to see if it may benefit from our optional Color Correction / Image Enhancement service. If your film looks like it can be improved by this service we will notify you. If you decide to add this service to your order, the cost is 10 cents per foot. Finally, we take the digitized film image and output it onto an easy to use DVD with animated thumbnails of each of your reels for viewing with family and friends.