FACT: Half of all movies made before 1950 are gone!
Don't let this happen to your old film and videos -
Let Us Transfer Your Precious Memories to DVD or Bluray!
Audio Video Workshop now offers full Frame-by-Frame High Definition Film Scanning. We can transfer 8mm film to DVD, Super 8 film to DVD and 16mm film to DVD, Bluray or a hard drive for editing. Our standard film transfer and enhanced film transfers are done in house with the Sniper-HD Pro Telecine Scanning System which utilizes PulseGate Technology. Every 16mm frame of your film is individually scanned directly with an HD camera using a CMOS sensor and 3 million pixels! The gate on the Sniper-HD is enlarged to give us access to 100% of the film frame. Using a super bright and cool LED light source, we are able to provide rich vibrant colors with zero hot spot and no chance of burning your film.
Frame by frame scanning means your transfers are 100% flicker free, crystal clear and razor sharp from corner to corner. Our equipment uses a sprocketless drive to assure no film damage to your priceless memories. These are just some of the advantages of our Standard and Enhanced film transfer methods, however, we still offer an economical film transfer which is done in realtime utilizing an ariel capture method.
In addition to frame-by-frame film scanning, our Enhanced film transfer includes scene by scene color correction as well as brightness and contrast improvement. Since almost all film will shift in color over time, your film will benefit from the use of our sophisticated digital tools such as our digital vector scope. A technician will analyze your film (which is now digital) and balance the colors scene by scene. For example, if you had an indoor scene that ended where an outdoor scene began, we would color correct them independently. Moreover, we can enhance the clarity of your film by adjusting the brightness and contrast to improve exposure problems where the film may be too dark or too bright; as a result, your memories will look better than ever and be there for generations to come!
FREE Additional Benefits
Free background music of your choice
Free editing of unexposed sections
Free film repair / Free splicing
Free titles (1 per 400 feet)
Free film leader (if needed)
Free cleaning and lubrication
Reel
Feet
8mm
Super
8
16mm
Approx Run
Time
3"
50ft
4 min
3 min
2 min
5"
200ft
15 min
13 min
8 min
6"
300ft
22 min
20 min
11 min
7"
400ft
30 min
27 min
15 min
8"
600ft
45 min
40 min
23 min
10"
800ft
60 min
53 min
30 min
12"
1200ft
1:30:00
1:20:00
45 min
14"
1400ft
1:45:00
1:30:00
57 min
FILM TYPE
We cater to cities within the San Francisco Bay Area. Centrally located on
Woodside Road between Highway 101 and highway 280 in Redwood City, AV-Workshop
can be reached in 10-55 minutes from Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame,
Colma, Daly City, El Granada, Foster City, Hillsborough, Los Altos, Menlo Park,
Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Mountain View, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Portola Valley,
San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, South San Francisco, San Francisco, Sunnyvale,
Woodside, Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore,
Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City, Castro Valley,
San Lorenzo, Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas,
Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Alum Rock, Cambrian Park, Willow Glen,
East San Jose, Alviso, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley,
Watsonville, Amesti, Aptos, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Ben Lomond, Bonny Doon,
Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Broadmoor, Emerald Lake Hills, La Honda, Loma Mar,
North Fair Oaks, Pescadero, San Gregorio, Sky Londa, El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole,
Richmond, San Pablo, El Sobrante, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez,
Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Antioch, Brentwood,
Oakley, Pittsburg, Belvedere, Bolinas, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Inverness, Kentfield,
Larkspur, Greenbrae, Marin City, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Geronimo,
San Rafael, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, Terra Linda, Sausalito, Tiburon, Rohnert
Park, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Windsor, Sebastopol, and Sacramento. Printable directions
are available from Highway 280 or 101.
• Small Local Shop
• Quality Focused Staff
• Every Staff Member has B.A. in this field
• High Grade Professional Equipment
• Highest Grade Archival DVDs / CDs
• 100% DVD Playback Guarantee
• Work done locally (not shipped out of state)
• Excellent Customer Service (check reviews)
• Fair / Honest Estimates & Prices
• Convenient Location - Free Parking
• Never Lost/Damaged a Master or Memory
• In Business for Over 25 Years!
"Wow. I just want to tell you, how pleased I am with the DVD you produced from my Super8 film. This was very precious film for my wife and I as it covered the first year of our twin son's life and was taken 27 years agao. Before I brought my film to you. I had it transferred to a DVD by another well known Bay Area company. I wasn't happy with the quality. It was out of focus and didn't include the full frame of the film. I brought my film to you with the hope of getting improved quality. Although your DVD was a little more expensive than the first one I had made, the quality of the your product was far superior, like the difference between night and day. Your DVD was full frame, the focus was good, and to top it off, your service was great.
My wife and I are extremely grateful for the service you provided and would not hesitate to recommend Audio Video Workshop transfer service to our friends."
