Film Length Tape

8mm & Super 8 Film

Film Length

50 ft

100 ft

200 ft

300 ft

400 ft

750 ft

1500 ft

Reel Diameter

3”

4’’

5’’

6’’

7’’

Approx Duration

4 minutes

8 minutes

16 minutes

24 minutes

32 minutes

Approx 1 hr

Approx 2 hrs

16mm Film

Film Length

50 ft

100 ft

200 ft

300 ft

400 ft

600 ft

800 ft

1000 ft

1200 ft

1600 ft

3200 ft

Reel Diameter

3”

4’’

5’’

6’’

7’’

8’’

9’’

10’’

11’’

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Approx Duration

2 minutes

4 minutes

8 minutes

11 minutes

15 minutes

23 minutes

30 minutes

38 minutes

45 minutes

1 hour

2 hours

Optical soundtrack on the right side of the 16mm film. Digital Roots Studio can transfer optical sound from 16mm film reels, but WE CAN’T transfer magnetic sound on 16mm film reels, but we can transfer Super 8 magnetic sound film.

KODAK online film calculator here

More Info

Film Transfer FAQ

All of the work we do is done in house at our physical office 1329 Solano Avenue Albany CA - We never outsource your materials, but if for some reason we need then we will speaking with you first.
We are able to transfer 8mm film, Super8 film & 16mm film into digital computer format or playable DVD.
Your film can be scanned at SD 720x480, HD 1920x1080, and we will soon be offering 2k & 4k film transfer. Please ask about 2k & 4k, if you are interested.
Yes, we can transfer Super8mm sound film as well as 16mm optical sound. WE CANT transfer 16mm magnetic sound at this time.
You have the choice of MP4, MOV (Quicktime) or AVI. MP4 files are compatible on most platforms, and MOV usually defaults to Mac, and AVI to PC.
We number every film reel that we receive prior to transfer, and you will have a corresponding digital file with a number that matches up to the numbered reel. If you want the reels to be in a certain order, then please number them prior to drop off or arrange in the preferred order and then we will number them.
If you decide on HD output and want a disc back, then it will need to go on a Blu-Ray disc, but with standard def transfer we can put the footage on a DVD-R. 10 hrs of standard definition can be put onto a Blu-Ray disc, but you must a have a Blu-Ray player to play a Blu-Ray disc.

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