homemoviedepot.com ?

nouou

nouou

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i've been thinking of buying a 16mm camera, and to process the footage i'm thinking of using this site and paying them to transfer my film to a dvd, where i can then rip it to my PC and edit. so my question is, has anyone heard of or used this site www.homemoviedepot.com? is there a better one you can recommend?

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i am new to this. is that a good method to shooting on film? shooting it, then sending my film to a processor to have it transferred to a dvd or some other media, then sent back to me?
 
costs would vary, processing and scanning can get pretty expensive, so at least make sure you get the full treatment, if it's going to cost you anyway, do it right, process and scan 2k files from 16mm, that's how you get the images you want.
 
You realize they don't Process the film. Just transfer. You first need to get your footage processed by a lab, then you transfer it to any media you like. Sending away your developed film to be transferred is fine, but you lose the precious ability to sit with a colorist before the transfer. There are many color correction abilities which can only be done in this phase. Most are regarding dynamic range.

Also, you've invested thus far on film stock, the production, and processing... now is certainly not the time to cheap out on transfer. I don't know the product they (your specific example) deliver, but getting a high quality scan from a cutting edge scanner at a professional and established lab/ post house is the best way to go.

My opinion. If you want to shoot film... do it right. If you want to cheap out and get all your footage back on a mediocre scan, then you knew what you are getting into from the start.

Like I said, I can't vouch for the quality of product/service these people provide, but I'd just get a working relationship with a professional and well established lab. Almost all professional film developing labs have scanners to which they can also supervise a color session and transfer.

Piece of mind and good service is well worth the money.
 
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Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
You realize they don't Process the film. Just transfer. You first need to get your footage processed by a lab, then you transfer it to any media you like. Sending away your developed film to be transferred is fine, but you lose the precious ability to sit with a colorist before the transfer. There are many color correction abilities which can only be done in this phase. Most are regarding dynamic range.

Also, you've invested thus far on film stock, the production, and processing... now is certainly not the time to cheap out on transfer. I don't know the product they (your specific example) deliver, but getting a high quality scan from a cutting edge scanner at a professional and established lab/ post house is the best way to go.

My opinion. If you want to shoot film... do it right. If you want to cheap out and get all your footage back on a mediocre scan, then you knew what you are getting into from the start.

Like I said, I can't vouch for the quality of product/service these people provide, but I'd just get a working relationship with a professional and well established lab. Almost all professional film developing labs have scanners to which they can also supervise a color session and transfer.

Piece of mind and good service is well worth the money.
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Thanks. I think you just convinced me to go with DV.
 
We also transfer avi files to hard drives for editing and future proofing your transfers. Affordable and high quality transfers.

chris force
vp sales hmd
 
I've used Pro8mm for both Super8 and 16mm and been satisfied. I have the film scanned to Mini DV 24 p to download into AVID MC.
 
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