Home Movie 8mm and 16mm FILM TO DIGITAL VIDEO – DON'T LET THE MEMORIES FADE

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NO confusing “reel size” pricing for half empty reels!
Pay only for what you get and not the black film and leaders!
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YOU
ARE BUYING A SERVICE FOR MOVIE FILM TO VIDEO DATA TRANSFER
Serving
schools, film producers, libraries, museums and TV for over 40
years.
8/S8
and 16mm silent or sound!
One low price includes everything below!
>
Films are cleaned and lubricated with preservative before digitization
> Reels or cores acceptable
> Full Frame 2 K video files at no additional charge
> Gentle film transport will not harm your valuable film
> Laser sprocket  frame alignment
>
Frame-by-frame transfer of 8/S8/16mm film, sound or
silent
>
Global shutter captures the films emulation
>
Color
graded
to
match most natural images
> Noise
and
jitter
reduction
> PURE
IMAGE DC ILLUMINATION
> Most work completed in 2 days
> Immediate upload
> E-mail link to your downloadable 2K video files
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It
isn’t any simpler
:
>PURCHASE
1 UNIT from this ad.
* This
will allow us to exchange shipping information
You
will receive via e-mail:
> A link to
Pre-paid 2-day, insured shipping label to our lab
*  We work out the shipping cost on the final invoice
*  This
will be a .PDF for you to print and attach to the package
*
I
will need the L-W-H and weight of your package
>OR – you can simply ship to me at:
David Shaw
AVS
8150 St Rt 46
Cortland, Ohio 44410
Then:
>Box
up your stuff
*  A
pply
the label and arrange a P.O. pickup, mailbox, stop the
postman
in his tracks, or just go there next time you
are out.
B
EFORE
FINAL PURCHASE:
*  You
will receive a 2 minute sample via download for quality review
*  When accepted, you will receive an E-mail with final Time, and costs.
THEN:
>
Video uploaded with link to your files
*  These
are hi bit-rate 2K video
*  File size is approx. 1g per 25min
*
NOT a low quality NTSC video disc or DVD
*  Data DVD $10 additional, usually for your archival storage
*  Video DVD $20 additional, to run on standard DVD
desktop
machines
>
And of course, your films back, cleaned, preserved and lubricated
>MOST
WORK COMPLETED in 7 DAYS
*  NOT
the 3-5 weeks others take!
YOU
PAY ONLY FOR WHAT IS TRANSFERRED
Additional
costs?
NOPE!
Unless
you have specially requested services to add on.
PLEASE
WRITE ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOUR PURCHASE
Who
– ME?
I
have been transferring film to video for over 47 years. I started
with a JAN 16mm from a TV station back in the telecine days (1972).
Numerous Eiki’s and Elmo’s through the ages too. In 1999, with
digital video for everyone on the horizon, I built my 1st
frame-by-frame capture unit for Super 8MM/Sound.
For over 20 years, my profession was involved with the archival and digital asset departments of a major art museum. While I work from home now, as most transfer services on E-bay’ers do, I still have prints coming in from them.
Since
then, I have endlessly built and continuously modified my own
equipment to provide the best service and gentlest film handling
available. These custom machines (one for each format) are not
commercially available. I never liked being locked into someone else
s design, machining or software design. I
don’t use any
“MovieStuff
” equipment , but also my units are not as elaborate as my dream
machine from the Reflex Technologies (Burbank) You HAVE to look them
up. (Love to provide a link – but you know the Bays rules!)
ALERT – I DO NOT USE Wolverines, or the
Chinese
Reflex machines. They scratch film, and have crummy cameras! I have tested them all! SAVE YOUR TIME and MONEY!
My
prices and service say it all. I’m retired from 40 years of film
and TV, and owning my own (80’s) video production company (who
doesn’t anymore?).
Q&A
Q-
Can I send those little white reels of 8mm?
A-
Sure! Put them in one box. 20Reels x 50ft=
about
60min
,
so you will pay for only
60
order
s
.
Q-
What if my films need splicing?
A-
DON’T BOTHER – It’s simple to lace up my machines. You will
receive one contiguous video of all you shots. Or you can request
individual files. Keep in mind that home movie “splices” are
usually gummy and dirty, which will show up at each of the final
“joins”.
Q-
Do you copy commercial films?
A-
Yes. I assume you own the print if it’s in your possession, and are
using this digital copy as an archive of your precious movie film. I
trust that you do not re-purpose it for U-Tub or F-book etc. But that
is your business, and infringement lawsuit!
Q-
Can I get still frames?
A-
Certainly! In fact, I can provide you with every frame of your film,
and you can pick out and manipulate the ones you want. If you have a
decent editing system, like Premier, Avid, Davinci, etc., you can
bring them all in and “stitch” together a video. Like making a
card flip cartoon! My software does that in real time as each frame
is captured.
Q-
What format?
A-
You name it. The final output can be anything from ready to upload
You-Tube, to a hi quality mastering version for your post production.
Just let me know in the notes when you place the order.
Q-
Is there a warranty?
A-
Well, you are getting a digital file. I keep a copy here for 1 year,
just in case you misplace yours. Of course, all backups and storage
issues are yours!
Q-
What if I have 4.25 minutes of final video, like 1 reel?
A-
That would $8.29, plus shipping
Q-Am
I charged for “black” (unexposed) film?
A-Unless it is a
sound print, most black segments will be clipped from your final
video and there fore reduce your total time /charges. However, I am
not doing frame accurate cuts unless you desire so at additional
costs.
Q-
How long are your prices good for?
A- Until I go broke doing it!
A personal note. Everyone listing film services on E-bay and the Web all do a marvelous job of it.  Just8mm, Nostalgicmedia, LegacyBox, GibsonVideo, BestTapeTransfer and hundreds of others all do fine work.
Since we all have virtually the same cameras, the results all look similar, and of
course
, only as good as your films.
So the question is, how do you select?
My
recommendation
– Ask questions, get to know the operator/owner, and go with WHO is the better match for your project. Even if you write me for a second opinion, that’s O.K. I am happy to tap my 50 years of film experience, including theatrical projection, to help guide you through one of the most precious
family
projects you may ever have. And I do those orphan films. Even those dirty,
vinegar, smelly ones!
-Dave
ONLY 1.95 per final minute!
What they say:
Dave —
Just wanted to send a note thanking you for your great work on making a 2K transfer of my film adaptation of Franz Kafka’s
A HUNGER ARTIST.
It was a 36 year old black & white 16mm Inter Positive that had been haphazardly stored in damp basements and hot closets.
I didn’t have much hope for a good transfer but you worked your
Advantage Video Services
magic and gave me back a stunning picture at a great price.
I would – and will – highly recommend
AVS
for anyone with film to HD video needs.
Thanks again!
John S.
NOTE: FREE SHIPPING is only to initiate the order.
E-bay rules make this process difficult, to say the least.
PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE AT NO EXTRA CHARGE!
Movie Film to Digital Video Conversion –
Archiving and Preservation
DON’T LET THE MEMORIES FADE
NO FILM SHALL GO UNPRESERVED!
AVS FILM RESTORATION – YouTube
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DUE TO current political and social instability, and the continued threat of the virus, we are discontinuing LOCAL package services. All materials must be mailed via public services to/from this facility. We are sorry for the inconvenience to our localized customers. This policy may revert in the future.
IF you already have a local delivered order our hand, they will be sent back at our expense.
Thank you,
Dave