Polavision Cine Transfer
Polaroid Instant 8mm Cine Film
Cine Film | 8mm Cine | 9.5mm | 16mm | Polavision | Examples | ID | Process |
Transfer, Copy & Conversion of Polaroid Polavision Film to DVD and computer files.
The “Polavision” home movie system was introduced by Polaroid in 1977. It allowed the user to immediately view the images that had just been shot.
The Polavision film was contained within a plastic cartridge, which was inserted into the Polavision movie camera .
Please note that the quality of Polavision Cine Film left a lot to be desired.
Costs
- Each Polavision cassette - £20 each
- 10% off for orders over £200
- 20% off for orders over £400
- Extra DVD Copy (max 2 hours) - £6
- Easy listening music can be added to silent films
Please understand that in order to carry out these transfers, we need to take the film out of the submitted cartridges and put it onto spools in order to capture it. This effectively destroys the cartridge but the film is u affected.
How to Order
If you cannot make it into our shop simply post your cine film to us - don't forget to include your instructions, address and telephone number. On receipt of your work we will call you, confirm your instructions, and take payment by credit card over the phone..
.MOV Editable Files
Instead of an encoded DVD, you may wish to order an an editable computer file for home editing. We can supply you with an editable .MOV file for editing on PCs and MACs. An MOV file is approximately 1gb per minute. So if the running time of your cine film is 30 minutes we will need to put it on a 32gb USB stick. Customers can provide their own external hard drive or large capacity USB stick for this purpose or we can supply them in store at cost.
Image sequence files are also available for advanced users at 50% extra
Extra DVDs - £6
Although DVDs last a lifetime without deterioration in quality one scratch or scuff mark will render it unplayable. For this reason we strongly advise you to order an extra DVD back up copy of your cine transfer work - the cost is only £7 per 2 hour DVD.
Cleaning
All cine film that comes into our studios is assessed for damage and cleanliness, FREE OF CHARGE. Typically, films may need resplicing and a puff of compressed air to remove dust and hairs. In our experience, no serious cleaning is usually necessary.
On occasion, cine film comes in smelling of vinegar - Vinegar Syndrome, or may be badly affected with mould and mildew. If this happens, we will contact you to discuss the options.