MontrealHomeMovies

MontrealHomeMovies.com has been specializing in saving your priceless memories for over 10 years. By using only professional broadcast equipment and the latest transferring methods we are preserving peoples Super8, regular 8mm and 16mm, as well as VHS/VHSc, BetaMax and all types of camcorder tapes.

Product Summary:
At Montreal Home Movies, we are constantly getting requests for the larger 16mm to DVD sound conversions. Using our “Direct to Digital” transfer technique, we at Montreal Home Movies are fully capable of ensuring the highest quality 16mm with sound to DVD conversions. We also offer all the same additional options with your 16mm with sound film. Please see our export section regarding these options.

Product Description:
16mm film refers to a popular, economical gauge of film used for non-theatrical film making. 16 mm refers to the width of the film. It was introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1923 as an inexpensive amateur alternative to the conventional 35mm film format. The silent 16mm format was initially aimed at the home enthusiast, but by the 1930s it had begun to make inroads into the educational market. The addition of optical sound tracks and, most notably, Kodachrome in 1935, gave an enormous boost to the 16mm market. Used extensively in WW2, there was a huge expansion of 16mm professional film making in the post-war years. Films for  clients in government, business, medical, industrial sectors and related service industries created a large network of 16mm professional filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. The advent of television also enhanced the use of 16mm film, initially for its advantage of cost and portability over 35mm.

At first used as a news-gathering format, the 16mm format was also used to create programming shot outside the confines of the more rigid television production sets. The home movie market eventually switched to the even less expensive 8mm and Super 8 format.
Of all the film format that we convert to DVD, 16mm is by far the most historic. Our 16mm to DVD transfers are done on the most up to date, professionally maintained projectors available. At Montreal Home Movies what makes our 16mm to DVD conversion process unique is our “Direct to Digital” transfer technique. By recording the image from the film gate there is no cropping; colours are rendered true; and sharpness is guaranteed. Once the footage has been captured digitally each frame is adjusted for sharpness, clarity and color. Utilizing the latest in Professional editing software and audio hardware your footage is separated by reel. We then review each and every frame and make needed changes. If your objective is to simply have your footage simply converted from 16mm to DVD for your family to review we will create a high bit rate DVD that will have automated chapters and a menu. Our 16mm to DVD conversion method ensures you will receive the highest quality product possible.

Sound:
In later years a sound track was added on one side of the 16mm film, sacrificing one row of perforations. It was accepted as an SMPE standard in 1932. At Montreal Home Movies, we are just as capable of converting 16mm with sound to DVD as we are converting regular 16mm to DVD. We use the same technique to convert the footage and we record the sound directly from the projector and digitize it to CD quality.
All the same additional options are available with your 16mm with sound film as with any other format we deal with. Please see our export section to learn more.

We guarantee it.
If you plan to edit your footage then ask us about transferring your 16mm footage to MiniDV tape, Digital8 tape, DVCAM or to a portable HD. We can provide for your editing pleasure 16mm to .avi or 16mm to .dv formats. For all your options in addition to 16mm to DVD formats, please see our export section