These pages present various notes on media formats with emphasis on identifying and dating media.
Brief notes on digitising motion picture film in Australia:
Whilst many new release feature films have switched to digital, many also remain with 35mm film where the film may later be digitised using a telecine. Industry telecines have high price tags, into the millions of dollars for machines produced by big names such as Kodak/Philips. Most of these machines support 35mm, and by exchanging gates may support 16mm. Many companies will offer a telecine service to digitise 16mm or 35mm film using such equipment.
For lower gauge home cine films, there are few that support standard 8mm, super8 or 9.5mm. The `Flashscan HD' from MWA is perhaps the most appropriate product for this, but a price tag out of reach for consumers. Meanwhile, others have constructed their own similar machines to produce comparable results.
The following services appear to offer a high quality result:
DVD Infinity
Standard8/Super8/9.5/16mm
(Equipment Unknown)
Nanolab
Standard8/Super8
(Equipment Unknown)
or International:
Videostation (NZ)
Standard8/Super8/9.5/16mm
Equipment: FlashScan HD Telecine
Andec Film (DE)
Standard8/Super8/16mm
Equipment: Industry Level Telecine