Digital Transfer Service

Re-discover lost treasures with our digital transfer services.

We can digitise 8mm, Super 8mm, VHS and/or DV. After your film is digitised it is either encoded to DVD, Blu-ray or transferred to a USB, hard drive ready for editing or sharing. We can also send video data files directly to you via Wetransfer uploads.

Film Transfers:

8mm & Super 8

• 3 inch Reel £20

• 5 inch Reel £25

• 7 inch Reel £30

  (PLEASE NOTE: Currently, we cannot transfer any sound from 8mm or Super 8 film reels.)

Video Transfers:

Betacam SP, U-Matic, VHS/VHS-C/S-VHS, 8/Hi8/Digital 8, MiniDV, DVCAM, HDV (large and small) & DVD

For transfer to video file (e.g. mov / mp4 which would be emailed to you via wetransfer and includes one free autoplay DVD if desired):

£30 for up to 2 hours of material + £10 per hour thereafter. 

For transfer to DVD, prices as above, plus these optional extras:

• Add custom chapter markers - £10

• Add custom menu - £10

• Additional DVD copies - £5 per copy or 3 copies for £10

  (PLEASE NOTE: We can transfer NTSC (American) MiniDV/HDV but, currently, not any other NTSC formats.)

Audio Transfers:

Audio cassettes & Reel-to-Reel 1/4” tape

We can create audio files (MP3, WAV or AIFF) of cassette tape recordings or 1/4” reel-to-reel tapes:

£10 for up to one hour of material. £5 per hour thereafter.

Data Video Files extras:

We can supply new USB memory sticks from - £10

We can supply new USB-3 hard drives from - £60

For 8mm and Super-8mm, Betacam (large and small sizes) and (low band) U-Matic cassette pricing please call 01278 433187.

Please note, Somerset Film has the right to refuse a transfer request should the process be deemed damaging.

We cannot accept any responsibility for any damage incurred during the transferring process and a successful transfer cannot be guaranteed.