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Transfer Your Films to Standard Definition or High
Definition Video
Ferin
Films can transfer your home movies to the standard definition or high
definition. The following provides a
detailed explanation of the differences.
Standard Definition Video
All of our
standard definition transfers are performed using the United States NTSC
standard of 480 lines (720x480). This is
the most common video format that is present on all DVDs today in the
U.S.A. This is the same video format
that has been around since TVs were created in the US and will still be around
for a long time to come.
Even the
new high definition discs and players provide compatibility for today’s
format. The reason for this is that
many, many, things, such as TV programs and home videos, have been produced
using this standard. Any TV shows that
have been recorded on video tape from the 60s through the 90s use this
format. Remember all those sit-coms that
said “videotaped before a live audience…”?
Well, that is a good example.
While items produced on film can be remastered in to high definition to
see more detail, video tape does not have the ability to bring out more detail
than it originally had. A high
definition version of these shows will never be possible. That is why the current 480 line format will
always be supported.
High Definition Video
We also
offer transfer of films on to the high definition Blu-Ray format. You can enjoy your old films in the best
possible quality. As regular 8 and super
8 film frames are much smaller than professional film sizes of 16 or 35 mm, we
are obtaining all of the film quality that these formats can muster. You may notice that 8mm movies shot with
“daylight film” will be much sharper than movies shot with “low-light”
film. That is because the grain size is
much smaller on daylight film, producing a sharper image. Low-light film has very noticeable
grain. Nevertheless, a high definition
transfer is still the best way to get all of the possible quality from your
films on a high definition TV.
A nice
example of making old film new again is the Star Trek original series. The episodes have been remastered into high
definition. While they still maintain
the 4:3 aspect ratio, they are now beautiful to watch. This is due to the fact that they were shot
on 35mm film in the 1960s. As time goes
on, eventually all of these old shows shot on film will be remastered to high
definition.
What Devices Can Play High Definition Blu-Ray Discs?
Our
transfers are performed using a 1080i process.
They can be viewed on any TV available today, 1080, 720 and standard 480
lines but you must have a blu-ray player to view these discs. They will not play on standard DVD
players. They will play on standalone
players available from many major companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Sharp,
Toshiba, Samsung, Denon and more. These
discs will also play in Sony’s Playstation 3.
Microsoft is currently in plans to release a blu-ray drive for their
Xbox 360.
A note about HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray
In
February 2008, Toshiba decided to drop HD-DVD, ending consumer
confusion between the two high definition formats, Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Blu-ray DVD is now the only
high definition format available. All studios
are now offering high definition content on Blu-Ray.
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