Film digitisation
Full HD from 16 and 35mm film

Much of your most valuable footage is probably on film. Unfortunately, when film isn't managed properly, it can start to deteriorate in as little as 15 years. And regardless of its age, film is becoming harder and harder to access.

But there is a way you can preserve that footage - and its financial or cultural value - indefinitely. By converting it to a compressed or uncompressed digital format that will never deteriorate, you immediately turn your depreciating footage into a valuable digital asset.

Even if you think your film is too far gone - too old or damaged - we can probably still digitise it. And the results will be much better than you'd hoped.

  • Film preservation professionals - At DAMsmart, we have film preservation professionals in-house. They have years of experience cleaning, preparing and salvaging deteriorated film, including 'vinegar syndrome', film shrunken by up to 4%, damaged splicing and damaged reels.
  • Optimised laser digitisation process - We employ a state-of-the-art optimised laser digitisation process, which ensures excellent picture stability.
  • Continuous capstan film transport - We use continuous capstan film transport, so we can manage large reels (up to 4000ft), dramatically reducing the risk of damage to delicate film material during the transfer process.
  • All film formats - We can convert both small and large gauge film formats, including 8, super 8, 9.5, 16 and 35mm.
  • High Definition output for 16 and 35mm - We create High Definition digital video output for 16 and 35mm film, with a resolution of up to 1080p (Full HD). We can also do Standard Definition if that's all you need.
  • Optional Hosted Digital Asset Management (DAM) - We can host your digitised content on our enterprise-grade, secure servers, so you can easily access and manage it, without having to worry about hardware, climate control and disaster recovery. You simply log in to the hosted service from your web browser, and search, preview, retrieve, log, shortlist content and edit. Learn more…
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Call 02 6242 6456 to chat with a film digitisation expert who speaks plain English.

Why digitise?

Film, video & audio can start to deteriorate in as little as 10 to 15 years. It's inevitable and irreversible. Plus it's becoming harder to find devices to play them. The only way to preserve our media - to monetise it, to share its cultural significance - is to convert it to a digital format.

We're specialists

We've digitised more than 100,000 hours of video and film per year. That's over 17 years of non-stop footage!

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