Cine film

Ciné (sometimes Cine) is usually used to refer to one or more of the home movie formats including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm film, and Super 8. It is not generally used to refer to video formats or professional formats.

Cine film literally means 'moving' film; deriving from the Greek 'kine' for motion; it also has roots in the Anglo-French word Cinematograph, meaning moving picture.

Cine started the expanding revolution of 'play at home' movies.

Cine film started out expensive, but as it became cheaper the format started the craze of home recording. 50 ft reels were purchased for recording important events such as weddings and funerals.

However, sales started to decline in the early 1970's with the introduction of 16mm film.

In the mid 1970's, video cameras, hitherto beyond the financial reach of all but the richest amateur, became cheaper and smaller. By the early 80s the writing was on the wall for cine film as a mass media item, though even to the present day all the film formats mentioned above are still supported with new film stock and processing - albeit on a much smaller scale.

In the medical information vernacular cine refers to 30 fps flueroscopy images of the heart taken during injection of contrast dye to better visualize regions of stenosis.

We have a purpose built studio to proudly convert your precious Cine film. We understand that your Cine film is very precious and that you may not of seen this for many years. Let our professionals transfer your Cine film to a high quality DVD ready for you to instantly watch within the comfort of your own home.

If you view our example pictures above you can see the difference in your Cine pictures. As your Cine is about 30 years old the colour will not be as sharp as it was many years ago. We have the very latest of equipment purchased January 2008 to make the colour as sharp and crisp as the day the Cine was recorded. Our camera lens is the 3CCD version which no other Cine conversion company will state they use which is why we convert over 10,000 ft of Cine each week for our valuable customers.

You may be suprised what film is held on a Cine reel, your Mums and Dads wedding or your very first house when you were a baby. We are certain that the your Cine film will be priceless and that you watch your DVD with your mouth wide open and those memories flooding back. Most Cine we convert is silent so if this is the case with your reels we give you the option for us to add soft background music for no charge whatsoever.

If you have archives of Cine reels tucked away in the loft we are able to transfer all these on to DVD. No more retrieving the projector from the garage, just open the DVD case and play. We shall transfer your Cine film to DVD and place a sequence of picture chapter menus along the way. We offer easy navigation as our transfer to DVD is user friendly.

We can transfer your Standard 8mm, Super 8mm and 16mm straight onto a DVD within 14 days. We place your DVD in a hardback case and print the title of your Cine film directly on to the DVD. If you require additional copies the option will be available to you for a fraction of the price in the checkout section on completing you order

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