8mm · Super 8 · 16mm · Regular 8 · Silent & Sound
Thread the reel one last time, then keep it forever.
Frame-by-frame film reel transfers — 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm — done in-house in Sunrise, FL. No shipping your only copy across the country. Restored, color-corrected, and ready to share.
Free quote by phone · No appointment needed
★★★★★910 five-star Google reviews · 4.9 average
"My father shot Super 8 reels the year I was born. HB Media transferred them frame by frame. Watching my parents young again, I cried in their parking lot."
True frame-by-frame — not a camera pointed at a screen
Frame-by-frame capture
Each frame scanned individually, then stitched into smooth HD video — no flicker, no projector-and-camera shortcuts.
Reels never leave Sunrise
Old film is fragile and irreplaceable. Hand-carry it to our shop. We won't put your only copy in the mail.
Color, splice & sound care
We gently clean, repair splices, correct color fade, and preserve magnetic sound tracks where present.
Fragile by design
Old film cracks, curls, and shrinks — often in silence.
Home movie film was never meant to last 60 years, and Florida humidity doesn't help. Once splices dry out or emulsion begins to flake, playback damage is permanent. The right time to digitize is before you try to project it "just to see."
Film formats we transfer
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Regular 8mm
Silent, small sprocket
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Super 8
Silent or magnetic sound
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16mm
Silent, sound, home & pro
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Any reel size
3", 5", 7" and larger
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910 reviews · 4.9
"Boxes of 8mm reels my grandfather shot in the 50s. HB Media transferred them, color-corrected, and I finally saw my great-grandmother move and smile."
"I had 16mm from my dad's Navy days. They handled it like a museum piece and delivered a crisp digital copy the family can share."
"The film had a broken splice and I was scared to touch it. They fixed it, transferred everything, no upsell, no drama."
Questions families ask
- How is film transfer different from VHS transfer?
- Film is scanned optically, one frame at a time, then re-assembled into digital video. VHS is played back on a professional deck and captured as a live signal. Film transfer takes longer and costs more per minute — but the result is HD-quality from decades-old originals.
- Do you transfer sound-on-film?
- Yes. If your Super 8 or 16mm reels have a magnetic or optical sound stripe, we capture and sync it with the picture.
- How is film measured for pricing?
- By reel size or total feet. Most home 8mm and Super 8 reels are 50 ft (3") or 200–400 ft (5"–7"). Call us with a rough count and we'll give you a firm quote on the phone.
- Can you fix broken or spliced film?
- Almost always. We handle broken splices, curled leaders, and dried tape splices as part of standard prep. Severely shrunken or vinegar-syndrome film gets a free honest assessment first.
- How long does film transfer take?
- Typical home-movie orders finish in 5–10 business days. Larger archival jobs we'll timeline for you honestly at drop-off.
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Pick a time — no pressure, no email list.
Also digitized in-house
Let's bring your memories home.
Call today for a free, no-pressure quote. Most families only wish they'd done it sooner.