Viewable options

Why offer a DVD version?
For high definition transfers your films will be supplied on Blu-Ray disc which is now the standard medium for high definition viewing. DVD Players do not support Blu-Ray discs so if you also require a DVD version for family members who don't yet have high definition equipment then you'll need to select your transfer to "Blu-Ray & DVD". You will get 1 copy onto Blu-Ray and 1 onto DVD as standard but can order extra copies further down the order form.

Mobile Device

We can now offer IPod Touch and IPhone support so you can take your movies with you and share them with your friends and family.

Mobile files can be supplied on CD/DVD disc or Hard Drive

So easy to use, just import your movies to your itunes (exactly as you would import songs from a CD).

Synch your ipod to your computer, and your movies will be on your iPod/iPhone! It's as easy as that.

Tape/Archive Options

HDV Tape?
HDV is an inexpensive high-definition video recording format which uses MPEG2 compression to fit HD content onto the same DV or MiniDV tapes originally developed for standard definition recording. The compression used results in some quality compromises compared to higher bandwidth HD recording formats.

We generally put around 1 hour of footage onto each tape.

Editing Options

What format should I choose?
All of the editing options are transfers to Hard Drives only due to the file size of the final films in high definition.

A good idea is to opt for a DVD/Blu-Ray to view, plus one of the options below. This way you can enjoy your films immediately then edit at your own pace.

Transfer to HDV Quicktime (Hard Drive Only)
Films will be transferred using the Mac HDV Codec and saved onto a hard drive to edit from

Transfer to Apple ProRes
With this option, we save the film using the Apple ProRes Codec onto your hard-drive. There are 5 levels of quality you can choose from using the ProRes option which are as follows:

ProRes 422 (Proxy)
This option exports the film at in HD at 38MB/s, roughly 17GB per hour of film.

ProRes 422 (LT)
This option exports the film at in HD at 85MB/s, roughly 38GB per hour of film.

ProRes 422
This option exports the film at in HD at 112MB/s, roughly 55GB per hour of film.

ProRes 422 (HQ)
This option exports the film at in HD at 184MB/s, roughly 83GB per hour of film.

ProRes 4444 (Alpha)
This option exports the film at in HD at 275MB/s, roughly 124GB per hour of film.

Transfer Plus

Chaptered Menus £50
Gone are the days when you have to endlessly rewind & fast forward through your films to find your favourite part... With the introduction of DVD & Blu-ray we give you the facility to jump straight in at your favourite part - instantly - at the touch of a button.

For just £50 we will split your DVD & Blu-ray into appropriate chapters, and create a personalised menu screen to access them. Not sure what a DVD/Blu-ray menu is? Just think about the index page of a book. Touch the chapter you want to read and the book falls open at that exact page. Thats how DVD & Blu-ray menus work.

We take all the hassle out for you too - our editors have been building DVD menus for our customers for many many years and have become quite the experts in splitting home movies into suitable chapters without any input required from you. We create a new chapter for each relevant change of scene. So for example, your films start with a trip to the beach, then a barbeque, then a birthday party, then some family footage in the garden. We will create at least four chapters for each main event, giving them appropriate names like "Our day at the beach" and "Barbeque Evening" etc. We also tend to put in 'inbetween' chapters too,where we feel it's suitable. For example, the birthday party might be split into "bouncy castle fun' and 'candles on the cake', to help you locate your favourite parts as easily as possible.

A DVD menu is a functionally essential tool to help you organise your films, and makes a beautiful visual enhancement if giving as a gift.

There are several themes to choose from, and you can even personalise your box with a photo.

Highlights Now only £50

Imagine if your life flashed before you eyes... what would you see? Happy smiling faces, bursts of laughter, tears of joy, silly faces, hugs, kisses - pure happiness...

We call these "Highlights"

How does it work?
To order a Highlights chapter for your film, simply tick the highlights option and fill in the simple questions about music and dedications and leave the rest to us!

Our editors scrutinise your film for the best bits - the HighLights - and painstakingly put these together timed in to your favourite song, using slow-motion, black and white, and other eye-catching effects to create your very own Hollywood trailer of your life.

You can find a form to provide us your Highlights information at the end of the order if selected.

Add Photos/Slides - 75p each

Why add pictures to my film?
You can enhance your enjoyment of your films even more by supplying us with a bunch of slides or photos that we can add at the end of your of films in form of a slideshow to summarize the experience.

If you wish to place the photos differently, at the start of the film for example, you can specify this in the additional notes section of the final order form print out.

Add titles to my film - £2.50 per screen

On-screen titles are now available to really personalise your film. Perhaps it’s a dedication to a loved one, maybe you want to have the title of your film displayed such as

“The Smith Family Movies 1965-1975”

or maybe you want a title at the start of each decade. You could even have a title come up for every chapter saying the date, place and event for each one. Whatever use you find, titles can really add the professional touch.

You can have upto 2 lines per screen, maximum 30 characters per line. £2.50 per screen.

You can find a form to provide us your Titles and positions at the end of the order if selected.

Draft Copy Service £15 per hour of film

What is this service for?
We offer the "draft copy" service to help you organise your tapes into the right order and choose appropriate names for the chapter headings.

First, we transfer all your tapes to DVD, making each tape it's own chapter - so if you have 12 tapes, the DVD will have 12 chapters. With a time counter, on-screen during the entire movie. So you don't have to worry about how to get your TV to display this information for you, it is ever-present so you always know exactly which tape is playing, and you make note of the exact time-code to request changes to your film.

After watching the DVD with your family, you contact us with details of the exact order you want us to follow, deleting any tapss you don't want included. At this stage you can also give each chapter a unique title for the DVD menu, and even add things like on-screen titles, dedications and messages for just £2.50.

From October 2009, we are trialing an exciting new service whereby, for an extra cost, you can not only swap around the running order of the tapes, but make detailed editing requests to really fine-tune and perfect your final DVD or Blu-ray. Please call and ask to speak to someone about this if it's something you're interested in...

If ordering on Blu-Ray your final film will be produced on Blu-Ray but drafts are supplied on standard DVDs.

Silent Film Options

What is this about?
Even though we get alot of films with recorded sound on them, the majority of what we get are silent films. We offer several options to cover this aspect of your final product all of which are FREE of charge, please see below.

Add Instrumental Music - FREE
The most popular option for silent film is to use our 'instrumental music' with your films.

No Music Required - FREE
Some people prefer to leave their films silent for viewing. Choosing this option no sound track will be added to the final product.

Delivery/Collection Options

Copies on DVD
Pricing for delivery varies on your location.

Delivery to UK Mainlands: £10
Delivery to Scotland - Highlands & Islands: £15
Delivery to N. Ireland, Isle of Man & Scilly Isles: £15
Delivery to Channel Islands: £15
Delivery to Republic of Ireland (southern ireland): £15
International returns: Please email us for quote