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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.
click here for more information & examples |
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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
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So what do you get? |
Let's get straight to the point and talk about what is actually inc in our service...
Choose your film type from the icons here:-
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VHS Film in PAL - NTSC - SCAM
To determine how much footage you have before you order simply consult with the table below.
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E-180 |
3 Hours SP / 6 Hours LP |
E-240 |
4 Hours SP / 8 Hours LP |
Alive don't do 'direct copy' where the tape is simply transferred to a DVD.
All our orders are digitally remastered for the highest quality.
We also now offer for an extra charge SD to HD upscaling on all our video orders.
Here's what you get...
Production
Full digital remastering for improving the quality of your film
Start and end of film is manually edited to generally tidy up your film
New scenes are separated into their own chapters
Presentation
Archive quality Verbatim Blu-ray or Taiyo Yuden Watershield DVDs
Professionally screen-printed dvds
Professionally designed dvd or blu-ray cases
Generic menu page included on all DVD or Blu-ray orders displaying your film title
Free professionally composed background music (for silent film only) |
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VHS-C Film in PAL - NTSC - SCAM
To determine how much footage you have before you order simply consult with the table below.
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Standard Play |
30 or 45 minutes |
Long Play |
60 or 90 minutes |
Alive don't do 'direct copy' where the tape is simply transferred to a DVD.
All our orders are digitally remastered for the highest quality.
We also now offer for an extra charge SD to HD upscaling on all our video orders.
Here's what you get...
Production
Full digital remastering for improving the quality of your film
Start and end of film is manually edited to generally tidy up your film
New scenes are separated into their own chapters
Presentation
Archive quality Verbatim Blu-ray or Taiyo Yuden Watershield DVDs
Professionally screen-printed dvds
Professionally designed dvd or blu-ray cases
Generic menu page included on all DVD or Blu-ray orders displaying your film title
Free professionally composed background music (for silent film only) |
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SVHS Film
To determine how much footage you have before you order simply consult with the table below.
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E-180
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3 Hours SP / 6 Hours LP |
E-240 |
3 Hours SP / 6 Hours LP |
Alive don't do 'direct copy' where the tape is simply transferred to a DVD.
All our orders are digitally remastered for the highest quality.
We also now offer for an extra charge SD to HD upscaling on all our video orders.
Here's what you get...
Production
Full digital remastering for improving the quality of your film
Start and end of film is manually edited to generally tidy up your film
New scenes are separated into their own chapters
Presentation
Archive quality Verbatim Blu-ray or Taiyo Yuden Watershield DVDs
Professionally screen-printed dvds
Professionally designed dvd or blu-ray cases
Generic menu page included on all DVD or Blu-ray orders displaying your film title
Free professionally composed background music (for silent film only) |
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Betamax Film
To determine how much footage you have before you order simply consult with the table below.
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L125
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32 minutes |
L250 |
65 minutes |
L500 |
130 minutes |
L750 |
195 minutes |
L830 |
215 minutes |
Alive don't do 'direct copy' where the tape is simply transferred to a DVD.
All our orders are digitally remastered for the highest quality.
We also now offer for an extra charge SD to HD upscaling on all our video orders.
Here's what you get...
Production
Full digital remastering for improving the quality of your film
Start and end of film is manually edited to generally tidy up your film
New scenes are separated into their own chapters
Presentation
Archive quality Verbatim Blu-ray or Taiyo Yuden Watershield DVDs
Professionally screen-printed dvds
Professionally designed dvd or blu-ray cases
Generic menu page included on all DVD or Blu-ray orders displaying your film title
Free professionally composed background music (for silent film only) |
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Betacam SP Film
To determine how much footage you have before you order simply consult with the table below.
Alive don't do 'direct copy' where the tape is simply transferred to a DVD.
All our orders are digitally remastered for the highest quality.
We also now offer for an extra charge SD to HD upscaling on all our video orders.
Here's what you get...
Production
Full digital transfer of your film
Start and end of film is manually edited to generally tidy up your film
New scenes are separated into their own chapters
Presentation
Archive quality Verbatim Blu-ray or Taiyo Yuden Watershield DVDs
Professionally screen-printed dvds
Professionally designed dvd or blu-ray cases
Generic menu page included on all DVD or Blu-ray orders displaying your film title
Free professionally composed background music (for silent film only) |
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Standard Definition |
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Standard Transfer |
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Transfer Plus - Learn more
Transfer Plus
Are you one of many people who has tapes that have very good film on that you want to watch, but you are aware your film work is a little 'messy' and really wish it could be cleaned up a little before it is transferred to DVD?
Then this is the service for you...
"Transfer Plus" is the same high-quality transfer we always offer, but with one major difference...
One of our editors will actually watch your film for you and give the footage a good "clean up".
By "clean up" we are referring to scenes where you are filming the floor, or are walking whilst recording but there's nothing really worthwhile happening. We aim to cut down your film by removing the unnecessary clips wherever possible, resulting in a more watchable, tidy film.
This service is offered on the understanding that you cannot make specific instructions as our charge allows for basic clean-up editing only, and is not intended as a full, detailed edit.
Work is carried out at your editors discretion, and whilst we are happy to read through any notes you wish to make (perhaps to point out a specific area you are concerned about), we cannot guarantee that any special requests can be met.. but we aim to please so we're sure you'll be really pleased with this service.
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£25 |
Transfer Plus
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£40 |
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VIP - Learn more
VIP Service
Our VIP service inc our acclaimed high quality transfer including digital remastering. We then go a step further than our "Transfer Plus" service by giving you your own dedicated editor, who will meticulously edit your footage to remove all the rubbish and focus on the good stuff.
This service is incredibly versatile and extremely personalised so you are welcome to speak directly to your editor to discuss your specific desires. The VIP service is available to a select number of people only as each editor must put a limit on how many films he/she can look after to this degree of quality.
The added bonus of this service is that you bypass the queues and your order goes directly to your editor for an immediate start. You will have direct telephone and email contact with your editor at all times, and he/she will phone or email you with any questions about personal preference throughout the job to ensure perfection for you.
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MiniDV tapes |
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miniDV
Alive Studios recommend customers to order an archive copy of their transfer on mini dv tape. This highly versatile, high quality, long-lasting format allows you to easily edit your films at a later date, and the nature of the tape is very durable and far harder to damage than a DVD or Hard Drive.
Whilst many customers order AVI files for editing, you will find a miniDV tape a better permanent storage format. If you want to safely store this important film for generations to come, then this is your best option by far.
miniDV is compressed using the DV codec at 28.81 mbit/sec
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Standard tape
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60 minutes |
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DVCAM tapes |
Learn more
DVCAM
Alive Studios recommend customers to order an archive copy of their transfer on mini dv or DVCAM. This highly versatile, high quality, long-lasting format allows you to easily edit your films at a later date, and the nature of the tape is very durable and far harder to damage than a DVD or Hard Drive.
DVCAM is a professional variant of the DV standard that uses the same codec. However, the greater track width lowers the chances of dropout errors. DV-Cam produces excellent quality pictures and is frequently used within the media industry
DVCAM is compressed using the DV codec at 28.81 mbit/sec
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Varied
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12 up to 184 minutes |
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AVI supplied on computer disc or Hard Drive |
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AVI
This Format is best suited to Windows users, and works with all the major editing applications on a PC or Apple Mac. AVI uses the DV codec so it's the same quality as miniDV and DVCAM.
Files are split into 18min files (no more than 4Gb in size). You can have your AVI files stored on DVD discs, or a portable hard-drive. (orders over 4 hours must go on a hard-drive instead of discs).
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Data Rate |
1hr |
DV Compressed Film |
28.81 mbit/sec |
13GB |
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QuickTime
supplied on computer disc or Hard Drive |
Learn more
QuickTime Movie
This Format is best suited to Apple Mac users, and works with all the Mac editing applications. We uses the DV codec so it's the same quality as miniDV and DVCAM.
Files are split into 18min files for disc orders, or upto 60min files for hard-drive. (orders over 4 hours must go on a hard-drive instead of discs).
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Data Rate |
1hr |
DV Compressed Film |
28.81 mbit/sec |
13GB |
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ProRes supplied on Hard Drive |
DVCAM
Alive Studios strongly recommend customers to order an archive copy of their transfer on mini dv or DVCAM.
DVCAM is a professional variant of the DV standard that uses the same codec. However, the greater track width lowers the chances of dropout errors. DV-Cam produces excellent quality pictures and is frequently used within the media industry.
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12 up to 184 minutes |
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| iPad or iPhone, iPod Touch |
Learn more
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.
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1hr |
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H.264 |
1500 kbps |
675MB |
iPad in SD (640x480) |
H.264 |
3000 kbps |
1.2GB |
iPad in HD (1280x720) |
H.264 |
5000 kbps |
2GB |
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Upscaling Transfer |
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Transfer Plus with Upscaling - Learn more
Transfer Plus in HD
Are you one of many people who has tapes that have very good film on that you want to watch, but you are aware your film work is a little 'messy' and really wish it could be cleaned up a little before it is transferred to DVD?
Then this is the service for you...
"Transfer Plus" is the same high-quality transfer we always offer, but with one major difference...
One of our editors will actually watch your film for you and give the footage a good "clean up".
By "clean up" we are referring to scenes where you are filming the floor, or are walking whilst recording but there's nothing really worthwhile happening. We aim to cut down your film by removing the unnecessary clips wherever possible, resulting in a more watchable, tidy film.
This service is offered on the understanding that you cannot make specific instructions as our charge allows for basic clean-up editing only, and is not intended as a full, detailed edit.
Work is carried out at your editors discretion, and whilst we are happy to read through any notes you wish to make (perhaps to point out a specific area you are concerned about), we cannot guarantee that any special requests can be met.. but we aim to please so we're sure you'll be really pleased with this service.
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HD Upscalling Transfer
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£40 |
Transfer Plus with HD Upscalling
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Blu-Ray |
Learn more
What is Blu-ray?
Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.
Crystal Clear Picture
Blu-ray Discs have up to 6x better picture resolution than DVD. Resolution refers to the number of horizontal lines there are to fill the screen – the higher the number, the better the picture quality. Blu-ray Discs and players display at 1080p resolution, which is the highest standard today.
Advanced Interactivity
Seamless menus allow you to navigate the disc without ever leaving the movie. In the future, internet connectivity will deliver new content to enhance your film experience.
Backwards Compatible
All Blu-ray players can play DVDs. In addition, Blu-ray players “upconvert” or “upscale” DVDs to a higher resolution so that they look even better than before.
What do I need to watch Blu-ray Disc high definition movies?
• HDTV (preferably 1080p resolution)
• HDMI cables (for the best picture quality)
• Blu-ray Disc player or PlayStation 3 (Blu-ray Discs will not play on DVD players
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DVD
You can order a copy of your HD film on DVD in Standard Definition. This is great if you or your family/friends are not yet HD equipped.
So you can get your main scan done in HD, either to Blu-ray disc, or an archive format such as HDV tape, but enjoy your films on DVD immediately. This is a great way of future-proofing yourself today.
DVD is compressed using the MPEG2 codec at 6.2 mbit/sec
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Single Layer DVD
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1h 20 minutes |
Dual Layer DVD
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2h 50 minutes |
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HDV Tape |
Learn more
HDV (High Definition) Tapes
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
Output formats are:
1080/50i, 1080/24p, 1080/25p
HDV is compressed using the MPEG2 codec at 28.81 mbit/sec
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Standard Tape
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60 minutes |
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QuickTime HDV supplied on Hard Drive |
Learn more
QuickTime Movie HDV
This Format works with all editing applications which can use QuickTime. This service requires for you to send in a hard-drive.
Compatibility
QuickTime 7 is required to play HDV
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1hr |
HDV Compressed Film |
28.81 mbit/sec |
13GB |
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ProRes supplied on Hard Drive |
Learn more |
| iPad or iPhone, iPod Touch |
Learn more
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.
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Data Rate |
1hr |
H.264 |
1500 kbps |
675MB |
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Enhancing
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Add
our free music (for silent films) |
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£50 £40 |
Add titles to my film - Learn more
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. |
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Add
a slideshow to your film (Photos, Slides etc) |
£75p Per Image |
Highlights Feature - Learn more
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 DVD, simply tick the highlights option and fill in the simple questions about music and dedications and leave the rest to us!
Our editors scrutinize 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.
click here for more information & examples |
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Draft Copy Service - Learn more
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. We display a "Time Stamp" 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 tapes 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.
If ordering on Blu-ray your final film will be produced on Blu-ray but drafts are supplied on standard DVDs
click here for more information |
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£15 £12/hr |
Extra Copies
on DVD
(Price allows for orders upto 6hrs, so it's £15 per 6 hrs of film) |
£15 £12 |
Extra Copies
on Blu-ray
(Price allows for orders upto 6hrs, so it's £15 per 6 hrs of film) |
£15 £12 |
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