Video Transfers

Contact Information

Cintrex
Larry Molina
314-942-1110 (office)
314-616-8525 (cell)
larry@cintrexav.com

Lindsey
lindsey@cintrexav.com

Approximate Runtimes in Minutes

Film Reel Runtimes

Reel Size	Feet	8mm	Super 8mm	16mm
3 Inch Reel	50	3.7	3.3	1.8
4 Inch Reel	100	7.5	6.7	3.7
5 Inch Reel	200	14.8	13.3	7.5
6 Inch Reel	300	22.2	20	11.1
7 Inch Reel	400	29.7	26.7	14.8
10 Inch Reel	800	59.4	53.3	29.7

Reel Diameters

• 1200 ft reel is 12.25 inches in diameter.
• 1600 ft reel is 13.75 inches in diameter.
• 2000 ft reel is 15 inches in diameter.

File Size Chart for Film Transfer

8mm Film Transfer File Sizes in Gigabytes (GB)

Estimates for File Sizes

Film Feet	Content Hours	H.264 MP4	HD H.264 MP4	H.264 MOV	HD H.264 MOV	Apple ProRes 422	HD Apple ProRes 422
400	0.5	1	3	3	5	13	25
800	1	2	5	5	10	25	50
1,200	1.5	3	8	8	15	38	75
1,600	2	4	10	10	20	50	100
2,000	2.5	5	13	13	25	63	125
2,400	3	6	15	15	30	75	150
2,800	3.5	7	18	18	35	88	175
3,200	4	8	20	20	40	100	200
3,600	4.5	9	23	23	45	113	225
4,000	5	10	25	25	50	125	250

16mm Film Transfer File Sizes in Gigabytes (GB)

Estimates for File Sizes

Film Feet	Content Hours	H.264 MP4	HD H.264 MP4	H.264 QT MOV	HD H.264 QT MOV	Apple ProRes 422	HD Apple ProRes 422
400	0.25	0.5	1	1	3	10	20
800	0.5	1	3	3	5	20	40
1,200	0.75	1.5	4	4	8	30	60
1,600	1	2	5	5	10	40	80
2,000	1.25	2.5	6	6	13	50	100
2,400	1.5	3	8	8	15	60	120
2,800	1.75	3.5	9	9	18	70	140
3,200	2	4	10	10	20	80	160
3,600	2.25	4.5	11	11	23	90	180
4,000	2.5	5	13	13	25	100	200
4,400	2.75	5.5	14	14	28	110	220
4,800	3	6	15	15	30	120	240
5,200	3.25	6.5	16	16	33	130	260
5,600	3.5	7	18	18	35	140	280
6,000	3.75	7.5	19	19	38	150	300
6,400	4	8	20	20	40	160	320

Video Tape Transfers

Video Tape Formats We Can Transfer

Consumer Video Tapes

Consumer tapes can be transferred to DVD (2 hours content max), Blu-ray Disc (9.5 hours capacity), and to Data Files (MOV, MP4, AVI, etc.). VHS tapes may contain up to 6 hours of content, Betamax tapes up to 4 hours, VHS-C tapes up to 90 minutes, the 8mm Camcorder tapes up to 2 hours, the MiniDV tapes up to 90 minutes, and the MicroMV tape up to 1 hour.

Broadcast Tapes

3/4 U-matic, DVCAM, DVDPRO, Betacam SP, Betacam SX, Digital Betacam.
We regularly convert broadcast tapes to data file types, such as Apple ProRes 422, or H.264 MP4, or AVI.

GENERAL NOTE: 2 GB/VHS for digital files approx. so keep in mind when giving amount or size of USB to Cintrex.

Video Tape Conversion Chart for Data File Sizes in Gigabytes (GB)

Estimates for File Sizes

Content Hours	H.264 AVI	HD H.264 MP4	H.264 MP4	HD H.264 QT MOV	H.264 QT MOV	Apple ProRes 422	HD Apple ProRes 422
0.25	4	0.5	1	1	3	10	20
0.50	8	1.0	3	3	5	20	40
0.75	12	1.5	4	4	8	30	60
1.00	16	2.0	5	5	10	40	80
1.25	20	2.5	6	6	13	50	100
1.50	24	3.0	8	8	15	60	120
1.75	28	3.5	9	9	18	70	140
2.00	32	4.0	10	10	20	80	160
2.25	36	4.5	11	11	23	90	180
2.50	40	5.0	13	13	25	100	200
2.75	44	5.5	14	14	28	110	220
3.00	48	6.0	15	15	30	120	240
3.25	52	6.5	16	16	33	130	260
3.50	56	7.0	18	18	35	140	280
3.75	60	7.5	19	19	38	150	300
4.00	64	8.0	20	20	40	160	320

Digital to New Digital

We can convert all of the following to newer digital formats, such as Blu-ray Disc or data files or DVD;

• Floppy Discs
• Memory Cards
• Zip Discs
• Panasonic P2 Cards
• Mini DVD
• Camcorder Hard Drives

We are also starting to convert home movies on DVD to either Blu-ray Disc or MP4 data files. A video Blu-ray Disc is the most modern optical disc format, and can hold the equivalent of 4.5 DVDs worth of content. Some customers will have us consolidate their DVDs onto fewer Blu-ray Discs. Others like their DVDs converted to MP4 movie files so that they can upload the files to hosting sites such as YouTube, or share them with others via the Web.