Super 8mm and Standard 8mm HD 1080p Frame by Frame Film Scanning

Convert your old films to DVD or to an MPEG4 (H264) video file

Video Essentials will convert your film for 30 cents per foot. A small reel (3 inch / 7.5 cm) contains 50 feet of film. This equates to $15 per reel. This includes film cleaning, repairs to old splices and image enhancement (if required).

You can purchase a USB for $10 or supply your own. There is a MINIMUM charge of $50 for all film conversions to DVD or MPEG4.

Convert Your Old Super-8 & Standard-8 Films to Digital Now, Before They Deteriorate

Now is the right time to convert your silent Standard 8 and Super 8 film to a digital format. Your old 8mm films probably date back to the 1960s and 1970s. By converting them to a digital format, you can preserve them forever without fear of any further deterioration.

Video Essentials has been a full service production company serving Melbourne since 1992.

Our longevity has been based around quality service and reliability. We can guarantee a quick turnaround on all of our conversions.

With the latest up-to-date technology, transferring Super 8 and Standard 8 silent film to digital formats has never been better.

Sample Super 8 Film to Digital Scan

We Use State-of-the-Art HD Scanning Equipment

We use a state of the art HD 1080p frame by frame film scanner to get the best reproduction from your treasured Standard 8 and Super 8 silent films. Scanning systems are far superior to older conversion methods which can produce flickering, jittering, poor contrast, hot spots in the image, poor focus and washed out colours.

You can choose to have your 8mm silent films converted to DVD or MPEG4 (H264) video files to play on any PC or Mac computer. MPEG4 (H264) is a high quality file and an industry standard.


One great advantage of MPEG4 files is that they are editable. This means you can re-imagine the original films by cutting out poor images, rearranging the order, adding narration, photos, special effects, transitions, titles and mixing music of your choice.

We offer an editing service where you can come in and sit with one of our editors to re-imagine your old films.

The edited final product can then be transferred to DVD or another MPEG4 video file. You’ll be amazed at what you can create in a short time!

What we include:

Video Essentials will convert your film for 30 cents per foot. A small reel (3 inch / 7.5 cm) contains 50 feet of film. This equates to $15 per reel. This includes film cleaning, repairs to old splices and image enhancement (if required).

You can purchase a USB for $10 or supply your own. There is a MINIMUM charge of $50 for all film conversions to DVD or MPEG4.

We convert your film for 30 cents per foot, or $15 per reel (3 inch / 7.5cm)

BASED IN SANDRINGHAM, WE SERVICE BAYSIDE AND MELBOURNE’S SOUTH-EASTERN SUBURBS

Based in Sandringham, we cover all Bayside suburbs, including Sandringham, Hampton, Brighton, Elwood, St Kilda, Highett, Cheltenham, Black Rock, Beaumaris, Mentone and Mordialloc areas.

Contact Michael today for more information on converting your old Super-8 and Standard-8 films to digital

m: 0412 006 915 or e: michael@videoessentials.com.au