There are many vendors who do "film to tape transfer" and there is a great range in both quality and cost. I would recommend that you make any transfer onto a high quality videotape format (like Digital Betacam)and make your VHS copies from this new master. This will reduce wear on your film when you need additional copies, and reduce cost in that you will not have to go back an re-transfer from the original film. I would recommend that you stay away from transfers done by a "projector" type system and instead use a professional telecine type device. There are several vendors that make these devices, names you will hear will be "Rank", "Bosch", "ITK" and others. The important thing is that the film is handled properly and cleaned properly. IF the film is damaged you may want to find a vendor that specializes on the problems of old film transfer, but based on your posting I would recommend that you simply look on the web for "Telecine Transfer" or "Film to Tape Transfer" or "Video Post Production". As you would expect these facilities tend to be located in media centers - so cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago will likely have the widest choice of vendor. Systems of the type I am describing cost upwards of $1 million to purchase and require very skilled operators - so you are using valuable time and resources. Expect to pay upwards of $200 per working hour (not running time) for quality work which may include scene to scene color correction if you desire for unsupervised work (meaning that you will not be there to personally supervise the session). Sometimes these facilities will offer their lower rates if there is no rush attached to the project - and they can fit them in between other work. James Lindner Managing Member Media Matters, LLC Email:[log in to unmask] Address: 15 Washington Place, Suite 2M New York, N.Y. 10003 Tel + Fax (212)982-4413 Moderator: AV Media Matters Listserve To subscribe to AV Media Matters Listserve send an email to: [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Archives & Archivists > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marianne Kasica > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:02 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: 16 mm film > > > I have many football films dating from the 1930's to the > 1970's that are > > in 16 mm format. Can anyone out there recommend a company > that will do conversion of 16 mm films to videocassette at a > reasonable cost? > > Our local lab has closed recently and I need a source to do > some conversion on demand as well as to help me put together > a proposal to eventually get them all done. We are still > deciding how many and what kind of copies to have made so I > would like to entertain all possibilities. > > Thanks in advance. > > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List! > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to > [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List! To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>