We created the 720p HD Transfer to provide high definition film transfers for clients who were on a tight budget, but still wanted the type of high-quality, colorist-monitored scan that we're known for.
The process for the 720p HD Transfer will be the same as our flagship transfer, the 1080p HD Transfer. Your film will be prepped and cleaned, and then your project will be assigned to a colorist who will monitor the film as it scans, make adjustments for light, color, and sharpness. The film will then be output as 720p HD.
The goal for the 720p HD Transfer, like our 1080p HD Transfer, is to improve upon the quality of the film. We will take two passes at color correction, once in the scanner, and a second time using DaVinci software. Our process will utilize sophisticated sharpening to refine grain to improve clarity without adding any noise to the digital images.
The files that we create will be the same Master H.264 .mov format as our other transfers. And they will have zero pulldown, meaning video frame in the file will correspond to an individual frame of film. The film will playback in the exact speed in which it was shot, and you will have the ability to go frame-by-frame to create still images if you so choose.
The maximum lines of resolution that can be pulled from 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm is somewhere above 720, so this level of transfer doesn't maximize the quality of your films or future-proof your movies the same way a 1080p scan will. But if you're trying to keep the cost of a transfer inside a budget, then the 720p HD film transfer will be an excellent option.
