Workflow Solutions- Film to drive

Ever wish that you could by-pass the mini DV and go directly from your film straight into your NLE (non-linear editing system)? Our technical initiatives division Bonolabs has a new solution for your next project. We are offering standard definition telecine transfers direct to our mini drives. You send us your film and we send you back an 8-bit uncompressed QuickTime MAC file  or a PC AVI file on one of our mini drives. You download the file to your system via USB 2.0 and send our drive back to us. This service is a variation on our already successful high definition telecine transfers to external drives. For more info on the HiDef tapeless option visit Bonolabs. For details on this recently added standard definition service, see below. If you're planning to order this tapeless service you must have completed the test drive run through first. You are testing for system verification/compatibility prior to spending large amounts of money. There is no other way to confirm functionality. We cannot test for hypothetical/theoretical systems on our end. The test drive either works or it doesn't. Real simple, real cheap.

  • No more Mini DV deck or camera input
  • The file comes to you RTE (ready-to-edit)
  • No compression means more control
  • Uncompressed NTSC transferred at either 24fps with 3:2 pulldown OR 30fps with NO 3:2 pulldown 
  • QuickTime or AVI files
  • Transfer up to 1200 feet to one mini drive
  • Our mini drive weighs less than a pound so your shipping cost for the drive costs $10.00 USPS Priority Mail.
  • Take me to the order form (PDF)
Prep & clean Transfer File & drive prep Shipping

Already processed film will be inspected, prepped and ultrasonically cleaned at the following rates:
8mm/Super 8mm: $ .08 per foot 
16mm/S16: $ .08 per foot
35mm: $.08 per foot

Film is transferred on our Cintel MarkIIIC with Digiscan IV, Metaspeed DVNR, Pogel digital color corrector at the following rates based on runtime (not suite or labor time) with a 1/4-hour minimum.

Your choice of MAC QuickTime 8-bit uncompressed NTSC files or PC AVI files are off-loaded to Bono external mini drive. Blackmagic codec

 Client pays for shipping, handling, and insurance of mini drive in both directions (to client and return to Bono). Client credit card is pre-authorized for value of Bono hard drive. International clients are welcome.

Additional lab labor fees of $35 per hour may apply to replace splices.

16mm or 35mm-1/4-hour:    $85
 16mm or 35mm-1/2-hour:  $135
16mm or 35mm-3/4-hour:  $200
    16mm or 35mm-1 hour:  $270

A 5% surcharge on 30fps 16mm or 35mm transfer total is required.

Super 8 or Regular 8mm at 30fps: $4.20 per minute

Drive service fee is $2.40 per minute of client material.
Participants in the Purchase & Load Program pay a reduced per minute charge of $1.60.

 Clients may now provide their own shipper number for: FedEx, DHL and UPS. A $2.95 charge will be assessed for shipping on client numbers.

"Vintage" film whether from a personal collection or archival institution will be re-housed in archival cans

 Stock or speed changes:
$15 per change

$50 minimum

  
 

Additional charges to transfer separate sound tracks, mag tracks, sound on Super 8

 

    

Revised: 20 Nov 2007