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VIDEO TO FILM TRANSFER OVERVIEW

The company's experience and the new ABLEST video to film transfer system

Since 1989, ICON PLUS has acquired extensive experience in the "video to film transfer procedure" of any PAL digital or analogue, standard definition or High Definition (HDV, HDCAM, HD, DVCPRO HD etc) video to 35mm film transfer, as well as in computer generated images, or any image sequences, Quicktime, or AVI to 35mm film transfer. At Icon Plus we can help you determine the optimum shooting formats for digital or analogue video to film transfer, the transfer aspect ratios as well as the transfer procedure followed in our image and surround sound studios (for more information www.n-code.gr ).

Icon Plus applies the video to film transfer via two new ABLEST systems. The new systems provide faster, cheaper and better results, and are able to transfer up to High Definition Video as well as processed images and digital effects, to 35mm negative film.

For more information about ABLEST, contact us or visit:
The DV Shop Tape to Film Guide
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At ICON PLUS we firmly believe, and can prove it to our clients through tests, that the final quality of our video (PAL digital or analogue, standard definition or 24p, 25p, 50i High Definition), image sequence, computer images, quicktime, AVI, to 35mm film transfer application, as well as the surround or stereo final sound mix, are more than just impeccable. Accompanied by our financial terms, they are unbeatable.

Capture and increase of the video's analysis

Video (digital or analogue, standard definition or High Definition (HDV, HDCAM, HD, DVCPRO HD etc) is captured uncompressed and image processing is applied to every single frame. Computer generated images or any image sequences, Quicktime or AVI, are also processed frame by frame. Ablest is able to increase each image's analysis up to 4K, while allowing for chromatic and tonal balance control. This procedure offers significantly better results than any other application transferring in real time.
Each system's capacity is between 12 - 18 minutes of video to film transfer per working day.

What should the image of your video look like to get the best results?

A common question is "What should the chromatic and tonal balance of my video images be to get the best results when transferring it to 35mm film?"

Ablest is the video to film transfer system that provides the simplest answer to the question:
You just deliver a PAL video, digital or analogue, standard definition or 24p, 25p, 50i High Definition (HDV, HDCAM, HD, DVCPRO HD, etc) to be transferred to 35mm film transfer, as well as computer generated images, or any image sequence of various formats, Quicktime, or AVI, that meets your aesthetic approach when seen on a reference monitor (during post production). We do the rest.

We believe that the most reliable reference for the image's quality is the image that you see on a reference monitor. Icon Plus does not follow the procedure of other studios requesting you to create a "peculiar image" during shooting or post production, or even via software that primes your video for their systems.

Our advice and pre-processing requirements in order to transfer using Icon Plus' Ablest system, are simple: focus on creating an excellent image, satisfying and meeting your needs when viewed on a reference monitor.

Image processing and tests

Ablest provides the ability to process the images at various stages of production. That is why Icon Plus can run a free video to film transfer test of your movie, so that you can see if the application's results meet your needs, and compare it with others run by similar laboratories operating all over the world. Consequently, Icon Plus' Ablest transferring system can rectify technical video faults often found in some video sequences.

Video to Film Transfer

Find out information about PAL digital or analogue, standard definition or 24p, 25p, 50i High Definition (HDV, HDCAM, DVCPRO HD etc) video to film transfer for your movie, trailer or TV Commercial spot. Find also useful information about computer generated images, or any image sequence, Quicktime or AVI to film transfer at Icon Plus that will help you determine the optimum shooting formats for digital or analogue video to film transfer, the transfer aspect ratios and the transfer procedure at Icon Plus.

At Icon Plus we can provide you with unbeatable offers for digital or analogue, standard definition or High Definition video to film transfer of your movie:

Standard Definition Digital or analogue Video or image sequence to film transfer at 80 € / minute of video, (regarding the transfer application).

We can offer a developed negative film (mute), with your video transferred on it frame by frame, at 132 € / minute of video.
(The price includes the video to film transfer application, the negative raw material film cost and the development of the negative film. This is useful for cases where one would prefer to proceed in all of the rest image and sound processing and developing applications' in his own country, if this is more convenient.)

We also offer COMPLETE 'colour corrected screening copies' since we have affiliated laboratories for all the necessary applications, in order to supply completed composite prints to all available sound formats, at unbeatable prices.

Final Sound Mixing (Surround)

We invite you in our new N-CODE Surround Post Production Studios, (www.n-code.gr ) for your final sound mixing 5.1 of your film. Furthermore, feel free to contact us for more information regarding not only the final sound mix of your movie's tracks but also for SFX, Sound Editing, Editing Effects, Foley artists and other sound services, provided in our surround sound studios.

Icon Plus can undertake

Video to Film Transfer
DV to Film Transfer
Tape to Film Transfer
Digital to Film Transfer
HDV to Film Transfer
High Definition to Film Transfer
HDCAM to Film transfer
Digital video to Film transfer
Computer images to film transfer
Quick time to film transfer
Image sequence to film transfer
HD to film transfer
HD to film printing
PAL video to film transfer
Quicktime to film transfer
AVI to film transfer (stored to Hard Disk)

Free test

We could produce a one minute free test of your video - of almost all of the existing formats - to film transfer.

Feel Free to request a quote for the transfer of your video to 35mm film, or have an online video-to-film transfer estimate of the total budget regarding digital or analogue video to film transfer of your movie, (feature film or short film), final sound mixing in 5.1 and finally for the production of Zero Copy as well as screening copies using the following calculator:

Online video-to-film transfer estimate:

Duration of your movie (feature film or short film)	minutes
Digital or analogue video to film transfer application, negative film & development	SD, HDV HDCAM Image Sequence €
Image & Sound proceessing & development up to the stage of delivering to you a Zero Copy Please note that Screening copies, sound final mix and licensing fees are excluded from this part of the budget. This comes to the next field.	Yes €
Sound mix (choose the appropriate field) The price includes sound mix application. The hours of application needed for the job done are estimated on the grounds of our experience. There could be a slight deviation.	No sound mix (as is) Sound mix 5.1 €
Screening copies with sound (composit prints) In case you need more than 3 screening copies get in touch to receive a special offer	€

TOTAL BUDGET	€

Further more you have to add Dolby's or DTS fees according to your film's duration (short or feature length), soundtrack format and number of copies:

Dolby Digital fees feature film: 1000 Euro for up to 10 print copies
Dolby Digital fees feature film: 5000 Euro for more than 10 print copies
Dolby SR feature film: 850 Euro for up to 10 print copies
DTS Digital feature film: 5000 Euro

Dolby SR fees short film: none
DTS Analogue fees short film: none
Dolby Digital fees short film: 510 Euro
Dolby Digital fees short film: 250 Euro (student film)
DTS Digital fees short film: 550 Euro

Note:
Dolby & DTS fees are payable directly to above companies and not to us. Their prices are offered to us after negotiations with them and are to their discretion. The prices are also subject to change by them, so, for final price contact us.

N.B. There is a VAT exemption when exporting a product from Greece. Still you have to consider shipping costs to & fro. We can always assist in finding the best deals considering time and money constraints. In case that the product will be delivered to a non European Union Country Member, you probably have to consider custom brokers fees and taxes (if any) when importing the product to your country.