Complete the story that your ancestors began when they made home movies of your family … preserve those stories for future generations to enjoy in a digital video format.
Embedded on strips of acetate are memories, history and stories than will be lost without proper care and transfer to a digital format than can be played on your computer, Smart TV or DVD drive.
Perhaps you had your old movies transferred to VHS at some point. As you know, VHS players are difficult to find. Further, the tape disintegrates over time. Your film is actually more archival than VHS. Have the movies transferred today to a digital format that you can share on social media and archive with your other family history materials. Transfers are provided on USB (thumb) drives for compatibility across computers and Smart TVs. Other output options available upon request (DVDs, portable hard drives).
Carl E. Feather has collected and preserved 8mm, super 8mm, and 16mm film since his days in high school. He loves old film and the value it has for transporting us back to another time in our family members’ lives. Accordingly, he is passionate about helping others preserve their films for future generations to enjoy. He provides a boutique film transfer service that works with each client to preserve their films using digital, frame-by-frame transfers and many customization options, such as title cards on each reel, audio commentary and music!
‘I am so pleased with the transfers Mr. Feather did for me. I felt so at ease meeting him and trusting him with my family memories. Highly recommend.’
Fairmont, W.Va., transfer client
Transferring, restoring your home movies
Film has many enemies. The acetate base can break down, causing vinegar syndrome (the film smells like vinegar). Once this process begins, it is irreversible. The story encapsulated on that film will be lost forever when that occurs.Â
Transfers are performed on the Movie Stuff Universal system to ensure professional results and HD quality. The process includes cleaning and inspecting the film before each frame of your motion picture is captured with a 2K camera. The movie is digitally restored from these frames, ensuring correct speed and no flicker, a common problem with consumer-grade transfer machines.
Sprockets can be damaged through careless projection, but our transfer equipment can usually capture images from even damaged film. Other problems related to film such as warping, damage from improper storage, moisture damage, fading and poor exposure/wrong color balance can often be mitigated or corrected in the transfer process.
Contact: 440-415-3596 (text message fine) / carl@thefeathercottage.com Please, do not use Facebook Messenger or YouTube comments for contacting us regarding film transfers. They are rarely checked!
Feather Cottage Media offers boutique film transfer (digitization) of 8mm, super 8mm and 16mm film (home reel movies). Located in Bruceton Mills, W.Va., our service area includes the greater Morgantown, West Virginia; Cumberland, Maryland; and Washington, Pa., regions. Personalized service and customization of the final product set Feather Cottage Media apart from on-line transfer houses. Don’t trust your film to a chain drug store or mail-order service.
Film is history. With every foot of film that is lost, we lose a link to our culture, to the world around us, to each other, and to ourselves.
Martin Scorsese, film maker and member of the NFPF Board of Directors
Comments (1)
Sally Plum
January 16, 2023 at 8:15 am
I am so pleased with the transfers Mr Feathers did for me I felt so at ease meeting him and trusting him with my family memories Highly recommend