8mm & Super 8 Cinefilm Digital Conversions

We professionally convert 8mm and Super 8 cine film to high-quality digital files using our latest generation film scanning technology.

Your finished video is supplied as a digital MP4 file, available either via secure download or supplied on a USB stick (selectable when ordering).

Supported Reel Sizes & Formats

3″, 5″, and 7″ reels

8mm and Super 8 film formats only

Scan Quality
All cine film is scanned directly to Full HD 1080p digital format for excellent clarity and long-term preservation.

Cine Film Reel Size Guide

3 Inch Reel – 50ft Cine Film (8mm & Super 8) – 7.6cm

5 Inch Reel – 200ft Cine Film (8mm & Super 8) – 12.7cm

7 Inch Reel – 400ft Cine Film (8mm & Super 8) – 17.8cm

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Professional film archive scanning of 8mm and super8 cine films to Digital download, USB or CD. High resolution digital capture scanning at low costs.

8mm & Super 8 Cine Film to MP4 Conversion – Professional Digital Transfer Services

8mm cine film and Super 8 film conversion to MP4 is one of the most important ways to preserve historic home movies, family memories, and archive footage for the modern digital world. At Mr Scan Ltd, we specialise in high-resolution 8mm cine film scanning, Super 8 film digitisation, and professional MP4 video conversion, ensuring your original films are preserved safely while delivering outstanding digital quality suitable for TVs, computers, cloud storage, and mobile devices.

The History of 8mm and Super 8 Cine Film

Standard 8mm Film (Regular 8)

Standard 8mm cine film was introduced in the 1930s as an affordable way for families to capture home movies. Before this, 16mm film was the main format available, but it was expensive and mainly used by professionals and broadcasters.

Kodak created Standard 8mm by splitting 16mm film in half after processing, making it much cheaper and more accessible. From the 1930s through to the 1960s, millions of families across the UK and worldwide used 8mm cine cameras to film:

Weddings
Holidays
Children growing up
Family events
Historic local footage

Today, much of this film is 40–90+ years old, making professional 8mm cine film digitisation essential to prevent permanent loss.

Super 8 Film – The Home Movie Revolution

In 1965, Kodak launched Super 8 cine film, which quickly became the dominant home movie format through the 1970s and early 1980s.

Super 8 improved on Standard 8 by offering:

Larger image area = better picture quality
Easier cartridge loading (no threading film manually)
Better colour reproduction
Optional magnetic sound tracks

Super 8 was hugely popular across the UK and Europe, meaning many households still have Super 8 family films stored in lofts, garages, and cupboards today.

Why Convert 8mm and Super 8 Cine Film to MP4?

Film Degrades Over Time

Cine film is a physical medium that suffers from:

Colour fading
Vinegar syndrome (chemical breakdown)
Shrinkage and brittleness
Dust and mould damage

Converting 8mm cine film to MP4 digital video protects your memories forever.

MP4 – The Modern Digital Standard

MP4 video files are ideal because they are:

Compatible with Smart TVs
Easy to store on USB, hard drives, or cloud
Simple to share with family worldwide
Future-proof compared to DVD

At Mr Scan, we provide professional cine film scanning to MP4 using specialist broadcast-grade equipment and custom workflows designed for archive preservation quality.

Professional 8mm & Super 8 Film Scanning vs Projector Transfers

Many low-cost services simply point a camera at a projector. This causes:

Flicker
Soft focus
Colour loss
Frame sync issues

Our professional cine film frame-by-frame scanning process delivers:

True film resolution capture
Stable, flicker-free video
Colour correction
Careful handling of fragile film

Our 8mm & Super 8 Cine Film to MP4 Conversion Service

We offer:

✔ 8mm cine film to MP4 conversion
✔ Super 8 cine film digitisation
✔ Sound Super 8 transfer (where present)
✔ High-resolution frame scanning
✔ USB, download, or hard drive return options
✔ Professional UK-based scanning studio service

Preserve Your Family History Today

Your 8mm and Super 8 cine films contain irreplaceable moments of family and local history. Converting them now ensures they can be enjoyed for generations without the risk of film damage or projector failure.

If you’re unsure what format you have, our team can help identify your film and recommend the best 8mm cine film to digital conversion solution.

Important notes:

Audio on cine-film is very rare, if however your cine-film does contain audio it can not be processed with our system, you will still receive video only.

We do not convert any other type of reel to reel video

Original films are sometimes put a donor reel

Film must have been pre-processed in order for us to produce a digital scan, i.e. you need to have played it before or you can see physical images on the film.

If you are looking for 8mm cine film to MP4 conversion near Farnham, Surrey, Hampshire, or the South East, Mr Scan Ltd provides a trusted local professional digitisation service. Based in Farnham, we regularly receive cine film orders from customers across Guildford, Aldershot, Fleet, Camberley, Basingstoke, Godalming, Alton and surrounding areas. Using specialist professional cine film scanning equipment, we convert Standard 8mm and Super 8 cine film to high quality MP4 digital files with no upfront payment required. Customers can post films to us securely or visit our Farnham studio by appointment, making us one of the leading choices for local cine film conversion services in Surrey and Hampshire.