Over the last few years the world has made the change from traditional film to digital based media. The issue with traditional video is the equipment to operate them is almost obsolete and hard to find in mainstream retail stores. If you have some old film of yourself, family or friends then it’s a good idea to have the film transferred to digital format which will give you years more enjoyment and a multi format ability.

Transferring film to digital is a specialist job and software can be very expensive. If you are running film transfer as a business then it makes sense to splash out thousands of pounds on digital editing equipment but for the home user it’s often better to hire a film transfer service.

Many companies now offer to transfer film by post which means you simply send in the original media and they do the hard work and turn it digital. You will receive the original film along with a digital version often supplied on CD or memory stick.

When you do get your new digital film try and have some fun with it by uploading it to the internet or creating mini clips for your family and friends. If you have a modern mobile phone then you can easily use the new digital format to send copies around the world.