Pricing
The same rates, minus the shipping risk.
Film is billed by the footage actually transferred, not a flat fee per reel. If a 400 foot reel is only half full, you pay for what is really on it. That is why two people who each say they have ten reels get very different quotes, and both can be fair.
The rate
$0.28 per foot at the Gold tier as of September 2026, with a $50 service minimum. Video tape, slides and photos are priced on their own terms; ask and we will quote them alongside the film so one visit covers the lot.
Published rate, as of September 2026
$0.28 / ft, Gold
Same published rate whether you drive in or ship. $50.00 service minimum. DVD or Blu-ray copies are $15 each. Ask for a current quote before you count on a figure.
Working out your footage
3 inch reel
≈ $14
About 50 feet. The one you can carry a dozen of in a shoebox.
5 inch reel
≈ $56
About 200 feet. Usually a few years of holidays spliced onto one reel.
7 inch reel
≈ $112
About 400 feet. Two of these fill a bag and outweigh the rest of the order.
Count reels by diameter, multiply, add up. Most people underestimate by two times or more, because four large reels look like a small pile and are most of the bill.
What dropping off saves you.
Not a discount, and we will not pretend otherwise. What it saves is round-trip shipping on something that cannot be replaced, plus the insurance question nobody enjoys answering: what is a box of family film actually worth, and what would a carrier pay if it vanished? If you would rather hand the box over in person, here is how dropping film off in Orange County works, from the call ahead to the logged return.
Rates move. Ask for a current quote rather than trusting a figure on any website, this one included.
Want a number before you drive?
Send a photo of one reel and a count by size. We will send a written estimate at the Gold rate, with no obligation.