9.5mm film transfer in Melbourne

Your film stays inside the Kew East building for the whole job.

9.5mm is an old home-movie format, and the reels that survive are usually decades old. We convert them so you can watch the footage again without running it through a projector. Ring PhotoQ on (03) 9855 0006 if you'd like to talk it through before you come in.

The sprocket holes on 9.5mm run down the centre of the strip, between the frames.

For other cine gauges, see 16mm, 8mm & Super 8mm Transfer and Conversions. If you can't tell what you have, bring the reels in as they are.

Nothing runs until the reel has been prepared, because film this old has to be handled properly. We clean it by hand and inspect it for damage. Broken splices are repaired first.

Your 9.5mm film is then transferred in real time, with colour and density adjusted as it runs, so the finished movie looks as good as the film allows.

Choose the format that suits how you want to watch and keep the footage.

For 9.5mm film transfer in Melbourne, call PhotoQ on (03) 9855 0006 and we'll quote on your reels. There is no set-up fee on a 9.5mm job and no hidden extras. The price is fixed and agreed at the counter before anything starts.

How long the job takes depends on how many reels there are, what condition they are in and how busy the lab is that week.

We do the work at 605-607 High Street, Kew East, opposite the Harp Hotel. Tram 48 stops right out the front at stop 39, and there are public car parks near us in Valerie Street and Strathalbyn Street. Open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 5pm. Friday, 10am to 4pm. Closed weekends.

No appointment. Bring the reels as they are, tins, dust and all, and we do the labelling: every job gets its own unique four digit sticker.

Not in Melbourne? Order by post.

The cost of having 9.5mm film reels transferred to DVD or a digital file is quoted on your reels. Call us before you bring them in if you'd like to discuss the job.

We inspect every reel before transfer and repair any broken splices as part of the job.

9.5mm is not the only gauge we transfer. The rest of the cine reels are on Film Reels to DVD. Video tapes out of the same box belong on Other Transfer Services, and the slides go to Slide scanning in Melbourne.

One condition, whether you hand the reels over or send them: don't send us copyright material to transfer unless you hold the copyright and can show it, or you have written permission from the copyright holder to send in with the order.