Rates
The following rates are starting points for encoding to one format, actual rates vary job to job. Please fill out the web form or call for a quote.
Encoding (standard deinterlace only)
- From Digibeta/BetaSP: $100 up to 30 minutes, or $150 an hour
- From Hard Drive/Data DVD: $75 up to 30 minutes, or $100 an hour
- From HDCAM/D5: $300 up to 30 minutes, or $500 an hour
- From HDCAM SR: $350 up to 30 minutes, or $550 an hour
- From HDV: $175 up to 30 minutes, or $300 an hour
- 100% Quality Check: $125 up to 30 minutes, or $200 an hour
Preprocessing
Podcasts
- HD Upconversion/Deinterlace/Inverse Telecine: $300 up to 30 minutes, or $500 an hour
- SD High Quality Deinterlace/Inverse Telecine: $125 up to 30 minutes, or $200 an hour
- HD Standards Conversion: $400 up to 30 minutes, or $600 an hour
- SD Standards Conversion: $200 up to 30 minutes, or $300 an hour
- Retitling for HD Upconversion: Ask for quote
Indie Online/Conform
- HDV/DV Online: $150 an hour
- Finish to Digibeta: $175 up to 30 minutes, or $250 an hour
- Finish to HDCAM/D5: $250 up to 30 minutes, or $400 an hour
- Finish to HDCAM SR: $300 up to 30 minutes, or $450 an hour
Podcasts
- Encoding: Same as above for video, $30 an hour for audio
- HD or SD Titles: Ask for quote
- HD or SD Lower Thirds: Ask for quote
- Consulting: Ask for quote