Preserving Your History with Film Digitisation
Archives Australia Group offers comprehensive services to digitise film negatives and reels for both professional and broadcast use. Whether you have a treasured company or commercial film, a corporate archive or an educational institution’s collection, digitising film is a must for ensuring long-term preservation. Film deteriorates over time and without proper care, priceless memories and historical footage may be lost forever.
Our expert team handles every project with care, whether it’s a single reel or an extensive archive. We make the process of film digitising in Australia easy, secure and accessible for clients across the country.
Film Formats We Can Digitise
We can digitise almost any film format, including 8mm, super 8, 16mm, 35mm and more. Our specialised film scanning equipment is capable of handling both black-and-white and colour film, as well as silent and sound formats. Many of these formats are now obsolete, and the equipment to view them is no longer produced or supported, making film digitisation essential. Once your film is digitised, it can be easily accessed, backed up and shared without relying on outdated equipment. Don’t let technological obsolescence stand in the way of preserving your media. Our film digitisation services ensure your footage will live on in a high-quality format that will last for decades to come.
Why Archives Australia Group?
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Affordable Services
We offer competitively priced digitisation solutions while adhering to globally recognised best practices.
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Quality You Can Rely On
Our team uses proven techniques to deliver reliable results every time.
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Proven Experience
With years of experience in film digitising in Melbourne, Sydney and beyond, we can handle projects for a wide range of clients.
Tailored Services to Cater to Your Requirements
Every project is different, which is why our film digitisation services are fully customisable to suit your needs. Whether you’re dealing with one reel or hundreds, we can provide scalable solutions with no compromise on quality. Our state-of-the-art film scanning equipment is paired with advanced methods for cleaning, repairing and conserving film prior to digitisation. This ensures your material is treated with the utmost care at every step of the process. Our technicians are trained in archival handling procedures and will make sure your original film is returned to you in the best possible condition.
The Experts in Film Digitisation
When it comes to film archive digitisation, Archives Australia Group leads the way. Our clients include some of the country’s largest institutions, from universities and libraries to major corporate entities and all levels of government. We also work with key players in broadcasting, cinema, radio, brand marketing and communications. No matter your sector, we understand the unique demands of film digitisation and are equipped to meet them. You can trust our expertise and equipment to deliver the outcomes you need, on time and to the highest standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Film is a delicate medium that can degrade over time due to humidity, mould and improper storage. As playback equipment becomes rarer, it becomes increasingly difficult to access the content on your film. Digitising film ensures you don’t lose valuable content to age or obsolescence, helping to preserve your history for future generations.
We offer film digitising in Australia for a wide range of formats, including 8mm, super 8, 16mm and 35mm. Our equipment supports both silent and sound film in colour or black and white. If you’re unsure what type of film you have, our team can help identify the format. We’re equipped to handle most historical film formats common in Australia.
We use professional-grade film scanning equipment that captures high-resolution digital images frame by frame. The result is a clean, crisp digital file that often looks better than the original projection. The goal is to preserve the film’s original look while improving usability and longevity.
Yes, our experts take the time to clean and restore old or damaged film before scanning. Mild mould, dust and tears can often be treated or stabilised to allow for digitisation. If your film is too far gone, we will discuss alternative solutions with you.
We offer film digitising across Australia, including major cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin and Hobart. No matter your location, you can access our film digitisation expertise.
Get In Touch
Need professional film digitising in Sydney or elsewhere in Australia? Whether you're preserving family memories or archiving institutional content, Archives Australia Group is here to help. Fill out the form below and a member of our team will get back to you shortly to discuss your project.
Corporate Testimonials
We had the privilege of viewing iconic advertisements made for Carlton’s wide range of beverages and digitising them for future generations to enjoy.
Carlton & United Breweries Beverage Company
We have helped them preserve priceless old footage detailing the University’s storied history, showing how education has evolved over the years and adapted to changing times.
Monash University University in Melbourne
“The team at Archives Australia were so easy to deal with and helped us seamlessly recover and digitise all of our historic advertising commercials across MasterFoods, DOLMIO, Bens Original and KanTong brands”
Masterfoods Condiments Company
Activist is in the business of creativity – we are a creative brand consultancy where ‘change is good’. And over the years, things have certainly changed. We have archived many creative brand campaigns – from TV and radio to press and TIK TOK. From Umatics and reel-to-reel audio tapes to cloud and digital formats. They were all given to Archives Australia to download into digital format, so we can sort, search and capture these moments in history not only for us but also for past and present clients and brands.
Activist Advertising Company