Here you will find further information on ordering, film formats, codecs and our FAQ.
On 1 January 2023, Zurich-based Cinegrell took over both the film laboratory Andec Filmtechnik, which has existed since 1957, and the Berlin-based post-production company Postfactory, which has existed since 1999.
Andec Cinegrell is the continuation of the photochemical tradition, supplemented by comprehensive services for high-end productions, including world-class scanning with ARRISCAN and Scanity, but without losing the focus on private customers and cine film enthusiasts.
Step by step, Andec and Postfactory are being transformed into the new Cinegrell Berlin - for everyone who loves film as much as we do.
We develop all common film types in all currently available photochemical processes, i.e:
Colour negative (ECN-2): 8mm, 16mm, 35mm
Black and white negative (D-96): 16mm, 35mm
Colour reversal E-6): 8mm, 16mm, 35mm
Colour positive (ECP-2): 8mm, 16mm, 35mm
Black and white reversal: 8mm, 16mm
Black and white postives (print): 16mm, 35mm
For 16 & 35mm films, we work almost exclusively with the industry-leading high-end scanners from ARRI and DFT, specifically:
ARRISCAN XT - up to 6K incl. wetgate
SCANITY HDR - up to 4K (VistaVision 6.5K)
We digitise films to the highest technical standards, ensuring that you get the best possible film scans - at the same quality level as in London, Paris or Los Angeles.
For 8mm work, we mainly use the excellent scanners of our long-standing partner Kornmanufaktur. However, we can also digitise 8mm material with the DFT Scanity on request.
Yes, we usually always have enough 8 & 16mm material in stock, both in 100ft / 30.5 M Bolex reels and in 400ft / 122m reels, to shoot a feature film spontaneously 🙂 For larger orders, however, we ask for a little lead time or clarification of availability.
35mm material is usually available in small quantities on site. However, stock levels can vary greatly depending on production volumes. We are happy to supply productions with fresh Kodak 35mm negative and Ektachrome material. Please contact us directly for this - we will then clarify the details individually according to your requirements.
Super8 is a cine film format introduced by Kodak in 1965 that replaced Normal8.
The advantage of Super8 film lies in its easy handling and the slightly larger film surface. With smaller perforations further along the edge of the film, a physically larger image fits onto the 8mm film than is possible with the normal 8 format.
Super8 film is available today as colour negative from Kodak (Vision3 50D, 200T & 500T) and from ORWO (Wolfen NC400), as well as colour reversal film from Kodak (Ektachrome 100D) and black and white reversal film (Kodak Tri-X Reversal). More below.
As all the data is already available and the order has already been paid for, the lab process is much faster as soon as we receive the film. For Super8, the average processing time is reduced from 7-10 days to 2-5 working days. If a Super8 film that has already been paid for online is developed on Wednesday, the scans in 99% cases are online and sent by the end of the day on Friday.
We make every effort to process all orders as quickly as possible. 16 & 35mm jobs are usually developed and scanned daily, and turnaround times vary depending on the urgency of same day development & scanning, up to normal turnaround times of 2-4 days.
8mm orders are normally developed and scanned once a week. Colour negative film is normally developed on Wednesdays, with a deadline of 4pm on Tuesdays. Colour reversal and black and white reversal are normally developed on Thursdays, with a deadline of 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. Scans are usually delivered on the following Monday or Tuesday, but can be delayed up to a maximum of 10 days depending on capacity utilisation. In the case of time-critical information, we ask to be informed of deadlines in advance - we endeavour to meet all deadlines as best we can.
We offer customised service packages for film productions, and can meet even the tightest deadlines of a few hours between material delivery and upload of the scans after prior registration - please contact us for this - we will then clarify everything else in a personal meeting.
Yes, with our new order portals in the online shop, development and scanning can be conveniently ordered online: No more order forms and full price transparency.
Yes, the more information we have directly, the quicker it is - the same applies to billing addresses / payment methods: For prepayment orders, we generally only deliver scans after receipt of payment. To avoid delays, we ask you to either clarify this in advance or to provide us with payment information.
We also ask that you label the film reels you send in clearly - in the interests of proper labelling and file naming, we request at least the following information:
Frame rate, production if available & project title.
Of course! Films can be handed in for processing at any time in our small shop. We also sell film material directly on site at Kodak prices.
Small laboratory tours are also possible by prior arrangement and appointment 🙂 We look forward to seeing you!
Sometimes it can happen that the telephone is not manned due to a high workload in the order office. We apologise for the inconvenience and ask you to send an email to [email protected].
As a film production company, you always have a personal contact person who is almost always available.
Yes, although the format doesn't really go through the lab every day, we have already realised several projects on 35mm 8-Perf Vista Vision.
If possible, please use our new offers for online ordering of Super8 development / scanning herer.
We accept on site in the shop or after quotation:
Credit cards (VISA, American Express, EURO-Card, Mastercard), Paypal
Payment on account (for small amounts up to €50 plus €3.00 processing fee)
Payment by bank transfer
We accept online in the webshop:
Credit cards (VISA, American Express, Mastercard, Diners Club, JCB)
PayPal
Payment by bank transfer
| Prices in Euro | Prices incl. handling fee | Net price | Gross price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developed Super8 / 8mm material | Letter dispatch 1-4 films | 6,00 € | 7,14 € |
| Parcel shipping from 5 films | 8,00 € | 9,52 € | |
| Film material 16/35mm / digitisation | Parcel shipping | from 8,00 € | from 9,52 € |
| Express delivery (DHL Express - Overnight delivery) | Express shipping | from 20,00 € | |
| Please enquire about other shipping methods - additional costs will be charged separately. |
| Prices in Euro | Shipping method | Quantity | Net price | Gross price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developed Super8 / 8mm material | DHL International Warenpost 1-4 films (EU only) | 1-4 FIlms | 8,00 € | 9,52 € |
| Developed 16mm material, 1 x 30m | DHL International Warenpost 1 x 30m (EU only) | 1x 30m | 8,00 € | 9,52 € |
| non EU | 1x 30m | 10,00 € | ||
| Developed film material / raw film | GLS Business / FedEx Economy up to 5kg, insured up to 100€ | Super8, developed, from 5 films, 16mm from 2 films | from 20,00 € | from 23,80 € |
| Super8 raw film | GLS Business / FedEx Economy up to 5kg, insured up to 100€ | Super8, developed, from 5 films | from 20,00 € | from 23,80 € |
| Please enquire about other shipping methods - additional costs will be charged separately. |
We accept
Generally advance payment, or
Credit cards (VISA, American Express, EURO-Card, Mastercard), or
Paypal
Payment on account by individual arrangement
Payment by bank transfer (all fees, incl. Paypal fees are to be paid by the customer!
| Prices in Euro | Shipping method | Quantity | Net price | Gross price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developed Super8 / 8mm material | DHL International Warenpost 1-4 films (EU only) | 1-4 FIlms | 8,00 € | 9,52 € |
| Developed 16mm material, 1 x 30m | DHL International Warenpost 1 x 30m (EU only) | 1x 30m | 8,00 € | 9,52 € |
| non EU | 1x 30m | 10,00 € | ||
| Developed film material / raw film | GLS Business / FedEx Economy up to 5kg, insured up to 100€ | Super8, developed, from 5 films, 16mm from 2 films | from 20,00 € | from 23,80 € |
| Super8 raw film | GLS Business / FedEx Economy up to 5kg, insured up to 100€ | Super8, developed, from 5 films | from 20,00 € | from 23,80 € |
| Please enquire about other shipping methods - additional costs will be charged separately. |
Simply fill in the proforma invoice with your name and address - and place it in a clearly visible document bag. outside on the parcel. If you have already received a quote from us, you can enter the quote number (proforma no.) in the field on the customs invoice. If you do not have a quotation number to hand, you can simply enter any number you like. In this case, please do not forget to complete the order form!
In order to avoid complications, we ask that you only Select a shipping service provider that also carries out customs clearance. Currently these are DHL Express and FedEx. If in doubt, they will take care of customs clearance and ensure that your parcel actually arrives.
We strongly advise against sending film in postal consignments or postal items that are transported by postal service providers such as Royal Mail, Swiss Post or USPS to us. There is a high probability that shipments will be held up at customs.
We have paid 19% import sales tax for your shipment from abroad. We will not charge this to you. However, it can sometimes happen that shipping service providers pay this import VAT for us to enable delivery. In this case, the German postal service / UPS / DHL Express, for example, will charge a flat-rate delivery fee which we have to pay in order to receive your consignment. We will pass this on to you.
400ft / 122m - 4 min 26 sec
1000ft / 305m - 11 min 06 sec
1.33:1 native / 24.89 mm x 18.67 mm
400ft / 122m - 5 min 55 sec
1000ft / 305m - 14 min 48 sec
1.79:1 native / 24.89 mm x 13.89 mm
400ft / 122m - 8 min 53 sec
1000ft / 305m - 22 min 13 sec
2.66:1 native / 24.89 mm x 9.35 mm
400ft / 122m - 2 min 13 sec
1000ft / 305m - 5 min 33 sec
1.49:1 native / 37.72 mm x 25.40 mm
is created from Doppel8 which is separated into individual 8mm halves after development. See Doppel8 below.
33ft / 10m - 1 min 50 sec (24fps)
Recording format that is separated into individual normal 8mm halves after development.
2 x 33ft / 2x 10m - 1 min 50 sec (24fps) per running direction
Uncompressed log/lin raw data from Arriscan and Scanity. On request, we provide 16Bit dpx data as delivery, but advise against it for 98% of all applications, as an enormous volume of data is generated here: For five 122m rolls of 16mm in 4K (55 min), for example, approx. 8TB of 16Bit .dpx data is generated.
We recommend a visually lossless compressed ProRes 4444 deliverable instead.
Visually lossless compressed delivery codec for master files with up to 12-bit colour depth and target data rate > 500 Mbit/s.
We deliver ProRes 422 HQ files as standard. In contrast to 422 and 422 LT, the HQ variant has a higher target data rate and is visually almost lossless, but compresses 16-bit source data to 10 bits.
We supply the 422 Proxy Codec for productions that cut in target resolution, e.g. 4K. Compared to 422LT, it offers higher compression and a lower target data rate of less than 50 Mbit/s at native resolution.
For Avid projects, we are happy to supply proxies as DNxHD36 or according to specific requirements. As standard, we deliver DNxHD proxies in .mxf containers with pillarbox / letterbox.
We create H.264 deliveries with different target data rates depending on the requirements. For H.264 proxies, we choose low data rates, while if only H.264 files are required, we choose a higher data rate with less compression.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan "Max Aperture" as standard with Scanity, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan "Max Aperture" as standard with Scanity, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan "Max Aperture" as standard with Scanity, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan "Max Aperture" as standard with Scanity, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green. With normal 16mm, we leave the unexposed Super16 area in the image.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan "Max Aperture" as standard with Scanity, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan "Open Gate" with the ARRISCAN as standard, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan "Open Gate" with the ARRISCAN as standard, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. We scan with the ARRISCAN "Open Gate" as standard, i.e. you receive the entire area highlighted in green. For normal 16mm, we perform a pitch correction - i.e. the distance between the film and the optics is adjusted so that the scan area can be maximised to the image content. The unexposed Super16 area is not scanned in this case.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. Image section: Edge to Edge.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. Image detail: Overscan.
The scanned image is highlighted in green. Image detail: Cropped.
The ECN-2 process is the correct development process for colour negative films such as Kodak Vision3 films. We can develop 35mm colour negative film on two large continuous machines and thus handle even the largest production volumes in the shortest possible time.
We are the only motion picture lab in Europe to offer 35mm E-6 development, and are proud to have earned a reputation for technical excellence in this particularly demanding development process with projects such as "Poor Things".
The D-96 process is the correct development process for black and white negative films such as Eastman Double-X 5222 / 7222 or Orwo UN-54.
Black and white reversal material such as Kodak Tri-X Reversal is only available in Super8 and 16mm - therefore we only offer black and white reversal development in these formats.
We are the only copying plant in the world to offer Super8 copies on film specially produced for us by Kodak.
The ECP-2 process is the correct development process for Kodak colour print films for positive projection prints. We offer the ECP process in both the ECP-2D and ECP-2E versions.
The D-97 process is the correct development process for black and white print film for positive projection prints such as Kodak 2303.
