Fotomat Transfer Service
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
Descriptions by
YingYong
Captures by
YingYong
Video captures courtesy of
Delaware Digital Video Factory
YingYong
Captures by
YingYong
Video captures courtesy of
Delaware Digital Video Factory
Background
Photomat was a retail photo development company that began in Point Loma, CA in 1961. In 1978, Fotomat retailers began offering a service to transfer 8mm tape home recordings to videocassette.
1st Logo (1978-198?)
Logo:
On a black background, we see the words
TRANSFER
SERVICEʃɭ
FX/SFX:
None.
Music/Sounds:
None.
Availability:
Near extinction - about as hard to find as they come. This was only seen on Fotomat videocassette transfers of 8mm footage home recordings.
Editor's Note:
None.