Tapes to Digital

Economy Service - for Consumer Format Tapes:

Price List

VHS & S-VHS - Mini DV - Video8 - Hi8 - Digital 8

First tape including set-up, evaluation and admin fee £25.00 Second and subsequent tapes £15.00

The machine used for all VHS & SVHS, including VHS compact tapes, is the Panasonic AG-7650 industrial VCR. Its picture quality is far higher than any domestic video player. View your VHS original tape as you have never seen it before, digitally stabilised and corrected to maximise the image quality for digitisation to computer file. Bear in mind that the final output will only ever be as good as the quality of the source so the transfer machine is paramount in optimising preservation of your cherished memories
This service is for basic transfer and does not include trimming or removal of blank sections though that is a service we can provide at additional cost. Or you can do it yourself afterwards. NB: Price is per tape and not length of footage recorded on it. USB stick or portable hard drive is not included in the price so you can either provide one or we can charge you for it. Tapes that have mould on them will be rejected.

Video Tape to DVD service discontinued

DVDs have been around in the UK since 1998, when they were launched, and we believe they will never actually go away but they are becoming obsolete as is the software needed to produce them.
The players are getting rare and difficult to buy. DVD sales declined by 86% between 2006 and 2020 due to the widespread use of USB sticks and USB ports in TVs and laptops. including tablets. We no longer recommend converting your old video tape to DVD. Over the years we have found that recordable DVDs are not robust enough to store your treasured video forever, so we now recommend a digital MP4 file.

Economy Service for obsolete tapes:
Sony Betamax & Philips N1700 see obsolete tapes

Tapes to Digital

VHS and VHS "C" Super VHS

Video 8 Hi-8 and Digital 8

Mini DV