Video Tape Transfer
Transfer your VHS, VHS-C, 8mm and Mini-DV tapes to DVDs, Perfect for archiving your precious memories for years to come these transfers save your videos from the slow losses of time.
How are my video tapes transferred?
Each tape is played back and recorded into our computer systems before being encoded and burned onto DVDs. By transferring into our computer systems and then to DVD instead of a direct transfer to DVD we are able to encode the DVD based of what your tape is rather than what your tape might be. This also allows you to take advantage of our superior disc production systems and our years of experience in DVD production.
Can you combine multiple tapes to one DVD?
Our standard procedure is a 1 to 1 transfer, each tape gets it's own disc. In some cases tapes will actually end up on more than one disc. We put a maximum of 2 hours of video per DVD which will hold most video tapes. If your tapes combined are under 2 hours we can combine them however we recommend getting each to its own disc as it's easier to find the disc you are looking for that way.
Why do you limit to 2 hours per disc?
While from a technical standpoint a DVD can hold many more hours of video the more is added onto a disc the lower the quality becomes. Just like a 6 hour VHS tape was lower quality than a 2 hour VHS tape the same applies here. We found through extensive testing that much more than 2 hours begins to cause undesirable quality issues.
Can I edit my videos after they are transferred?
If you wish to edit your videos we recommend having them transferred to a external hard drive instead of or in addition to DVDs. We will provide the raw captures that we used to produce your DVDs on the hard drive allowing the highest quality for editing possible. You can edit off of the DVDs we produce but we do not recommend it as it leads to a lower quality final product similar to copying a VHS tape to another VHS tape does. You can either order a drive from us or provide an external drive for us to upload to. You will need approxmately 13GB of storage space for each hour of video.