VHS tapes have a shelf life.  If they are more than 10 years old, they have already started to fade away.  Instead of lasting forever, those priceless precious memories are disappearing – victims of heat, humidity, playback wear and tear, and the years themselves.

Act now to stop the degradation.  Once your precious home movies are preserved in a quality digital format, they are safe guarded from degradation so they can be enjoyed and stored forever.

Simply bring your home movie tapes  to our store and we will convert them to DVDs which do not degrade.

We can transfer most types of video tape formats: VHS, Super VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, Hi8, Video8, 8mm, Betamax, miniDV, High-def miniDV, as well as professional tape formats: ¾” Umatic and Betacam SP.  If your tape is from outside the U.S., it may be in a PAL format which we will convert to NTSC so you can watch the video in the U.S.

1. Bring your tapes to our store in Newton, MA.  Our warm, friendly technicians will help you identify your old home movies media if necessary, answer any questions you may have, and give you a price quote for the tape transfer.

2. After entering your order into our tracking system, we tag each of your tape with a unique ID so we can track its status throughout the entire process.  This ID tagging and tracking system ensures your order will not get mixed up with another customer’s order. By the way, all our tape transfer is done in-house so your tapes do not leave the premises until you pick them up.

3. Your tagged tapes make its way to the tape lab area to be processed.  Any special instructions you gave us appear on the job ticket so the lab technician completes the job per your specific specification, e.g. are you transferring to a DVD, or an external hard drive (PC or MAC)? Did you want us to only transfer home movies and exclude TV recordings?  Extra copies?

4. When the lab technician completes the transfer, the master tapes along with the DVDs or hard drive are passed on to our Quality Control technician.  The Quality Control technician verifies to make sure your special instructions have been followed, and more importantly, the correct master tapes and completed DVDs or hard drive end up are going to the right person.

5. The job invoice is also finalized at this point.  You only get charged for actual footage.  Example, if the lab report shows there is only 45 minutes on your 2-hour VHS tape, you will only be charged the lower $20 fee, as opposed to the $25.

6. The last step is to call/email you and let you know the job is ready for pick up.  Because we do all our tape transfer work in-house, our turn-around is much quicker than online stores.  Generally, it takes 3 to 5 days to complete a tape transfer.  If you need it done sooner, just let us know.

Don’t delay any longer.  Whether it is VHS, Super VHS, VHS-C (Compact), miniDV, Betamax or Hi8 tapes, they degrade with time because they are made of magnetic tape. The tape could even end up being left blank with the passing of the years. Stop the degradation of your tapes by transferring them to digital formats that do not degrade.  For directions, store hours and contact info to our Newton, MA store, please click here.  You don’t need to make an appointment.  Just walk right in and our friendly staff will be very happy to help you.