To Memory Stick* 

VHS & Betamax Tapes

1st Tape - £25.00

Additional Tapes - £20.00

VHS or Betamax tapes running over 2 hours carry an additional charge of £5 per hour or part of

Camcorder Tapes (MiniDV, Hi8, Digital 8, 8mm, VHSC, MiniDVD)

1st Tape - £25.00

Additional Tapes - £20.00

*Cost of Memory Stick - £10.00 (Holds approx 8 hours of video)

In certain circumstances, especially on large orders, we may ask for a 25% deposit

Unlike some companies who offer this service, we do not simply stick your tape into a piece of hardware and not even bother checking the finished result. For example, some will try to squeeze as many hours as possible onto a single disc thinking it will look acceptable but the truth is it will look far from it. The sad part is that many customers will be led into thinking that their video tape must have looked this bad before it was copied.

​The maximum amount of video that can be copied to a single layer DVD whilst still having good quality is 2 hours (a few extra minutes over this is still ok). Anyone who claims they can fit 4 or 5 hours on a single disc simply has no idea what they are talking about or they just don't care.

​If we were transferring a tape (let's say a 3 hour wedding and reception video) then it will be put onto two discs. The entire tape will be copied at maximum quality and then we will find a suitable point to split the footage (in this case the ceremony on one disc and the reception on the second disc). Each disc is then appropriately named and printed on and both discs will be contained in a double disc DVD case.

​So you see, this is not simply a straight forward production line process, it includes thought and hands on operation. If you want a cheep and cheerful "blind" copy, there are plenty who offer this but we do not cater for this kind of work.

​Although this should be a transfer only service (especially at these prices), we realise you don't want to sit watching a blank screen so we will even edit out long sections at the beginning and end of a tape that may contain black or a snowy picture. This is definitely not the service you would receive even from many of the so-called high street specialists.

Is the tape completely blank?

Obviously you don't want a copy of a blank tape but unfortunately we can't sit checking through a carrier bag of tapes without charging. Even if a tape starts off blank it might not be blank right through to the end, so we will check it all by visually fast forwarding. This will be charged at £5.00 per tape.

If there is something on it that can be transferred (even the last 5 minutes) then we will go ahead and do the transfer at the normal price.