Transfer VHS, S-VHS (PAL, NTSC) to file
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VHS video cassette format was introduced by JVC and Matsushita in 1976 in competition with Betamax. The technology was licensed to many manufactures making it the most available and economical consumer video format for many years. A T-120 VHS tape can play for 120 minutes (2-hours) in NTSC SP (Standard Play) mode, 4 hours in LP (Long Play) mode, and 6 hours in EP/SLP (Extended Play/Super Long Play) mode.
S-VHS (super-VHS) improved the VHS format with 400 lines of resolution in 1987 by JVC. Full sized S-VHS camcorders provided a high quality and economical medium for Electronic News Gathering, hobbyists, and home movies.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER video tape to mp4 file: $35 per tape.
TRANSFER PAL videotape: add $15 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are obsolete): $15 each (2 hours max).
LONG TAPE (more than 2 hours): add $12 per hour ($0.20/minute).
PREVIEW 1-minute Download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Most REPAIRS (splice, re-case): $20 per tape. Simple splice (no disassembly): $2 each.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
VHS continued: Matsushita evaluated both Betamax and VHS and decided to manufacture the VHS machines because they had fewer parts and would cost less to make. JVC introduced a VHS camcorder in 1982. Panasonic, RCA, and Hitachi introduced a full-size VHS camcorder with 3-hour recording time in 1985. VHS has approx. 240 lines of horizontal resolution.
VHS transports tape in NTSC SP mode at 3.335cm/s (1.31ips), LP 1.68cm/s (0.66ips), and EP 1.12cm/s (0.44ips). VHS has approx. 240 lines of resolution. VHS tape is ½-inch wide and cassettes measure 18.7 x 10.3 x 2.5 cm (7-3/8 x 4-1/16 x 1 inch). The last commercial release on VHS was in 2006, Panasonic discontinued making VCRs in 2012, and the last VCR was manufactured about 2016.
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VHS-C (small VHS) (PAL, NTSC) Transfer to file
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VHS-C video tape and camcorders were introduced by JVC in 1983 as a compact version of the VHS tape and reduced the size of the camcorder significantly. A TC-30 tape will play for 30 minutes in NTSC SP mode and 90 minutes in EP mode. VHS-C tape is ½-inch wide and cassettes measure 9.2 x 5.8 x 2.0 cm (3-2/3 x 2-1/4 x ¾ inches). Most consumer video tape formats were replaced by DVDs in the late 1990s.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER video tape to mp4 file: $35 per tape.
TRANSFER PAL videotape: add $15 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $15 each (2 hours max).
LONG TAPE (more than 2 hours): add $12 per hour ($0.20/minute).
REPAIRS for most issues including disassembly: $20. Simple splices: $2 each.
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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Betamax (PAL, NTSC, 'Beta') BI, BII, BIII, HiFi Video Tape transfer to file
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Betamax 'Beta' color video cassette format was introduced by Sony in 1975. Sony was not successful at brokering an agreement with other companies to make Betamax the standard and they did not license the video technology to others. Betamax was enhanced in 1983 with two channels of ‘HiFi’ stereo sound and released a portable camcorder in 1983. The last commercial release on Betamax was in 1996. Betamax tape player production was discontinued in 2002 and Sony discontinued tapes in 2015.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER video tape to mp4 file: $45 per tape.
TRANSFER PAL videotape: add $15 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $15 each (2 hours max).
LONG TAPE (more than 2 hours): add $12 per hour ($0.20/minute).
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
Betamax continued: The Betamax format has three speeds but not all machines are compatible with all speeds or with HiFi sound. An L-750 Betamax tape has 750 feet of tape and can play for up to 90 minutes in NTSC B-I mode, 3-hours in B-II mode, and 4-1/2 hours in B-III mode. Beta-I tape speed is 4cm/s (1.575ips), B-II speed is 2.0cm/s, (0.787ips), and B-III speed is 1.33cm/s (0.524ips). The Betamax format has approx. 240 lines of resolution. Betamax tape is ½-inch wide and cassettes measure 6-1/8 x 3-3/4 x 15/16 inches.
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Transfer Video8, 8mm (NTSC or PAL) Video Tape Transfer to mp4 file.
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Video8 (original 8mm tape) is a standardized analog color video tape format developed by Eastman Kodak in 1984. The Kodak camcorder was manufactured by Matsushita and 8mm tapes by TDK. The Video8 format was designed to make small compact camcorders possible. The format is standardized so tapes can be interchangeably recorded and played back in machines made by different manufacturers. Sony commercialized the format with the Handicam in 1985. The Video8 format has approx. 240 lines of resolution. The 8mm tape is often identified as P6-120 or Video8 and plays for 120 minutes in NTSC SP mode and 240 minutes in LP mode (85 minutes PAL SP and 170 minutes PAL LP mode). The tape is 8 mm (5/16-inches) wide and measures 3-11/16 x 2-3/8 x 9/16 inches. Playback equipment is available.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER video tape to mp4 file: $35 per tape.
TRANSFER PAL videotape: add $15 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $15 each (2 hours max).
LONG TAPE (more than 2 hours): add $12 per hour ($0.20/minute).
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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Hi8 (PAL, NTSC) video tape transfer to file
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Hi8 is a standardized 8mm analog video format and was commercialized in 1989 by Sony and others. The Hi8 video tape format was designed to compete with improved S-VHS, has approx. 400 lines of resolution, and supports analog and digital audio. Hi8, P6-120, or VideoHi8 tapes play for 120 minutes in NTSC SP mode and 240 minutes in LP (85 minutes PAL SP and 170 minutes PAL LP mode). Tapes can be used in Video8, Hi8, or Digital8 equipment.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER video tape to mp4 file: $35 per tape.
TRANSFER PAL videotape: add $15 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for audio file(s): $10 each (up to 16Gb).
DOWNLOAD audio files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $15 each (2 hours max).
LONG TAPE: add $12 for each additional hour ($2 per minute).
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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Digital-8 (PAL, NTSC) Camcorder Tape Transfer to file
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Digital8 is a standardized 8mm digital camcorder tape format and was commercialized in 1999 by Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Sharp, and others. Digital8 uses the same transport as Hi8 but uses a digital DV codec for recording and playback. The same P6-120, VideoHi8, 8mm tapes can be used for Digital8 but the tape transports faster and reduces recording time to 60 minutes in NTSC SP mode and 90 minutes in LP mode. Digital8 has approx. 500 lines of resolution. Video8, Hi8 and Digital8 cassette tapes fit into any of the 8mm family of camcorders and the camcorders are often backwards compatible with previous 8mm formats, i.e. Digital8 camcorders will often play Video8 and Hi8 tapes and Hi8 camcorders will often play Video8 tapes. Playback equipment is available. Sony phased out the format in 2007.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER video tape to mp4 file: $35 per tape.
TRANSFER PAL videotape: add $15 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $15 each (2 hours max).
LONG TAPE (more than 2 hours): add $12 per hour ($0.20/minute).
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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MiniDV (PAL, NTSC) Video Tape Transfer to file
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MiniDV minature video cassette is a standardized digital video format and is an offshoot of the 1995 professional DV standard; it is the last widely used consumer video format for tape. Tapes and camcorders are about half the size of 8mm. MiniDV uses DV digital video compression and has approx. 525 lines of resolution. MiniDV cassettes are 60 minutes at SP mode and 90 minutes in EP/LP mode. MiniDV has ¼-inch wide video tape and cassettes measure 6.5 x 4.8 x 1.2 cm. The MiniDV format was no longer supported after 2011.
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PRICES:
TRANSFER video tape to mp4 file: $35 per tape.
TRANSFER PAL videotape: add $15 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $10 per order (25Gb max).
DVD (DVDs are becoming obsolete): $15 each (2 hours max).
LONG TAPE (more than 2 hours): add $12 per hour ($0.20/minute).
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs. Other file formats available by request (avi, mov, etc).
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Testimonials
GreentreeAV thanks for the great work transferring our VHS and Umatic tapes to h264.mp4 files on flash drive and scanning our Slides to tiff files on Flash Drive. Best,
Carria Texas A&M University, 77843
The DVD arrived Monday. The conversion looks good [from a very poor VHS]. The tracking is now solid and all the tearing of the picture is gone. Satisfied.
Ed New York, NY 11725
Can't thank you enough! Very grateful for your tenacious efforts to bring this [very damaged VHS tapes to mp4 files for download] very important historical footage back from the Abyss. The video showing the survey crew marking the property boundaries was priceless since a neighbor has removed all of the pins. You are a true master of your craft. THANK YOU so much!
Jim St. Louis, Missouri MO
Thanks for transferring the 8mm and Super8 film, and PAL Video-8 tapes to NTSC mp4 files. The transfers look outstanding. Thank you.
Scott Illinois transfer company
[Re. moldy PAL VHS tapes] Thank you. Everything downloaded properly. Exellent, considering the poor condition of the original material. Thanks you! All the Best.
Alan Berlin Germany
[Re. PAL VHS tapes] Everything worked successfully. My daughter in-law in Norway also Downloaded the files and will share them with the family there. She is especially happy since they are the only movies from her childhood. Thank you again for your fine service!
Karen North Dakota USA
Thanks so much for rescuing my home video [broken Video-8 camcorder tape]! The transfer looks great!
Roberto Chicago IL 60647
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