Media Transfer: VHS, Film, Photos and Audio

Bring us the box from the closet. Tapes, reels, slides and old audio go out from our counter, come back digitized, and we call you when they are ready.

The transfer itself is done by After Image Video Productions, a studio that has been doing this for over thirty years and handles media going back to the 1930s. We take the drop-off, arrange the shipping both ways and hand you the result, so you are not mailing your only copy of a wedding across the country on your own.

What We Take

• Video tape: VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, Hi8, Digital8, Mini DV, Beta, Mini DVD
• Film reels: Regular 8, Super 8, 16mm
• Photos, slides and negatives
• Audio: cassettes, records, reel-to-reel
• SD cards
• Tapes recorded overseas: PAL converts to NTSC so they play on a machine here

A broken tape is usually not a lost tape. It can be spliced, or moved into a new shell, and then transferred.

One rule comes from the studio: no copyrighted material.

What It Costs

Minimum order is $29.95.

• Video tape to digital: $29.95 for the first tape, $20.00 each tape after that
• Video tape to DVD: $26.95, extra copy $9.00
• Film to HD digital, 8mm, Super 8 or 16mm: $49.95 for the first 50 feet, $0.25 per foot after
• Film to DVD or USB, standard definition: $39.95 for the first 50 feet, $0.16 per foot after
• Flash drive added to a film transfer: $18.95
• Photos or slides: $99.95 for the first 50, $0.79 each after, negative scan $3.00
• SD card to DVD: $39.95 for the first 2 hours, $26.95 each additional 2 hours
• Audio cassette or record to CD: $26.95, reel-to-reel audio $39.95
• Editing, first hour: $89.95
• Titles: $7.00
• Extra copy: $18.95 on a flash drive, $18.95 on DVD

Sound from Super 8 and 16mm film comes with the transfer at no extra charge. If the film is silent, music is added for free. Splicing during the transfer is not charged either, and film comes back to you on its original reels.

What to Bring

The tapes, reels, slides or cards themselves. Label anything that needs to stay in a certain order. If a tape is broken, bring the pieces as they are and let the studio handle the repair.

How Long It Takes

It depends on how much you bring and what shape it is in. We look at your box at the counter and tell you the timeline before anything leaves the store.

Do You Need an Appointment?

No. Walk in during store hours and we take it from there.