What's wrong with VHS?

Time Goes On
The very first danger to your home videotapes is the passing of time. The elements in the tapes begin to break down, the magnetism in the tape is lost, and the tape loses its lubricants necessary for viewing. This danger is unfortunately unavoidable and the main cause of loss.

Use & Re-Use
The next unfortunate enemy is use. Every time a tape is played, the equipment comes in contact with the tape, wearing the tape down. (This differs from DVDs as the laser never actually comes in contact with the disc.) The tape can also stretch in the beginning and the end as the tape is rewound or fast forward. Many times footage in the middle of the tape may appear in better condition than footage near the end or beginning.

Environment Is Key
Most people's old home movies lie buried in the attic or in the garage. The elements such as heat, cold, moisture, and mildew damage the tape. Tapes can become warped and eventually unable to be played by any player.

The Solution

Simply transfer your tapes to contemporary, crystal clear, digital formats such as DVDs. These new formats will allow for simple viewing, sharing, and copying and will not degrade like VHS tapes do. Best of all, they are an affordable and easy solution and will protect your memories for generations to come.

Below are the formats which we offer conversion services for.

Slides

With our high quality digital image scanning, old slides or 35mm color negatives of your old photographic memories will be preserved digitally. You will easily be able to share your new digital images with relatives and friends. When we convert 35mm slides to digital images, you will preserve your photos digitally and have digital images that will not fade over time. With your new digital images of your old slides, you will be able to email, print, use in web pages, as well as share with others.