It can be very difficult to convert your VHS tapes into digital DVDs. This is especially true if you have decades of footage or dozens of analog tapes. You will need to spend many days, weeks or months importing, converting, digitizing and digitizing your footage. It is even more difficult than that, no matter how tech-savvy you may be, to master the art of digitizing VHS tapes requires patience and time.
After all that, there are two questions you need to ask:
Are you going to buy the equipment necessary to convert your old footage?
Do you transport them to a professional company for transfer?
The truth is that almost anyone can convert VHS tapes into digital videos thanks to modern computers and powerful software. If you don’t have the time or resources to do the job yourself, there are compelling reasons to let professionals do the heavy lifting.
1. Get Top Dollars Off
TapesToDigital is a professional Digital 8 to mp4 transfer company that won’t cost you a fortune, contrary to popular belief. It will cost you between twenty and a few hundred dollars depending on how many videotapes your company has. Are you still skeptical that it is affordable? Let’s look at the numbers.
Questions: What’s cheaper? Do you prefer outsourcing VHS tapes to DVD transfer services, or DIY?
Workings:
Step 1: Calculate the cost of DIY
The total cost of DIY is calculated by adding the amount needed to purchase the software and equipment required to digitize VHS tapes. Add the time it takes to learn how to use the software and the time it takes to actually digitize the tapes. Let’s say you get X.
Step 2: Determine the cost of outsourcing professionals
TapesToDigital can provide a quote to help you determine the cost of outsourcing. Let’s say that the quote is Y.
Step 3: Compare X & Y
Outsourcing saves about half of the DIY costs.
2. Fast Delivery and Time Savings
You will most likely want to convert your video tapes immediately after you have decided to digitize them. It takes a lot to set up equipment DIY. To make matters worse, each video must be converted in the same time it takes to view the entire video. If your video tapes have a length of 6 hours, it will take you about a day just to digitize one tape. It will take you less than a week for professionals to convert the tapes and send them to your door.
3. Make sure you use the right transfer unit
There are many types of videotapes, including 8mm, Beta and VHS-C. VHS tapes can also be made in Mini DV and U-matic. It is important to select a compatible video transfer unit for your video tape format. VHS footages have a lower quality than Hi8 or Digital 8mm versions. They may also require advanced transfer units.
You will need an old VCR and a converter to convert home video. Many of these units are difficult to find, and many are not in good working condition. Your conversion won’t run smoothly because of this. Professional firms employ high-end transfer devices that can produce excellent copies of your home footage.
4. Video and DVD Formats
Your VHS tapes and footages can be precious. They hold valuable memories. It’s better to leave them in the hands of professionals who are experienced and knowledgeable. If you accidentally erase, damage or break the tape while trying to convert them it will be impossible to get them back.
TapesToDigital can convert your VHS tapes to a video file, and then hand it over to you for transferring to a DVD. A video file contains a copy of the data that will be on your final DVD.
You can edit your video file and add additional features before it is converted. This editing feature helps to eliminate unwanted footage, such as when you accidentally record the ground rather than the main subject. A movie file can also be used as a backup for DVDs that are lost.
Home-made films should not be shared with anyone. It is not a good idea to outsource the video transfer process to an outside company. TapesToDigital offers privacy guarantees and high quality work.
