FAQs
What format of videotapes do you convert?
We convert VHS-C, VHS, 8mm, Hi8mm, Digital 8, Mini DV, Betamax to MP4.
Does it matter how long my videotapes are?
Tapes under two hours are billed at $14.95 each. Tapes that exceed the two hour limit will be billed as additional tapes.
I no longer have a way to play my tapes. Will I be charged if they are blank?
We do not charge for blank tapes or tapes with unwanted TV shows on them.
One of my tapes is broken. Do you repair tapes?
Yes. We repair your tapes at no additional cost to you.
I've heard that Quicktime has better quality than MP4. Is this true?
While Quicktime movies technically are of higher quality than MP4, their versatility across difference platforms is limited whereas MP4 is universal. In addition, the file sizes are ten times larger which keeps them from being put on a flash drive. The difference in image quality is difficult to distinguish.
Why don't you create DVD's?
DVDs were developed in the 1990's and at the time were considered the next advancement from videotape. Because they require a DVD player or DVD-rom drive in a computer to watch, they are becoming more and more limited in today's digital world. In the future anyone who converted videos to DVD will have to reconvert them to MP4.
We convert VHS-C, VHS, 8mm, Hi8mm, Digital 8, Mini DV, Betamax to MP4.
Does it matter how long my videotapes are?
Tapes under two hours are billed at $14.95 each. Tapes that exceed the two hour limit will be billed as additional tapes.
I no longer have a way to play my tapes. Will I be charged if they are blank?
We do not charge for blank tapes or tapes with unwanted TV shows on them.
One of my tapes is broken. Do you repair tapes?
Yes. We repair your tapes at no additional cost to you.
I've heard that Quicktime has better quality than MP4. Is this true?
While Quicktime movies technically are of higher quality than MP4, their versatility across difference platforms is limited whereas MP4 is universal. In addition, the file sizes are ten times larger which keeps them from being put on a flash drive. The difference in image quality is difficult to distinguish.
Why don't you create DVD's?
DVDs were developed in the 1990's and at the time were considered the next advancement from videotape. Because they require a DVD player or DVD-rom drive in a computer to watch, they are becoming more and more limited in today's digital world. In the future anyone who converted videos to DVD will have to reconvert them to MP4.