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Premium. Fast. VHS to Digital Service
Our expertise in digitization has made us the go-to brand for major retailers like Costco, Walmart, CVS, and more.
Our exclusive partnership with Google Photos also makes video conversion even easier to access and preserve your memories, directly in the Google Photos Library.
Old VHS tapes are prone to deterioration over time, especially in hot or humid environments. That's why it's important to act quickly to preserve your VHS videos before it's too late.
With Capture, you'll receive your digital copies in less than 30 days, much faster than the industry average of 70 days or more.
Why Should You Digitize VHS?
There are lots of reasons todigitize videotapesincluding to:
VHS tapes wear out and deteriorate over time, so transferring them to a digital video in cloud storage to be preserved for future generations.
By digitizing your VHS tapes, you can protect your memories in case of unexpected events, like wildfires and floods.
With digital transitions of your VHS tapes, you can easily rename, archive, and add additional information to your files.
USB and DVD take up much less space than VHS tapes. You can also store your files on your MAC, or computer, in the cloud (iCloud, Google Photos, Dropbox), or on a hard drive.
As VHS players become more and more obsolete, it's important to transfer your tapes to a digital format that can be viewed on any device in real time.
By digitizing your VHS tapes, you can ensure that your loved ones have easy access to your memories without having to fight over physical copies.
With digital copies of your VHS tapes, you can easily share your memories with friends, family, and neighbors online.
By transferring your VHS tapes to platforms like Google Photos, you can take advantage of advanced search, archive, and reminder features.
By transferring your VHS tapes to platforms like Google Photos, you can take advantage of advanced search, archive, and reminder features.
With video editing software, you can improve the quality of your videos and even create new memories by combining old footage with new.
What Formats of VHS Are Accepted?
Digitize several VHS formats including standard VHS, compact VHS (VHS-C), super VHS (S-VHS), and compact S-VHS (S-VHS-C) with our VHS to digital service and transform your memories into downloadable links, USBs, or DVDs.
Standard VHS Tapes:
Work in a standard VHS VCR system using a tape-based analog recording system. These are the most commonly used type.
Compact VHS Tapes:
Use standard VHS tape, but encase it in a smaller cassette, so that you could use them in more portable and smaller camcorders. but they needed to be included in an adaptor to playback in a regular VCR system.
S-VHS and S-VHS-C:
Provide a higher quality image because they have more horizontal resolution lines. In addition, they offer improved chrominance, which means they have superior color to the standard and compact VHS options.
•Standard VHS can record 120 minutes of footage
•VHS-C tapes are limited to 30 minutes (or 60 minutes for longer runtime)
•S-VHS and S-VHS-C offer significantly longer playtime up to 10 hours in certain modes
•You can extend the standard VHS runtime using long play (LP) mode, extended play (EP) mode, or different tape labels that yield a longer runtime.
Regardless of what types of VHS tapes you have, we can turn them into lasting, high-quality digital memories. If you are unsure whether your home movies are accepted for our video transfer service, feel free to contact us and we will help you preserve your memories for future generations.
How Our Video Transfer Service Works to Preserve Your Legacy
Your VHS tapes won’t last forever, but you can preserve your captured memories and experiences with high-quality digital files using our VHS to digital service.
Digitize videotapes in less than 30 days in only 3 steps:
Create your order using the button below. Then, gather your VHS tapes and home movies that you would like to digitize.
Send us your home movies and VHS tapes with your own shipping label or by adding one during the checkout process and drop it off at your local courier.
In less than 4 weeks, you will receive high quality digital versions of your VHS tapes as well as your original copies.
What is Unique About Capture?
State-of-the-Art Tracking and Security
We know exactly where every piece of media is, through which hand, in which box, every step of the way.
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
We’ve backed Costco’s money-back guarantee for more than 15 years. If you’re unhappy with your digital copy, we’ll reprocess it for free.
Unmatched Technical Advantage
The ability to digitize photos without removing them from albums.
Auto integration with Google Photos
API integration to allow automatic transfer to your library. We also help iCloud users to upload media to their accounts.
Sensitive Information Protection
Our secure Memory Cloud storage system guarantees only customers have access to their memories.
The Fastest Turnaround Time
Receive your cherished digital copy in less than 30 days including shipping time (as opposed to the industry standard of 10 to 12 weeks), without extra charges or fees.
Complimentary Backup
We offer a complimentary 60-day backup of your digitized media, giving you extra peace of mind.
Quality Care
Know your original format home movies are in good hands because we take the utmost care while creating the highest quality digital replicas guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Media Repairs
We repair and clean your original media when we digitize videotapes. We can fix damage including broken cases, mild ribbon damage, and clean mold off of a videotape.
How Much Does it Cost to Digitize Videotapes?
How Much Does it Cost to Digitize Videotapes?
Capture prices our VHS to digital services depending on the length of tape since different VHS modes and formats offer different runtimes. Our pricing starts at $14.50 for the first two hours of each tape you want to digitize. Then, we can digitize each additional 2 hours for $14.50.
In addition, our service includesvideotaperepair and case replacement as needed so that your original copies are protected. If the actual length of yourhome moviesis longer than what you originally paid for, our friendly customer service team will contact you via email to confirm what to digitize.
Frequently Asked Questions
A VHS is an analog video recording format that uses tape cassettes that were popular for home movies from the mid-70s until the early 2000s when it was replaced by digital media. Because of the long-term popularity of the VHS and camcorder format, many people still have them in storage but have yet to preserve them for future generations through digitization.
VHS to digital service means changing your old-fashioned VHS home movies into a digital format that is easier to share, higher quality, and more likely to last for decades.
VHS stores video and audio in an analog format using tape while DVDs are a disc that stores the information digitally.
1. Once we receive your videotapes, we will carefully clean the tape, check for damage, and scan through the video.
2. Then, we use professional grade converting equipment to convert your VHS tapes by hand into the highest quality digital format.
3. Before sending the original and digital copies back to you, we will check the color, inspect the quality, and save a backup to ensure your memories are never lost and always exactly as you remembered them.
4. You will receive your original home videos and digital copy in less than 30 days including shipping so you can cherish your memories forever.
2. Then, we use professional grade converting equipment to convert your VHS tapes by hand into the highest quality digital format.
3. Before sending the original and digital copies back to you, we will check the color, inspect the quality, and save a backup to ensure your memories are never lost and always exactly as you remembered them.
4. You will receive your original home videos and digital copy in less than 30 days including shipping so you can cherish your memories forever.
Our video transfer service can convert your VHS videotapes into a downloadable digital copy, USB drive, or DVD.
The downloadable digital copy will be secure in our memory cloud with a complementary 30-day backup.
If you prefer to have a tangible copy, make sure you add a USB flash drive or a DVD output during the checkout process.
To use the USB thumb drive, your computer or hard drive need to have a built-in usb port, or an adapter with a usb port.
To play a DVD, your TV or other devices need to have a DVD player.
The downloadable digital copy will be secure in our memory cloud with a complementary 30-day backup.
If you prefer to have a tangible copy, make sure you add a USB flash drive or a DVD output during the checkout process.
To use the USB thumb drive, your computer or hard drive need to have a built-in usb port, or an adapter with a usb port.
To play a DVD, your TV or other devices need to have a DVD player.
These days, the most popular format for storing videos is MP4 because this format is easy to store and share and can play on most modern digital devices and platforms.
On average a gigabyte holds approximately an hour of video footage.
Capture can finish the digitization process in less than 21 days without shipping and less than 30 days with shipping. However, sometimes there are delays for unexpected reasons, but we will always keep you informed with updates about your original home movies and digitization process. {In my opinion, using days is the better choice, as weeks are perceived as longer than days}
There are a few digital converter options to transfer VHS inputs to a digital file and there are specific VHS to DVD converter if you want to have a DVD copy for archive or storage.
Our advice for DIY video capture is to make sure your research well because there usually won’t be an option to reprocess or repair your tapes in case the machine malfunctions.
We also recommend you do a test run before converting your precious memories on a new converter bought on Amazon.
Our advice for DIY video capture is to make sure your research well because there usually won’t be an option to reprocess or repair your tapes in case the machine malfunctions.
We also recommend you do a test run before converting your precious memories on a new converter bought on Amazon.
What Other Formats of Videotapes Can Capture Preserve?
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