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TRANSFER VIDEO TAPE TO DVD
We offer video to DVD conversions from various video tape formats including VHS, VHSC, SVHS, SVHSC, camcorder tapes, 8mm, Hi8, mini DV, DV, DVCam and HDV (analogue transfer only at present). For costs and advice please call 01737 245404.

To help you identify your video tape format here are a few pointers -

VHS and SVHS video tapes are half an inch formats. VHS tapes are the typical home video format that would have played in your VCR. SVHS video tapes are less common but produce a higher quality picture. Tape length is typically 180 minutes (3 hours) but your tape may not necessarily be full.

VHSC and SVHSC video cassettes are also a half inch format but are in smaller cassette cases (the "C" in VHSC stands for compact) that would have fitted into a converter before you could fit them into your video player. Typically these cassettes were used with Panasonic and JVC camcorders. Tapes can be 30 minutes or 45 minutes long (double that for long play).

8mm and Hi8 video cassettes (not to be confused with 8mm film) are similar in size and appearance to an audio cassette. They were used in Sony and Canon camcorders and you most probably played them back through the camera. Lengths of tape can be 60 or 90 minutes (more if long play was used).

Mini DV cassettes are a more recent digital form of video tape. They are widely used in camcorders and are similar in size to the old dictaphone audio cassettes. They would usually be played back through the camcorder. Typical tape length is 60 minutes (longer if long play was used).

DV, DVCam and HDV are professional digital formats.

Please note we cannot transfer NTSC standard tapes (from America and Japan), commercial tapes without copyright clearance, Hi8mm video tapes recorded in long play or digital 8mm (we can, however, transfer 8mm film see Cine Film Transfers).