Photo Tip – Protect Your VHS Tapes! – Chances are, some of your precious family memories are currently being stored on VHS tapes. Tapes don’t last forever, and slowly degrade over time. The magnetic film inside storing your data can weaken, putting those moments at risk.
Read more for a closer look at how VHS tapes age, what you can do to help protect them, and how to make sure your memories are preserved for generations to come.
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Photo Tip – Protect Your VHS Tapes!
Practice Safe Storage
VHS tapes use magnetic film to store sound and picture. That magnetic layer naturally breaks down over time, even without use. To best store your tapes, store tapes vertically in a cool, dry place – away from sunlight, heat, and humidity. Avoid storing your tapes in basements and attics, where temperature changes can cause irreversible damage.
An Occasional Rewind
VHS tapes age quietly, even in storage. The magnetic film can lose its shape, dry out, or develop uneven tension that leads to warped playback. Giving your tapes a quick rewind and playback now and then helps keep the reels moving more smoothly.
Digitize While You Can
The magnetic film inside VHS tapes breaks down over time – meaning your memories could be fading faster than you think. Bring your tapes in for a video transfer, and we’ll preserve them in a digital format that your family can enjoy for future generations.
Video Transfers
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Unlike many mail in transfer services our orders are picked up and delivered by hand and never sent by mail.
VHS T-120 tapes were recorded in a variety of speeds; SP, LP, or EP which means a tape holds up to either 2, 4 or 6 hours if fully filled with video.
VHS-C TC-30 tapes are a compact version of VHS that fit into an adapter to play. Normally these tapes hold up to 30 minutes but can also hold 60 or 90 minutes depending on recording speed.
We’ll give you a full estimate with a high and low range based on the VHS tapes you bring in.
Video transfer pricing varies based on the number of original tapes, movies and/or slides we transfer, and the number of final DVDs or Blu-Ray disks we produce. If you choose, we can transfer multiple originals to a single disk (as many as will fit).
We will provide a complete estimate before starting any work.