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You can bring your tapes to one of our stores in NYC anytime during our business hours, no appointment necessary. Or you can send your tapes to us.
If you have 5 and more tapes, quantity discounts are available. Please check our New Low Prices Turn
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If you have 5 and more tapes, quantity discounts are available. Please check our New Low Prices
How
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DV Cam Tape to DVD transfer
Min and Standard DV Cam tape recorded in DVCam format to DVD transfer
is $29.95 each. We convert DV Cam tape to DVD, but are not handling DVCPro tapes.
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a digital file that you can view and edit on a computer, the "digital
movie file for computer" is not one and only. There are many
types of digital files to choose from. What type of digital movie file is good for you?
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| Video format |
Uncompressed
DV or ProRes4.2.2. |
WMV for windows
MOV in H.264 for Mac |
MP4
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DVD video
(DVD disk) |
| Good for |
Heavy Editing
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Moderate Editing
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Facebook, Youtube
iDevice, Smart Phone |
Anyone can view
anywhere, anytime |
| Note |
Very big files
Powerful PC needed. |
No standard video file
format for both PC & Mac |
You can RIP the DVD
to edit |
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| Play on PC or Mac? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Play on DVD player? |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Internet sharing? |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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| Ready for iPod? |
No
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No
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Yes
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No
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| Need PC to view? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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| File size / one hour |
100 or more GB
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2 - 5 GB
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2 GB or less
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one DVD disk
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| How the files given |
on Hard Drive
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on DVD disc
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on DVD disc
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DVD
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| Technical spec. |
Mpeg4 for Windows
H.264 for Mac |
NTSC
No region code |
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We are not offering
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$29.95 per tape
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$29.95 per tape
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MOV = Quick Time file for Mac.
We are not offering uncompressed MOV files.
We are not offering HD size (1920 x 1080) MOV files.
All High Def video (1920 x 1080) will be down converted to 720 x 480 file
size.
Understanding
PAL,/ NTSC vs. Region Code (what's the difference?)
How
to place an order with us:
How
to place an order with us.
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PAL to NTSC conversion |
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If you have an European tape, Russian tape, African tape or South
American tape that you want to convert to an American DVD(a DVD
that will play in the US), two things have to done; We convert following PAL tapes to NTSC (USA)
DVD: Some of PAL tapes we don't handle are: Turn
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PAL VHS Tape to NTSC DVD Transfer |
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PAL VHS tape to NTSC DVD conversion. $29.95 for up to 4 hours original PAL tape,
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PAL DV Tape to NTSC DVD Transfer |
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PAL DV tape to NTSC DVD transfer. $29.95 per original PAL tape. PAL DV and PAL Mini DV tapes that we will convert to NTSC (American)
format are:
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PAL Mini DV Tape to NTSC Mini DV tape transfer |
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SD (Standard Def) recorded PAL tape
to SD tape conversion only.
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PAL VHS to NTSC VHS tape transfer |
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PAL
VHS to NTSC (American) VHS $29.95 per original PAL tape up to 4 hours.
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PAL DVD to NTSC DVD Transfer |
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We convert PAL DVD to NTSC DVD, that will play on American DVD
player. PLEASE RESPECT COPY RIGHT. The NTSC DVD we create is free from regional restrictions. Note: When you make a PAL DVD
with a main menu (sub menus), multiple languages, or multiple sub
titles,
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NTSC to PAL Conversion |
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If you need to have a US tape converted to a DVD that should play
in Europe, Africa, South America or China, Turn
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NTSC VHS Tape to PAL DVD conversion |
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If you are in need for a DVD that should play in Europe from an
American tape, Longer than 4 hour tape subject to $19.95 additional for an extra
DVD.
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NTSC VHS to PAL VHS tape conversion |
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$29.95 per original NTSC tape up to 4 hours.
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NTSC DVD to PAL VHS tape Conversion |
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$29.95 per original NTSC DVD.
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NTSC DVD to PAL DVD Transfer |
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We convert US DVD (NTSC DVD) to PAL DVD, that you can play in Europe. PLEASE RESPECT COPY RIGHT. The PAL DVD we create is free from regional restrictions. |
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PAL to PAL Transfer |
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PAL DVD to PAL DVD copy |
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PAL DVD to PAL DVD copy : $9.95 per DVD (quantity discount available)
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PAL Tape to PAL DVD conversion |
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$29.95 per original tape. The PAL tapes we are handling at our New
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DVD Copy, DVD Dupe |
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Standard Def. Mini
DVD disc to Regular DVD disc copy. Blu-ray mini DVD disc
to Regular Blu-ray disc: $49.95 per mini Blu-ray disc.
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Disclaimer
Please respect Copy Right.
Under no circumstances, we will make soundtrack CD from commercially made
DVD video.
We will make an audio CD (or MP3 files on a CD) from your
DVD video.
In other word, we will take out audio part from your DVD video and make
a music CD.
DVD to MP3 is a good idea for listening to a video taped lecture, party,
wedding, class, meeting or testimony.
Audio CD can be played on boom box, CD player or PC/Mac computer.
The MP3 files can be listened to on iPod, iPhone or other MP3 players.
Price is $29.95 per DVD.
Audio Cassette to CD Transfer |
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| Digital Video Basics Made Easy (for those who want to learn more about digital video) | ||
| Edit DVD disc on your PC or Mac. | ||
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| Confidentiality / Non-Disclosure Agreement | ||
| Convert a big video collection on to a small hard drive. | ||
| Why VHS tape to DVD transfer is necessary? | ||
| Turn around time for VHS tape to DVD transfer. | ||
| What format of video tapes you can transfer on to DVD? | ||
| My video tape is over 4 hours long. How good is the quality on the DVD? | ||
| How long tape can you put on a single DVD? | ||
| Original tapes returns to me? | ||
| Do you transfer copy protected Video / DVD ? | ||
| MP4 file does not play on my computer. What's wrong ? | ||
| AVI file does not play on my commuter. What's wrong ? | ||
| HD ( Hi Def) DVD from VHS or miniDV tape? | ||
| What DVD Disc brand you use?. | ||
| Do you transfer Multiple tapes to a single DVD? | ||
| Does the DVD play on my DVD player? | ||
| Does the DVD play on my PC or Mac computer ? | ||
| Do you transfer a portion of a tape to DVD ? | ||
| Additional DVD copies | ||
| What Regional code on the DVD? | ||
| PAL to NTSC conversion | ||
| I don't want you to view my video. | ||
| Can you E-mail me a video? | ||
| Can you upload video files to our FTP site, so we can download from it? | ||
| I'm not sure which tape(s) to be transferred. Can I view my tapes at your studio? | ||
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| Digital Video Basics Made Easy (for those who want to learn more about digital video) | ||
Disclaimer:
The information below is for your reference only.
Doi Camera will NOT take any questions about video editing, nor
responsible about the result.
Please address your video editing questions to each application's
support forum.
The software has
a steep learning curve, but is actually quite easy once you have
the hang of it.
You also need a good computer, an old one will take a lot longer
than new machine.
If you don't want to do it by yourself, we can do it for you for
$29.95 per DVD disc.
(from tape to MOV, AVI or other format is $49.95, see here)
The DVD video that we made for you can be Edited (cut, crop,
putting new titles...).
(Also you can make DVD copies as you like if you have a DVD writer
= burner)
There are 3 steps to follow for Editing DVD video.
1. Rip = take out the contents from the DVD video disc.
2. Convert file = change the video to a format that your Video Edit
Program likes.
3. Edit = cut a portion of the video, crop out, paste, put a new
tiles, enhance the image, etc.
The DVD Ripping and File Conversion can be done with one of the
following Free programs.
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Handbreake for Windows and Mac. - Most popular application |
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Mpeg StreamClip for Windows and Mac. |
| In general, you might want to convert the DVD
video file(VOB = Mpeg2) to the following formats: For Windows users- either Mpeg2 or WMV(Windows Movie Video) For Mac users - MOV(Quick Time) For Web uploading(sharing) such as YouTube and Facebook and/or iDevice viewing - MP4 / H.264 or Mpeg4 Video Editing: After the Rip and Conversion are done, you can now Edit the video using one of these Free applications: For Windows users - "Windows Movie Maker". For Mac users - iMovie. (Note that these applications are designed for video Editing - they don't Rip the DVD video.) For advanced Video Editing software, please refer to the site below: Comparison of Video Editing Software and Required Computer System. |
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There are many ways of archiving video tape library in digital
format.
Here are some solutions for archiving a big collection of video
tapes digitally.
| 1. |
Simple, Easy and most Economical solution - DVD disc.
Prices for this service is here
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| 2. |
Enjoy video on computers and personal devices such as
iPad, iPod or smart phones.
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| 3. |
Moderate Editing purpose. -Edit with iMovie or Windows
Movie Maker for Web Sharing, Party or Presentation.
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| 4. |
Editing purpose. - Uncompressed ProRes 4.2.2., Uncompressed
DV file. |
| Image quality |
Best Possible
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Good
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Standard
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Better
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| Price |
Most economical
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| Video format |
Uncompressed
DV or ProRes4.2.2. |
WMV for windows
MOV in H.264 for Mac |
MP4
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DVD video
(DVD disk) |
| Good for |
Heavy Editing
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Moderate Editing
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Facebook, Youtube
iPod ready file |
Anyone can view
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| Note |
Very big files
Powerful PC needed. |
No standard video file
format for both PC & Mac |
Good for Web Sharing |
You can RIP the DVD
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| Play on PC or Mac? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Play on DVD player? |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Internet sharing? |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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| Ready for iPod? |
No
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No
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Yes
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No
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| Need PC to view? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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| File size / one hour |
100 or more GB
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2 - 5 GB
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2 GB or less
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one DVD disk
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| Put on a Hard Drive? |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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| Technical spec. |
Please provide us with an
External Hard Drive |
Mpeg4 for Windows
H.264 for Mac |
NTSC
No region code |
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| Price |
$49.95 per tape
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There seem to be a problem with Mac OS X, Leopard and Snow Leopard
that some DVDs will not play on it.
Many people are complaining on the internet that Apple has not fixed
this problem.
The symptom is unique to Mac OS X Leopard (and Snow Leopard) - when
you insert a DVD, it mounts on Mac's desk top with a DVD icon, but
Mac's DVD player will not play saying "Supported Disc Not Available.".
The same DVD does play on Tiger, and no one knows which DVD will
play and which one doesn't.
When this happens, a practical solution is using a free reputable
Mac DVD application called Mpeg
Stream Clip.
This software is free and available from this
link.
Let's hope Mac OS Lion will fix this problem.
Although MP4 file format is very popular, some Windows system does
not play MP4 files.
Why not all Windows computer play MP4 movies? The answer is on Microsoft's
website.
MP4 is a very popular that YouTube, Myspce Facebook, iPod, iTouch,
iPhone are all adopting it.
This popularity comes from its highly compressive, still keeps good
quality function.
You can get a 2 hour video footage in less than 2 GB, which can
be stored on a single DVD.
Mac users have no problem enjoying this new format.
You can just double click on the file and QuickTime Player comes
up and play it.
To edit the file, you can just drag it into iMovie.
Very easy, because MP4 was developed from Quick Time (MOV) platform.
Old Windows system, especially before XP SP3, sometimes cannot play
MP4 files.
To view the MP4 movie on Windows, you need to download a free software
called QuickTime
Player from Apple.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
If you want to edit MP4 file on Windows, in Windows Media Player
or Windows Movie Maker,
you might (or might not ) need to download a free software called
mp4cam2avi.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mp4cam2avi/
This software change MP4 files to Windows Movie Maker native AVI
format,
that Windows Movie Maker can read and edit it.
An alternative choice to "Windows Movie Maker + mpecam2avi " is
to use an Apple made video editing software called "Quicktime
Pro".
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/pro/
You have to pay for it, but it is very easy to use.
If your system is unable to play the AVI file, you need either
Divx or Xvid codec to your Windows system.
You can download free codec from the following sites: Divx
or Xvid:
Why does AVI file need Dvix or Xvid codec to play AVI movie? Microsoft's explanation is here
You must have video file that can play on iDevices.
DVD video disc does not play in its original format, it has to be
changed (= converted) to iDevice friendly format.
There are two options for you to do:
1. You can make the file by yourself from a DVD disc - how to do
it is here.
2. You can have us make a digital movie file for you. The price
is here.
Here is the bottom line - Once it digitized, image will be preserved
"forever".
1. The image on VHS tape has been fading day-by-day, and it will
be totally gone eventually.
2. The machine (VCR) is almost out of market. You can't see the
tape in the future.
3. DVD disk as a plastic media won't last long, but the digital
file can be copied on another media perfectly.
The material of the VHS tape degrades as time goes by.
It's a magnetic tape and deteriorates even if it's not watched for
years.
The magnetic info will be eventually totally gone from the tape
or the tape itself goes bad.
Also, then popular Video tape player - is almost gone now.
This means that you can't play these tapes in the near future.
VHS to DVD conversion process stops the degradation of your original
video
and preserves your movies on the DVD as a digital file.
In other word, the deterioration that's been happening to your tape
is now stopped,
and will stay unchanged "forever".
"Forever"?
Yes, we all know that DVD media is far from perfect nor it doesn't
last forever.
However, the digital information on on the disc will never be degraded
and will be preserved
as exactly as it is forever.
Think it this way - put your digital file on the WEB site or on
a network server.
Does your movie ever fade?
Once it's digitized, your image stays forever as is.
All you have to do is to keep changing media that the image is on
(like DVD or Network server) for future generations.
We are pretty quick in general.
Because almost all video transfer work is processed in-house at
our New York lab,
a simple tape to DVD transfer will be ready next day afternoon.
Same day or a couple of hours RUSH service might be available
with 50% price up. Please contact
us with your particular needs.
Multiple tapes take longer.
Almost any kind tapes, including, VHS, S-VHS,
VHS-C, Video8, Hi8, Digital8,
MiniDV tape in SD format, MiniDV tape in HD format, Standard DV
tape,
DVCAM tape, HDV tape, U-matic and so on.
We handle PAL video tapes as well as NTSC system.
Although we will try to make the DVD quality
as best as we can, the DVD image quality form a
LP/EP(longer) mode tape, might not as good as from a SP mode tape.
This is simply because you tried to put more image on a tape, the
image was poorer than
the regular mode recording.
The longer you tried to record, the lower quality you got on the
tape already.
We will transfer up to 4 hours per tape.
Absolutely Yes.
We respect your privacy and confidentiality seriously.
Being in photo business since 1971, no other companies are better
than us to keep customers' information tight.
-1. Most jobs are processed in-house by experienced professional
technicians.
-2. The technician will only watch your tape
what is necessary for quality control.
-3. Once a work is done, all temporary files
will be deleted from our system.
To put it in writing, we have our Confidentiality/Non-Disclosure
Agreement Form ready for you.
You can download the form, type in your (company) name and address,
and print two copies.
Sign and date both, then bring the forms with your work.
We will sign them both and return one copy for you.
Absolutely not.
The DVD we create will be viewed decades and decades later.
So the DVD media we use must be the very best quality in the market.
After an intensive study and years of experience we've decided to
use professional grade
Taiyo-Yuden's Premium Line DVD (made in Japan) for our jobs.*
Taiyo-Yuden is recognized as an industrial leader in the manufacturing
of its highest quality
and most reliable DVDs on the market.
Simply, they are the best professional grade DVD's in today's
market.
We didn't stop there - not only we use Taiyo-Yuden brand, what we
are using is their
top-of-the DVD product line called "Premium Line" (as
oppose to Value line).
You can't find any better DVDs in the market.
Also Sony DVD might be used for Sony's High Definition jobs, such
as AVCHD or Blu-Ray.
We firmly believe that your memory deserves much more than these
cheap DVDs.
* Taiyo Yuden is a registered trade name
One tape to one DVD method will give the very best quality possible,
because we don't have to compress the original movies to fit on
a single disc.
However, if requested, we can put multiple tapes on to a single
DVD.
Please note the followings:
To make a single DVD, we have to transfer all tapes to a HDD, combine
then together and create a single DVD video disc.
Therefore it take much longer and need more attention than one-by-one
regular method.
Let's say you have 3 of 30 minutes tapes. With one tape to one DVD
method, we can use 3 systems simultaneously, therefor all work will
be done within an hour or so.
If we have to transfer 3 tapes to a DVD, we have to wait till the
first tape is converted to the HDD first, then start the next one
and so on and on, and we will edit these files to a single DVD vide
disc
It takes much longer and need more care, therefore gets expensive.
-1. DVD quality might be lower than one-to-one transfer, because
we might have to compress the files more to fit on a disc.
-2. Takes longer to finish your work than normal.
-3. Cost you more - $29.95 each per original tape (NTSC tapes) or
$49.95 per PAL tape , no quantity discounts.
-4. Still it will make sense if you are planning to make DVD copies.
Yes.
Most of the DVD players can play the DVDs we create.
However, regardless of who created the DVD, there are some DVD players
that gives problem.
Even Hollywood movie DVDs - which supposed
to be playable on all DVD players -
might not work on your DVD player. This happens more often with
older DVD players.
If that happens to you, we will re-burn on a different DVD media.
(No refund will be made as long as it plays on many other DVD players)
Yes, it will work on your computer if your
PC/Mac has a DVD drive.
Please try a Hollywood Movie DVD on you PC/Mac - if it woks, ours
will work also.
No. We do not offer any editing services.
We will transfer whatever on the tape to a DVD as a whole.
Of course. DVD copies make great gifts for family members. $9.95 each.
Our final DVD is regional code free. There
is no regional restrictions on our DVD.
What is the DVD region code ?
Yes.
Because we are located close to the UN building, we have rich experience
of PAL, SECAM and NTSC conversions.
PAL/SECAM tapes will be converted to NTSC US standard, so you can
enjoy on American TV & DVD player.
PAL to NTSC conversion prices are here.
| We are accepting "Adult " or "Private" video tape transfer under the following conditions: | |
| 1. | Absolutely no child porn ( No exceptions. Zero tolerance). We will return the video on customer's expanse. |
| 2. | No copy right protected video. We will return the video on customer's expense. |
| 3. | There is no graphical color DVD cover, instead tittle or number from video tape will be printed on the DVD disc. |
| Other than the above, there is nothing special because of the contents on the tape. | |
How
to place an order with us.
There is nothing special for us to work on same-sex, transgender
or transsexual contents.
What we care is the technical quality of our services, not the contents
or people of the video.
If the question is "Can you convert a VHS to a digital file
and E-mail it to me? ", then the answer is No.
Simply because we don't send any job by e-mail, period.
(what if the video was sent to a wrong person, what if YOU can't
receive that big file, what if you don't know how to download such
a big file, what if the file itself is fine but you don't know how
to play it..... too many what if's)
Can you convert a DVD-Video so I can E-mail?
This is possible. For more details is here.
It doesn't make a good seance to make a full HD spec video, such
as 1920 x 1080, from analog tape.
Analog tapes are 720 x 480 pix maximum (including standard def miniDV
tape, which is not analog).
Since they are interlaced image (not progressive), actual horizontal
image to capture is 360 x 480 pix.
After capturing, it will then be encoded in Interlace mode, which
makes the image on DVD 720 x 480.
In other word, there isn't even "720 pix" worth of information in
a signal line on video tape.
Artificially increasing the pixel size to 1920 x 1080 doesn't make
the image any better at all.
What you are getting is larger block of digital noise and each pixel
on TV monitor will be ballooned.
This method is sometimes refereed as " Resolutionholic".
On top that, you must have a Blu-ray Player to view a Hi Def DVD,
to begin with.
Without a Blu-ray Player, you can't do anything with a Blu-ray disc.
Now, if you do own a Blu-ray player, the player has what is called
"Up conversion function" built in.
What it does is that it will adjust the quality of the image according
to the resolution setting you have on the TV monitor.
So just putting a regular DVD disc on a Blu-ray player is the practical
answer, rather than increasing pixel numbers of the image.
No.
We will not upload video files to your FTP site, because
-1. the move often picks up digital noise during up / down FTP traffic,
especially through the internet.
-2. it will often take a hour or two to upload GB files.
-3. not all FTP sites are as stable as it should for GB files and
we might have to try many times.
-4. password and other security issue
We don't want to get involved any of the above issues.
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We can make a digital movie file for you. The price is
here.
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Have us make a regular DVD disc, then you RIP the DVD and
turn to different format such as MP4.
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| 2. | We can make a digital movie file for you. The
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Before uploading to Youtube, there are some steps to follow:
1. Convert your video to MP4(recommended), WMV (Windows) or MOV
(Mac).
2. Upload to YouTube - how to upload to YouTube is here.
3. You can set as "private" if you wish, and send the
link URL(link address) by e-mail.
If you have any further questions, please address your issue to
YouTube
help center.
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