Best Video Transfer Services in Manhattan, NYC, NY.
Video to Digital conversion in NYC.

Video to DVD, Video Tape to Digital in New York.

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VHS and VHS-C Tape to DVD transfer

8mm, Hi8 and Digital 8 Tape to DVD Transfer

Mini DV (DVC) Tape to DVD transfer

Micro MV Tape to DVD transfer (Currently not available)

Micro MV tape / Micro MV tape

Micro MV tape to DVD transfer is $19.95 each
There are no quantity discounts available due to our limited production capability.

NTSC Micro MV tape only.
We are unable to transfer PAL Micro MV tapes.

BetaMax tape to DVD transfer

NTSC (USA BetaMax tape) only

$39.95 each for DVD video Disc
$39.95 each for Digital file.

BetacamSP Tape to DVD Transfer
(1/2 inch tape, Half-inch tape to DVD conversion )

U-Matic Tape to DVD Transfer
(3/4 inch tape, Three-quarter-inch tape to DVD conversion )

NTSC (USA U-Matic tape) only.

U-Matic Tape is also called 3/4 inch tape or 'three-quarter-inch' tape.
Professional Video Tape Comparisons

$39.95 each for DVD video Disc
$39.95 each for Digital file.

Note: U-Matic tapes will be outsourced for specialized lab for
best quality digital conversion. Takes about 3 weeks.

Convert Video tape to MP4 or other Digital Files in NYC.

Convert Video tape to digital file so you can view or edit on computers.

Note

We are not offering Apple Prores4.2.2 or Uncompressed digital 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.

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Video Transfer Services Q & A - Store info, How to Edit DVD, Private Tape to DVD, etc.

The "digital video file" is not one and only.
Some digital video files don't work on Mac computer, some work good on Mac, but don't work on Windows.
Some files are designed for iDevice, Smart phones and Web sharing such as Facebook or Youtube..
Some file formats are too big for your system to play movies smoothly,
and some are too small for editing.

So it's important to know the best digital video file format for your project.

Your Computer	Recommended file format	Free App to Play
Windows	WMV, AVI, MP4(new PCs)	Windows Movie Player, VCL Video Player
Mac	MOV (Quick Time), MP4	iMovie, Quick Time Player, VCL
Website, iDevices and smart phones	MP4

Purpose of your video project
DVD player	DVD video (You can also Edit the DVD by ripping it.. How to edit DVD video is here.)
Mac	View on Mac, iDevice > MOV or MP4 Edit with iMovie > MOV Upload to Website (Facebook, Youtube) or Share on Dropbox > MP4
Windows	View on PC > WMV (Windows Movie Video) Edit with Windows Movie Maker > WMV Upload to Website (Facebook, Youtube) or share on Dropbox > MP4
Edit with FCP or Adobe Premiere	Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere users want uncompressed files such as uncompressed ProRess4.2.2.. or uncompressed DV file. We are NOT offering these files.
Hi Def file Edit	If you have a Hi Def tape, we can only offer SD file size in 720 x 480 only.

Digital video file formats
Video format	Uncompressed DV or ProRes4.2.2.	MOV* in H.264 for Mac WMV for windows	MP4	DVD video (DVD disc)
Purpose	Heavy Editing FCP or Premiere	Moderate Editing iMovie, FCP, Movie Maker	Facebook, Youtube iDevice, Smart Phone	Easy to view
Note	Very big files Powerful PC needed.	No standard video file format for both PC & Mac*	Compact and good quality	You can Edit DVD video by Ripping.
Play on PC or Mac?	Yes
Play on DVD player?	No (see here for option)			Yes
Good for Web sharing?	No	Yes		No
Ready for iPod, iPhone?	No		Yes	No
File size / one hour	100 or more GB	2 - 5 GB	2 GB or less	one DVD disc
How the files given	on Hard Drive	on DVD disc	on DVD disc	DVD
Technical spec. Container format / Compression format		MOV or WMV	MP4
		H.264		Mpeg2
Price	We are not offering	$29.95 ($39.95 from PAL) per tape (up to 2 hours)		Volume Discounts

* MOV = Quick Time file. Will play on Windows PC with Quick Time Player for Windows.

Convert video tape to Digital file for viewing on PC, Mac, iDevice, tablet or smart phone.
Once your video is digitized, the digital video file can be edited with video editing applications such as
iMovie, FCP, Adobe Premiere or Windows Movie Maker.

We are offering Quick time (.MOV) in H.264, MP4, WMV or AVI (Xvid or Divx) in standard frame size format.
We are not offering digital files in Hi Def files (1080P or 720P), ProRes4.2.2 or Uncompressed DV files.

Please note the followings on the digital video files we create from your video tape:

1.	The digital video files such as Quick time (MOV) or MP4 will play on a computer, tablet or smart phones, but will NOT play on DVD players. (see here for option)     Movie File Type Play on DVD Player Computers, iDevices for YouTube, Facebook video DVD video (on DVD disc) Yes Yes (w/DVD player) No MOV or MP4 No Yes Yes There is no such file format that will play on DVD player and is editable on computers, at the same time. If there is, then you can edit (change) the DVD movie story - Disney will not like it.
2.	For Windows (XP, Vista, W7 & W8). we recommend WMV over a very old format of AVI.
3.	Windows users might need "Quick Time Player for Windows" (free from Apple) to play Quick Time (MOV) or MP4.
4.	We will save digital movie files to CD or DVD disc. Note: Although the files may be written on a DVD disc, that DVD is a "Data DVD Disc", not "DVD video". It will NOT play on DVD player Instead of CD or DVD disc, we can save to your external hard drive, too. The external hard drive must be empty and formatted in either NTFS, exFAT or Mac. FAT32 format will not be accepted, because it cannot handle a file larger than 4 GB. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DATA LEFT ON THE HARD DRIVE. Please format or empty out the hard drive before bring it to us.
5.	HD tape will be down convert to standard file format of 720 x 480 or 640 x 480. We are not offering MOV, WMV, AVI or MP4 in HD (1920 x 1080) file size.
6.	We don't handle DVC Pro tapes.

	There are many types of digital movie files to choose from. Click here to lean how to choose best digital movie file for your project.
	How to watch DVD video on iPhone, iPad and other personal devices. A good article to read is here.

PAL to NTSC conversion

If you have an European tape, Russian tape, African tape or South American tape, and want to make a DVD that will play here in the US, the tape must be changed from PAL or SECAM to NTSC TV(American) system.

Understanding PAL,/ NTSC vs. Region Code (what's the difference?)

This NTSC DVD will play on American DVD players, as well as on PC, Mac computers with DVD device.

We convert following PAL tapes to NTSC (USA) DVD:
PAL VHS tape and PAL VHS-C tape.
PAL mini DV tape, PAL DV Cam tape.
PAL 8mm tape, PAL Hi8 mm tape, PAL Digital8 tape.

Some of PAL tapes we don't handle are:
PAL U-matic, PAL Betamax, PAL BetaSP etc.

We can convert PAL Hi Def. DV tape in 50i to standard NTSC DVD.
We are unable to handle PAL Hi Def. tape in 24P(=24F), 30P(=30F), 720P or DVC Pro HD formats.

Price:
$29.95 per tape.

Turn around time:
The turn around time is very quick because our Video tape conversions are processed at our studio here in Manhattan, New York City.
Your tape will stay with us throughout the video conversion process.
Normally a PAL to NTSC conversions could be done in a day or two.
Multiple tapes or a long duration tape may take longer.

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Copy PAL tape to PAL DVD - please see here.

PAL VHS Tape to NTSC DVD Transfer

PAL VHS tape and SECAM VHS tape to NTSC DVD conversion.

SECAM tape to NTSC DVD transfer
(French SECAM and Russian SECAM)

Price:
$29.95 for up to 4 hours original PAL tape.
$49.95 for a longer than 4 hour PAL tape or SECAM tape ( a set of two DVDs).

PAL mini DV Tape to NTSC DVD Transfer

PAL mini DV tape to NTSC DVD transfer.

Price:
$29.95 per original PAL tape.

PAL Mini DV tapes that we will convert to NTSC (American) format are:
We can convert all Standard Def recorded tapes (SD mode) mini DV and standard DV tapes to NTSC.
We can convert PAL Hi Def. DV tape in 50i to standard NTSC DVD.

We are unable to handle PAL Hi Def. tape in 24P(=24F), 30P(=30F), 720P or DVC pro HD formats.

PAL 8mm, Hi8, Digital 8 Tape to NTSC DVD transfer

PAL 8mm, PAL Hi8 and PAL Digital 8 tape to NTSC DVD conversion.

Price:
$29.95 per original PAL tape,

Convert PAL tape to Digital file.

Change PAL tapes to computer file - please see here for details.

Price:
$39.95 per tape, per 2 hours
Please see what file formats we do - here.

PAL VHS to NTSC VHS tape transfer

Copy PAL VHS tape to NTSC (American) VHS tape
Copy SECAM VHS tape to NTSC (USA) VHS tape

Price:
$29.95 per original PAL tape up to 4 hours.
A longer than 4 hours PAL tape will be transferred to two NTSC video tapes at $49.90

PAL DVD to NTSC DVD Transfer

We convert PAL DVD to NTSC DVD, that will play on American DVD player.

Price:
$29.95 per original PAL DVD.

PLEASE RESPECT COPY RIGHT.
WE DO NOT HANDLE ANY COPY RIGHTED DVDs.

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,
we are unable to re-create the whole DVD construction.
All we can do, is to convert the main movie with a single language with or without single subtitle into NTSC format.

NTSC to PAL Conversion

If you need to have a US tape converted to a DVD that should play in Europe, Africa, South America or China,
the NTSC (American) tape has to be converted to a PAL DVD.

Turn around time:
The turn around time is very quick because our Video tape conversions are processed at our studio here in Manhattan, New York City.
Your tape will stay with us throughout the video conversion process.
Normally a NTSC to PAL conversions could be done in a day or two.
Multiple tapes or a long duration tape may take longer.

Price:
$29.95 per original NTSC tape.
A longer than 4 hours NTSC tape will be $49.95 for a set of 2 PAL DVDs.

NTSC VHS Tape to PAL DVD conversion

If you are in need for a DVD that should play in Europe from an American tape,
what you need is a PAL (European TV standard) DVD from NTSC(American TV standard) tape.

Price:
$29.95 per PAL DVD for up to a 4 hours NTSC tape,

Longer than 4 hour tape subject to $19.95 additional for an extra DVD.
(a 6 hour NTSC tape will go on to two PAL DVDs at $49.95)

NTSC VHS to PAL VHS tape conversion

Price:
$29.95 per original NTSC tape up to 4 hours.
A longer than 4 hours NTSC tape will be transferred to a set of two PAL tapes at $49.90.

NTSC DVD to PAL VHS tape Conversion

Price:
$29.95 per original NTSC DVD.
(when the NTSC DVD has multiple languages and/or sub captions, only one setting goes on to tape)

NTSC DVD to PAL DVD Transfer

We convert US DVD (NTSC DVD) to PAL DVD, that you can play in Europe.

Price:
$29.95 per original NTSC DVD.

PLEASE RESPECT COPY RIGHT.
WE DO NOT HANDLE ANY COPY RIGHTED DVDs.

The PAL DVD we create is free from regional restrictions.

Note: When you make a DVD in NTSC (USA TV standard) with a main menu (sub menus), multiple languages, or multiple sub titles,
we are unable to re-create the whole DVD construction in PAL.
All we can do, is to convert the main movie with a single language with or without single subtitle into PAL format

PAL to PAL copy

PAL DVD to PAL DVD copy

PAL DVD to PAL DVD copy : $9.95 per DVD (quantity discount available)

Convert PAL tape to PAL Digital file.

Price:
$39.95 per tape.
Please see what file formats we do - here.

PAL Tape to PAL DVD conversion

Price:
$29.95 per original tape.

We convert following PAL tapes to PAL DVD:
PAL VHS tape and PAL VHS-C tape.
PAL mini DV tape, PAL DV Cam tape.
PAL 8mm tape, PAL Hi8 mm tape, PAL Digital8 tape.

Some of PAL tapes we don't handle are:
PAL U-matic, PAL Betamax, PAL BetaSP etc.

We can convert PAL Hi Def. DV tape in 50i to standard PAL DVD.
We are unable to handle PAL Hi Def. tape in 24P(=24F), 30P(=30F), 720P or DVC pro HD formats.

DVD Copy, DVD Dupe

Turn around time:
DVD copy will be processed at our studio here in Manhattan, New York City, so the turn around time is very quick.
We might make small quantity DVD or CD copies while you wait, if there is no printing on discs required.
A 100 disc copy will be read in a day or two.

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Mini DVD to DVD (regular size) copy

Single sided mini DVD to regular DVD: $9.95 per DVD
Double sided mini DVD to regular DVD: $9.95 pre side (=$19.90 for both sides on two DVDs)

Please note it's important that your mini DVDs MUST have been "FINALIZED" before brought to us. (*1)

Unless the DVD is not finalized, it cannot be played on other players except the camcorder that was recorded.
Not finalized DVD will not play on our DVD player either therefore we are unable to make copies.
We cannot finalize your mini DVD here. It must be done in your camcorder.
Please refer your manual and lean how to Finalize your disc in the camcorder.

Also note:
1) One-by-one copy only - no multiple mini DVDs to a single regular DVD.
2) Takes a couple of hours to a day to make mini DVD to regular DVD copies.

(*1)
What does "Finalize mini DVD" mean?
To play a DVD video disc, a DVD player(or PC/Mac) has to go to "index section" on the disc to know what contents are on the disc, where to start, where to end, how many chapters or how to show menu screen.
When you were recording videos, the disc is still "Open" and ready for next recording.
You have to let the camcorder know that you are done on the disc so that the camcorder can create the index section and write it to the mini DVD.
In other word, until you let the mini DVD know "I'm done", the mini DVD is open-ended and not playable, because the index section is not there yet.
This process(letting the mini DVD disc know that you are done and no more recording will be coming, so please create an index section on the disc) is called finalized.

DVD to MP3 (DVD Audio to MP3).
Convert DVD to MP3, Convert Video to MP3.

Audio Cassette to CD Transfer