DVD Transfers & Duplications

We store so many cherished memories on VHS and old camera tapes, but did you know you might be losing those memories? It’s true! VHS and camera tapes degrade over time and were never really a long term solution for storing your precious memories – but they were convenient for the time they were invented giving the average person the ability to capture memories to store away and show the grandkids one day! But reality is, after more than a decade years, the tapes begin to degrade due to different reasons. These reasons can include:

Loss of Charge

Every kind of VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, 8mm, Hi8, Digital 8, DV and HDV camera or audio tape stores data on a magnetic coating on the tape. Over time, magnetic charges can weaken, and this can affect your picture quality which may result in a loss of detail and less vibrant colours. When they are played, some of the coating comes loose, so the best thing is to only play them during the transfer to USB or DVD if you want to keep your memories alive.

Moisture

We live in a hot and humid place here in South East Queensland; that puts tapes that aren’t stored in an air-tight container at a higher risk of mould damage. Moisture in the air is absorbed by the tape allow mould to grow, which can damage the tape or destroy it completely when it all sticks together – as well as potentially damaging any VCR that tries to play them.

Generation Loss

Because tapes had the ability to be recorded over again and again, they were at risk of “generation loss”. This means that every time tapes were rerecorded, quality loss would occur, affecting picture quality and durability of the recorded sound and vision.

Demagnetisation

Due to the fact that tapes store their information magnetically, they can be demagnetised when placed near a magnet. This can lead to the quality of the video being decreased or, in extreme cases, the loss of the video in its entirety.

Save Your Precious Memories with Able Video

Don’t let your memories fade away over time! Act now and make sure they last forever by transfering from VHS to DVD. Able has in-house transfer of VHS, VHS C, Betamax, 8mm, Hi8, Digital 8, DV, DV Cam, HDV, Betacam, SP Betacam, Betacam SX, Digital Betacam and other Video Transfer to DVD, USB or hard drive. We also have CD and DVD duplication facilities and USB duplication.

There isn’t much we can’t convert or transfer, such as audio cassettes and Vinyl Records. Regardless of the original media and destination media, we can get the job done!

Our expert team get the job done at a great rate. Contact our team today for a quote.