Want to digitize all of those old videotapes and Super 8 films? Want to find out how you can save all of those family memories? Read this article to learn about the two most popular plans of attack and two national U.S. companies that can make it happen.
For many of us our home videos and movies are some of the most important treasures we own. They remind us of good times with family and friends. They make us laugh and they make us cry. They are the key to our dearest memories. Unfortunately, many of these home videos are wasting away as I write you this sentence because of the limitations of the magnetic tape format. VHS and other magnetic tapes can lose a lot of quality over time. To save our most important home videos for future generations you need to transfer as many of these tapes to a more stable format before it is too late.
Although you can do a digital transfer of your home videos on your own using computer software and hardware and a variety of electronic devices that you could purchase, I strongly recommend a professional transfer service instead. These companies have invested quite a bit of time and money on the necessary equipment. They know how to use and maintain this equipment and they become very efficient using it. In fact, the equipment that these digital transfer houses use are much better than anything that you or I could hope to purchase. So, although it can be very tempting to us to do it on our own, this is one of those times when it will pay off to pay someone else to perform the task.
For one thing, there are some really reliable digital transfer companies out there. Some of them even offer these fantastic results at competitive prices. If you want your material transferred right to DVD, then one of the more economical services is probably adequate for your needs. Home Movie Depot and Yes Video are two of the largest and most economical transfer houses. They will provide you with a DVD copy of your home movies that will also include a menu and chapter headings. But if you want to edit your home movies after they are digitized, you will have to have your analog video converted to high-quality uncompressed files on a hard drive or data DVD. Home Movie Depot can also provide digital transfer to an external hard drive as well but Yes Video does not at present.
At the most expensive companies the methods and equipment are the same kinds used on Hollywood movies that you see at your local movie theater. The better the quality the higher the price. Paying more could make all the difference in preserving your family's home movies for many more generations to come.
For a comprehensive list of companies that transfer analog video formats to digital, including Better Business Bureau ratings for each company, go to my website at DVD VHS Transfer.
Good luck!
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