VHS
Standard VHS home-video cassettes, including the tapes most families recorded on camcorders and VCRs.
Accepted format
VIDEO & MEDIA TRANSFER • WHAT WE TRANSFER
We transfer the tapes that hold your memories.
That box in the closet may contain decades of family history. We take the old formats you can no longer easily play and turn those recordings into digital memories you can actually enjoy, share and preserve.
Start Your Time CapsuleTHE FORMATS WE TRANSFER
More than old videotapes. We preserve the media that holds your memories.
Our Video & Media Transfer service is focused on analog home-video formats. If you aren't sure which format you have, the easiest way to identify it is to look at the cassette label or compare its size and shape to the examples below.
VHS-C
Compact VHS-C camcorder tapes. We transfer the smaller cassette format while preserving the original recording.
Accepted formatVideo8
8mm analog camcorder tapes commonly used in handheld video cameras from the late 1980s through the 1990s.
Accepted formatHi8
Higher-quality 8mm analog camcorder recordings, including family events, vacations and milestone videos.
Accepted format8mm Film
8mm film reels containing older family movies and home-movie footage. Ask us about your specific reel size and condition.
Accepted formatMiniDV
Small digital camcorder tapes used by many MiniDV and compatible DV cameras. We transfer the recorded video into a modern digital format.
Accepted formatAudio Cassette
Standard audio cassette tapes containing family recordings, interviews, speeches, oral histories, music and other irreplaceable audio.
Accepted formatDigital Media
Existing digital video and media can be prepared, organized or moved into your Time Capsule when compatible with the service.
Accepted formatWHAT MIGHT BE ON YOUR TAPES?
Almost anything from your family's history.
We don't decide whether a recording is important. If it matters to you, it deserves to be preserved.
Family Memories
- Birthday parties and anniversaries
- Weddings and receptions
- Graduations and school events
- Baby and childhood videos
- Family reunions and holiday gatherings
- Everyday moments recorded at home
Life Events & Milestones
- First steps and childhood milestones
- Retirement celebrations
- Memorial and remembrance recordings
- Religious ceremonies and celebrations
- Performances, recitals and ceremonies
- Special events that are no longer easy to replay
Travel & Adventures
- Family vacations
- Road trips and camping trips
- Cruises and destination recordings
- Outdoor adventures and sporting trips
- Trips to visit relatives and friends
- Places and people captured years ago
Business, School & Organizations
- Training and instructional recordings
- Presentations and demonstrations
- School performances and activities
- Community organization events
- Historical recordings and archives
- Business or organizational footage that needs preservation
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Your tapes become something you can use again.
We preserve the recording while giving you modern ways to access it. Your original tapes remain yours and are returned with your completed order.
Digital Video
Your transferred video is delivered as a modern digital file so you can watch it on current computers and compatible devices.
USB Flash Drive
A convenient physical copy for storing, moving and watching your digitized memories. USB is our default delivery option.
DVD
DVD copies are available when you want a traditional disc-based format for compatible DVD players and computers.
Future-Friendly Access
Digitizing gets your recordings out of aging tape formats and into a form that is much easier to copy, store and preserve.
A FEW IMPORTANT DETAILS
Preservation is more than pressing play.
Your originals stay with your order. We handle your tapes as original media and return them after the transfer is complete.
Each tape is handled individually. We identify the media, transfer the recording and quality-check the resulting digital video.
Your Time Capsule is organized for you. Your completed media is returned with your selected digital delivery format.
Digital files are easier to preserve. Once digitized, you can make your own backup copies and move your memories to newer storage as technology changes.
READY TO PRESERVE THEM?
Your tapes are the time capsule. We unlock them.
Choose your tapes, build your Time Capsule and let CMDigital handle the transfer.