Who can still name the faces
Cataloguing is cheaper while the people in the room still remember who is holding the cake. That work is part of every job, not an add-on PDF.
Convert Home Videos to Digital
People do this when a parent downsizes, when someone in the footage is gone, or when December asks for something that isn’t bought. We make the tapes watchable and findable. This is not a VHS spec sheet.
Start an estimateWhy convert home videos to digital now
Tape, fading
Restored frame
Binder stills go here. Magnetic tape does not wait.
Magnetic tape does not wait for a better year. Color shifts. Binder stills fade. The people who can still say “that’s Aunt June, 1991” will not always be in the room. Cataloguing is cheaper while those names are known.
Families search this phrase when the box is mixed, the occasion is a birthday or a move, and they are not shopping for a VHS spec sheet. Convert home videos to digital now, while the labels on the sleeves still mean something and someone can still tell you who is holding the camera.
The move or downsize
A closet of tapes does not survive a downsize. A drive and an Our Home Movies login do.
A December gift
Give six months of streaming and a hard drive. Leave 2 to 4 weeks after the tapes arrive. Then they watch on Apple TV, not a disc they cannot open.
What “home videos” includes
Full-size VHS, plus camcorder tapes: Hi8, MiniDV, and VHS-C. Identify the small ones on Hi8, MiniDV, and VHS-C to digital. 8mm film, Super 8, and Betamax are not offered on this site yet. Mention them in the estimate notes if that is the box.
When you are ready for the offer, go to VHS to digital. When you are ready to hire, go to VHS to digital service.
Questions families ask first
Why convert home videos to digital now?
Oxide flakes. Color shifts. Relatives who can name every face on a tape will not always be here to do it. Digitizing plus cataloguing is how a closet of cassettes becomes something a family can actually watch.
Can I mail a mixed box of tapes?
Yes. A mixed box is VHS plus camcorder tapes. We put every format on the right machine and one catalog. Start the estimate on this page, or hire from the VHS to digital service page when you are ready.
How far ahead should I convert home videos as a December gift?
Turnaround is typically 2 to 4 weeks after the tapes arrive, plus shipping. Leave that room. They get a login and a hard drive, not a last-minute disc.
What do I do after I decide to convert home videos to digital?
The next step is the VHS to digital page for the offer, or the VHS to digital service page to request the work. Camcorder tapes are identified on Hi8, MiniDV, and VHS-C to digital.
How many tapes are in the box?
Cataloguing, a hard drive of restored files, and six months of hosting and streaming through Apple TV, iPhone, and web. Delivery is estimated from your ZIP.
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A typical VHS T-120 holds up to two hours. Home movies are often shorter. 60 minutes is a fair start.
Complimentary hard drive mailed with orders of $250 or more.
- Physical backup: restored files on a hard drive
- Home movies cataloguing by date, person, and event
- Six months of hosting and streaming through Apple TV, iPhone, and web