Video8 tape compared to VHS
Video8 (or 8mm) tape was introduced in 1985. These were the most popular consumer camcorder tapes through the 90s due to their small form factor and high quality.
Typically tapes can hold between 30 minutes and two hours or more if recorded in LongPlay.
Hi8 is a higher quality version of Video8 and Digital8 is a digital version. The three formats are physically very similar, featuring both the same tape width and near-identical cassette shells.
£15.00 per tape (upto 2 hours) onto 1 DVD
£20.00 per tape 2-4 hours onto 2 DVDs
-includes free DVD library case
-includes free title printed on disc
-discount for quantity
£15.00 per tape (upto 2 hours) to mp4
£20.00 per tape 2-4 hours to mp4
*memory sticks extra (see below)
£20.00 per tape (upto 2 hours)
£25.00 per tape 2-4 hours
-includes free DVD library case
-includes free title printed on disc
*memory sticks extra (see below)
To get a rough idea of the cost of your transfer you can use our online calculator
We use 32gb branded USB sticks which cost £8 each. We can get about 15 hours onto 1 memory stick. You are welcome to supply your own memory sticks or portable hard drive.
Have extra copies of your transfer. Prices are from £5.00 each per disc for up to 5 copies. Discounts available for more than 5 DVD copies.
Extra copies of your USB sticks are £10 including the stick.
With the Premium service your video is transferred to computer first. We do some basic editing and tidying up, chapter points and a personalised menu are then added before copying to DVD. Please note this is not as comprehensive as our editing service. Prices from £45 per 2 hours on a disc.
Two hours on a DVD is the optimum quality. Tapes with more than 2 hours of content are copied to 2 DVDs.
To make USB sticks compatible with TVs and computers videos over 2 hours are split into 2 files.
Each DVD comes in a free DVD library case and includes a free title printed on disc. Some cases are multi-disc cases.
Customised case inserts are available. The cost depends on what you require. USB sticks come in a plastic USB case.
We can also convert tapes recorded in the American format NTSC for no extra cost