Turnaround
Typically 2 to 4 weeks after tapes arrive. We’ll confirm when we quote. Queue and total hours decide the calendar.
VHS to Digital
Convert VHS to digital, then catalog who is in each scene so you can watch on Apple TV, iPhone, and the web. Not a stack of mystery files on a thumb drive.
Our Home MoviesApple TV
Up Next, Christmas 1994
Convert VHS to digital without a stack of mystery files
Most kits hand you untitled clips. Mom, Christmas, the kids, and a wedding share one folder named Tape 07. We tag date, person, and event while the footage is captured, so the library you open on Apple TV is already sorted. That cataloguing is the product. The files on the drive are yours to keep.
If the box also holds camcorder tapes, stay on this job. We sort Hi8, MiniDV, VHS-C onto the right deck and catalog the pile as one archive. Full-size VHS is what this page is for.
Christmas morning Dec 25, 1994 · Event
Mom in the kitchen 1991 · Person
Mom First day of school Sep 1998 · Date + event
The kids Professional decks, not a USB dongle
Consumer capture cards turn a composite signal into a file on a laptop. They do not time-base correct a noisy cassette, play Hi8 or MiniDV on the right deck, or catalog who is in each scene.
We play each tape in real time on a format-matched professional deck. The how-to lives on how we transfer VHS to digital. This page is the offer: files, catalog, six months of streaming, originals home. If you already know you want us to do it, the VHS to digital service page is the closer.
Our Home Movies Browse by person or event
Christmas
Mom
The kids, 1998
What you get
- Home movies cataloguing by date, person, and event
- Restored archival files on a hard drive
- Six months of hosting and streaming through Apple TV, iPhone, and web
- Original tapes returned with the drive
- Complimentary hard drive mail on orders of $250 or more
After six months, Personal is $12/month or Family $20/month, price locked. Personal is one device. Family profiles follow the catalog.
How VHS to digital works
Ship the tapes
Insured FedEx Ground or premium courier, nationwide.
Transfer
Real-time capture from the original deck, not a DVD dub.
Catalog
Tagged by date, person, and event so you can find anyone.
Watch
Apple TV, iPhone, and the web, plus a hard drive of your own.
Before and after
Drag the handle. Left is the cassette. Right is the restored file you keep and stream.
Tape Digital
Mail-in nationwide
We estimate insured shipping from your ZIP. Originals come home with the drive.
What’s included
Hard drive, cataloguing, and six months of hosting and streaming. Complimentary drive mail at $250+.
Tapes come home
Originals return with the drive unless you tell us otherwise. We treat them as irreplaceable.
What’s on the tape
We are a new Fort Wayne studio. Photos of finished jobs will live here when families send them. Until then, match the cassette you have.
Questions about VHS to digital
How much does VHS to digital cost?
Use the estimate on this page. The quote is based on hours of footage, not a hidden per-tape menu. National mail-in kits often land around $15 to $40 per tape as market context. We price the work from running time, then add shipping from your ZIP. Complimentary hard drive mail is included on orders of $250 or more. Cataloguing, the drive, and six months of hosting and streaming through Apple TV, iPhone, and web are in the job.
How long does a VHS to digital transfer take?
Turnaround is typically 2 to 4 weeks after we receive your tapes, depending on queue and total hours. We’ll confirm timing when we quote.
Do you return the original tapes?
Yes. Originals come back with the hard drive unless you ask us to recycle them.
Is VHS to digital better than copying to DVD?
Yes if you want files you can keep and stream. A DVD is another disc that scratches and ages. When you digitize VHS tapes you get restored files on a hard drive plus six months of hosting and streaming. We do not re-record to DVD as the archive.
What formats do you take besides VHS?
Hi8, MiniDV, and VHS-C go in the same job. Match the cassette on the Hi8, MiniDV, VHS-C guide. Full-size VHS is this page.
Do I mail the tapes in?
Yes. This is a nationwide mail-in studio in Fort Wayne. Use the estimate on this page for shipping from your ZIP.
What file do I get?
Restored archival files on the hard drive, and a streaming copy in Our Home Movies for six months on Apple TV, iPhone, and the web. Originals return with the drive.
Estimate your transfer
Cataloguing, a hard drive of restored files, and six months of hosting and streaming through Apple TV, iPhone, and web. Delivery is estimated from Fort Wayne.
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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