As VCRs become obsolete, you need a way to transfer your videotaped treasures to DVD. While this is basically easy it is often time consuming, and it involves - aside from a computer and a VCR, a device to convert your VCR's analog signals to digital. Also, you need to buy editing software, and also learn how to use it. For most people, it takes at least 10 to 15 hours, just to select the hard and software, and learn how to use it, and several hundred dollars for hardware and editing programs.
What about those cheap video converters that cost less than $100? They are gimmicky, poorly made consumer products that more often than not are a pain to use. Below a few excerpts from reviews at Amazon: "Somewhat finicky in setting up the Dazzle. Just getting software upgrades installed was not straight forward. Getting USB port recognition correct before seeing video was a challenge. After 8-10 hours of work, still have yet to produce a DVD. ..." "I don't have anything to compare this too, but I'm into hour 4 and still not one video has been transferred. Extremely disappointed. I've had to download multiple patches, and I think that the equipment may be defective. " "This Pinnacle product is not worth your time. First computer I installed the software on would lock up the computer,requiring a reboot. I never did get it to operate ..."
We have professional equipment, and we know how to use it.
Let us do this job for you. Save yourself a lot of hassle, you might even save money by delegating and not buying equipment and software.
Of course we can capture from any other analog and digital source as well, for example Beta or Digital8 or 8mmVideo/Hi-8.
Your cost is $20 per hour of your footage, plus $15 per DVD and $10 per sourcemedia. Any editing that is involved is extra at a rate of $50 per hour. Upon request the conversion media can also be mini DV tape.
We do not convert copyrighted materials.