Media Conversion Services
Digicom offers media transfer services at very affordable prices. Transfer your video or audio to digital format for download, or written to a USB Flash Drive. Every day, that tape media is deteriorating in quality just by sitting there. Stop the loss of valuable video/audio by converting it to digital files today!
** Due to the decline in availability of DVD’s and writers, we no longer write videos to DVD, only to digital files.
— Multiple studies have shown magnetic media that is stored in good conditions (humidity,
temperatures, free of dust & magnetic fields), they still will decay 10-20% over 10 years. —
*** Only Non-Copyrighted Materials can be converted ***
All media conversion services are subject to a $25 minimum order.
Video Formats
Transfer your video to digital format for download, or have it written to a USB Flash Drive. Every day, that tape media is deteriorating in quality just by sitting there. Stop the loss of valuable video by converting it to digital files today! We can convert DVD, VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, MiniDV, Beta and BetaMax.
We like to remind everyone that old video formats only use, at best, 576 pixels (most 480). While that video will convert over to new formats and be able to fill the screen in a letterboxed mode, it will not be HD quality. It can only work with the video format it was recorded in originally and do the best it can to fill in the gaps.
DVD
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PER TAPE
VHS
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PER TAPE
VHS-C
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PER TAPE
HI-8
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PER TAPE
MINIDV
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PER TAPE
BETA/BETAMAX
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PER TAPE
Quantity Discounts for 10 or more conversions.
**White Label Reseller Program Also Available**
Return Media Files Methods & Fees
All data is moved to digital format (.MP4) and placed on USB 3.0/3.1 Flash Drives which can handle large numbers of videos on one drive.
16GB Flash Drive $12.00 (includes transfer costs)
32GB Flash Drive $15.00 (includes transfer costs)
We can also put data on a provided USB Drive, but it must be USB 3.0 standards at a minimum.
We no longer accept USB 2.0 drives as acceptable media due to its extremely slow speeds of transfer and the additional costs that we incur for labor. If it has to be on a USB 2.0 drive, there is a $5.00 charge per flash drive written to.
Rules & Additional Fees
While we will never charge for a blank tape or even a very short video, all other videos that are sent to us are subject to a conversion fee. We are going to assume any media dropped off is to be converted and labor will be put into them to ensure a great quality conversion. Since we do this as a labor of love for our customers and only charge our labor costs, we can’t give credit back for example, when you find out the video is of your ex’s family, haha. We hope you understand.
*MOLD FEES* We may reject any tapes that have mold build up on the tape itself. However, if manageable, we will convert tapes with an extra charge because it requires disassembling the VCR and cleaning after each tape so it does not permanently damage components. That price will be quoted before we do work once we evaluate the level of tape degradation.
Audio Formats
Audio Digital Formats Available: .M4A – .M4P – .MP3 – .WAV – .WMA
AUDIO CASSETTE
TO DIGITAL FORMAT-
PER CASSETTE
AUDIO CASSETTE
TO CD-
PER CASSETTE
AUDIO REEL-TO-REEL
TO DIGITAL FORMAT-
PER REEL
CD
TO DIGITAL FORMAT-
PER CD
Super8 Film / 8mm Film Reels
We meticulously digitize each frame of your film directly from the source, avoiding the flicker and distortion caused by traditional projection methods. Your 8mm film is deteriorating as we speak, putting precious memories at risk of being lost forever. Now is the perfect time to preserve those memories by converting your film to digital format, which can be easily viewed on a computer, tablet, or even a cell phone, and can also be written to a DVD. Please note that we are not able to capture sound. Please note that there will be an additional fee for reels that have mold or extensive damage. If there will be additional fees, we will discuss additional pricing before proceeding with the conversion.
Digital Formats Available: .AVI – .MOV – .WMV – .MPG – .MP4
3 INCH
50 FEET-
PER REEL
5 INCH
200 FEET-
PER REEL
7 INCH
400 FEET-
PER REEL
9 INCH
800 FEET-
PER REEL
Please check out what Digicom can do with your reels compared to the competition.
Standard Slides
Unlike other companies that are talking about 1-megapixel scans of the media, Digicom’s method uses up to a 20-megapixel scan. This allows us to capture the highest resolution image possible from your slides. Acceptable slide formats are 110, 126, 127, 135 or 35mm.
7MP
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PER SLIDE
12MP
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PER SLIDE
18MP
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PER SLIDE
Standard 35mm Negative Strips
Unlike other companies that are talking about 1-megapixel scans of the media, Digicom’s method uses up to a 20-megapixel scan. This allows us to capture the highest resolution image possible from your slides.
7MP
2500 dpi-
PER FRAME
12MP
3200 dpi-
PER FRAME
18MP
4000 dpi-
PER FRAME
Additional Slide and Negative Services
Disc Negatives to Digital Media ($1.00 / per image)
Photo Prints to Digital Media (30¢ / per print)