How Much Does Video Transfer Cost?
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There are already children that have no knowledge of what a VHS video tape is or was. They may never watch one! It seems like such a long time ago we were using these as a video medium. It makes me feel old to know I will have to explain to a child at some point, “Way back before they had DVDs…there were these things called VHS tapes. There was no skipping from scene to scene. You had to press the rewind button and count in your head to get to the right spot.”
The sooner you transfer those old VHS tapes onto something more permanent the better off you will be. VHS decomposes over time. With every year that goes by the quality of the VHS deteriorates a little bit more. Those memories are just waiting to be relived. Somebody put a lot of time filming it years ago and now it’s time to finally get them back.
Not to worry. Many video transfer services will not only transfer your videos but enhance them using their special video editing software. Check out some of these examples of enhanced video and photo.
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Possible formats for Video Transfer:
- DVD (Digital Video Display)
- WMV (Windows Media)
- RM (Real Media)
- SWF (Flash)
- AVI (DIVX)
- MPEG4
- MPEG2
Be sure to check with your video transfer service what mediums they have available as options.
Video Transfer Costs
Most video editing and digital transfer services charge by the foot. I like that better than paying an hourly rate because at least I know what I am going to be paying. The average costs for transferring home video are $.10 to $.20 per movie foot. The average home recording video tape is 90 minutes. Therefore, most video transfers will cost $20 to $25 per tape. Your video transfer service company will typically put the footage on DVD or a DVD-R file and send you the files electronically (if you are computer savvy).
Some digital transfer services charge by the hour. They can charge anywhere from $30 to $65 per hour for transferring a standard VHS tape to DVD. These are the prices for video editing in addition to transfer. This is the cost for someone to actively be involved in editing. This means removing gaps in videos, blending, etc.