Betamax to Pro-Res, DVD and MPEG4 Transfers | Specialised Transfer Service
The Betamax tape format lost the battle with VHS tapes in the 1980's but nonetheless was very popular. Many people have Beta Tapes and a plethora of home movie memories were captured on this format.
- PAL – Phase Alternate Line
- NTSC – National Television System Committee
- SECAM – Sequential colour with memory
Please send all videos by post. Oxford Duplication Centre, 29 Banbury Road, Kidlington OX5 1AQ. Alternatively you can bring them into our office during our opening hours. Tapes can be bulked together to make excellent use of our discounts, these include:
- VHS, VHS-C & SVHS (PAL, SECAM OR NTSC)
- Betamax
- Video8, Digital8 and HI8 (PAL OR NTSC)
- MiniDV, HDV AND MicroMV (PAL OR NTSC)
- SD Memory Cards
- Camcorder Hard Drives
To ensure your confidence, we adhere to the preservation of digital records using The National Archives Standards and The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives TC-06 guidelines. We actively support The National Archives in tackling the challenges of digital preservation, ensuring continued access to digital information in the future.
One of the tell-tale signs you're a 'home cinema hero' is that you 'still have a LaserDisc player, somewhere...'
And, indeed, to AV geeks of a certain vintage, the mere word conjures up cherished memories of that unmistakable whooshing sound as the big and beautiful medium – think CD, enlarged to LP size – was brought up to speed within the sizeable slab of a player.
LaserDisc owners knew they were in for a movie-watching treat, with CD-quality stereo sound accompanied by visuals that rivalled broadcast quality. In the era of standard-def analogue telly and 4:3 CRT TVs, you couldn't get better at home.
LaserDisc devotees also took for granted features that the VHS-buying masses would only be in a position to appreciate come the DVD revolution – such as chaptered access to sections, frame-by-frame analysis, freedom from wear, 5.1 surround sound and bonus material like director's commentaries and featurettes. It was simply light years ahead of its time.
| COST PER UNIT |
1+ |
| LASER DISC TO PRO-RES |
40.00 |
| LASER DISC TO DVD |
50.00 |
| LASER DISC TO BLU-RAY |
60.00 |
| VIDEO TAPE REPAIR & TRANSFER |
40.00 |
| MICROMV TAPE |
35.00 |
| MINIDISC AUDIO |
35.00 |
| DAT TAPE |
35.00 |
| MEMORY CARD 1 HR |
35.00 |
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| ADDITIONAL COSTS |
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| DVD COPIES |
9.00 |
