Convert VHS Tapes to Digital

VHS is a standard-definition format with roughly 240 lines of horizontal resolution. When you convert VHS to digital with us, we extract the best possible picture using professional decks and time base correction. The output will always reflect the original recording quality. It will look clean, stable, and colour-corrected, just not HD. No legitimate service can convert VHS to digital at HD resolution because the source material simply is not there.

We send you a reinforced Media Box with tracked postage. You pack your VHS tapes and post them back to us using the prepaid return label. Each tape is inspected, cleaned, and played on broadcast-grade S-Video decks with time base correction. The video is captured in real time, colour corrected, and encoded as a high-quality MP4 file. Once we have finished the digital transfer, your original VHS tapes and new digital files are returned via tracked delivery.

Yes. Our decks handle both PAL (the UK and European standard) and NTSC (used in North America and Japan). If you have VHS tapes from overseas holidays or relatives abroad, we can digitise them without any issues. We transfer VHS to digital in the same high-quality format regardless of the source standard.

In most cases, yes. We carefully clean mould from the tape surface before attempting playback. Mild to moderate mould usually comes off well and the tape plays normally underneath. Severe cases can leave permanent damage to the magnetic coating, but we inspect every VHS tape and let you know its condition before we proceed with the digital transfer.

VHS to digital transfer is a real-time process, so a three-hour tape takes roughly three hours to capture. On top of that, each tape goes through inspection, head cleaning, and colour correction. Typical turnaround is 2 to 4 weeks from when we receive your tapes, depending on what you send in and the condition it arrives in. We handle everything from start to finish, with secure 3-way tracked shipping.

Consumer VHS players are increasingly unreliable and can damage fragile tapes. When you digitise VHS through a professional service, broadcast-grade decks with time base correctors stabilise the picture and restore colour accuracy far beyond what a domestic VCR can manage. We also inspect and repair each tape before playback, capture both audio tracks, and apply manual colour correction. The result is a noticeably better transfer than any home setup can produce. If you want to convert VHS to digital properly, professional equipment makes all the difference.

Absolutely. VHS tapes degrade with every year that passes. The magnetic coating sheds, mould grows, and the mechanical parts inside the cassette perish. Once a tape is damaged beyond recovery, those recordings are gone for good. When you digitise VHS tapes now, you preserve those memories in a format that will not degrade. Digital files can be backed up, shared with family, and watched on any modern device.