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Professional decks, no cheap adapters — stable MP4 files with free tracked shipping
Based in Norfolk? Looking for a VHS-C to digital service near you — contact us to arrange a personal lab drop-off or use free UK tracked shipping.
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* The Quote Total above is accurate for the items selected. Your final invoice will be adjusted (up or down) based on the actual items we receive.
We post you a free, pre-paid box with everything you need to safely pack your vhs-c.
Fill the box, seal it up, and drop it at any Post Office — return shipping is on us.
Our Norwich lab transfers your media to digital. We return your originals with your new files on USB, cloud, or both.
Your VHS-C tapes are carefully transferred using professional-grade equipment, then delivered as MP4 files on a USB drive or via secure cloud — ready to watch on any device.
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Practical articles from the team that digitises tapes every day — costs, formats, and what to expect.
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Read articleYou can, but we would not recommend it. Consumer adapters are battery-powered, mechanically unreliable, and can misalign or jam the tape mid-playback. We have seen tapes damaged by adapters more often than by any other cause. Our professional decks bypass the adapter entirely and handle the tape far more safely.
The cost reflects the handling, inspection, and professional equipment time rather than the tape length. Each VHS-C cassette still needs a full shell inspection, ribbon check, time base corrected playback, and colour correction. The process per tape is the same regardless of duration.
Yes. Each tape requires the same inspection, setup, and equipment time regardless of how much footage is on it. A tape with five minutes of recording still needs a full shell check, head clean, and calibrated playback pass.
Yes. VHS-C uses the same magnetic tape formulation as full-size VHS, so it is subject to the same degradation risks. The shorter tape length actually means there is less margin for error, because even a small section of damaged ribbon represents a larger proportion of the total footage.
Leave it as-is and send the whole thing. We will extract the tape safely using the correct release mechanism. Forcing the adapter open or pulling the cassette out risks creasing or snapping the ribbon.
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Norwich, Norfolk
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"We know trusting someone with your memories is a big decision. That's why we promise to treat every tape and photo as if it were our own. Have a question? Ask away!"
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