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Professional decks, no cheap adapters — stable MP4 files with tracked postage
£7.80 each on orders of 20+ tapes
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We post you a reinforced Media Box with secure 3-way tracked shipping and a prepaid return label.
We prepare crush-proof packing and a prepaid tracked return label, then dispatch your reinforced Media Box.
Fill the box, seal it, and drop it at any Post Office using the prepaid return postage we include.
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.
Not every VHS tape uses the same video standard. If you have tapes from the UK, USA, Canada, Japan or Europe, here is why PAL, NTSC and SECAM matter before digitisation.
Read articleYes — but the tape still has to be played on the right equipment somewhere. Here is what to do if you have old VHS tapes but no working machine at home.
Read articleA VHS tape label does not always tell you how much footage is actually on it. Here is how recording lengths work, why long play matters, and how to estimate what is on your tapes before digitisation.
Read articleDVD may feel familiar, but it is no longer the most practical way to preserve family tapes. Here is how USB, cloud and DVD compare when converting VHS to digital.
Read articleVHS-C adapters were useful when the tapes were new, but old adapters can jam, misload or damage fragile tapes. Here is what to check, what not to force, and when to stop before the footage is put at risk.
Read articleIf the picture plays but the sound is missing, the tape may not be silent. VHS audio is more complicated than many people realise, and the right playback equipment can make all the difference.
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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Unit 10, St Saviours Yard, St Saviours Ln
Norwich, Norfolk NR3 1GQ
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