Do You Miss Being Able to See Your Memories?

You've come to the right place, as we offer a variety of options to let you can once again enjoy those special moments and precious family videos.  Your tapes can be converted to video DVDs or digital video files to allow you to easily view them anywhere - your TV, computer, tablet, etc.  We can also repair many types of physical damage, and even correct some recording issues.

We can convert most camcorder and home recording tape formats, such as VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, Hi8 & 8mm, Mini-DV, and others.  If you are unsure about what kind of tapes you have, or whether we can handle them, please contact us for further information.  Please also ask us about converting audio cassettes and vinyl records to CD and/or MP3 or other audio files.

And, if you've been known to make the occasional mistake while shooting your videos - such as leaving the camera on when you thought it was off - we can also provide editing services to intelligently remove unrecorded portions of tape, unintended recordings, and other mishaps that you'd probably rather not "re-live"!

Chose Your Conversion Options

Our conversion services are designed to meet your needs.  We offer several options so that you can choose the best for you, or combine them for a custom option.  For analog tapes, we can offer conversion to digital video files that can be returned to you either on a USB drive, or as video files on a DVD.  Or, go with our most popular offer - a playable DVD that can be viewed on most DVD or Blu-Ray players. 

For large video collections - 25 tapes or more - we'd be happy to offer an option to put all video files on an external hard drive.  Please note, drive would be an additional charge, or you can supply a new, unused drive.

Pricing

  • Tape to digital video file: $14.99 (up to 2hrs.  $4.99 for each additional hour on the same tape).  Files returned on a data DVD, or USB drive (additional charge for USB drive if less than 5 tapes)

  • Tape to DVD: $18.99 (up to 2hrs.  $7.99 for each additional hour on the same tape).  Includes 2 copies of DVD, basic menu, semi-custom chapters & standard (B&W) printing on DVD. 

    • Discounts available for combining 2 or more shorter tapes on one DVD, up to a total of 2hrs.  1st tape at regular price, all others on the same DVD charged at $5.99 per tape.  Please indicate which tapes can be combined, or request to be contacted with suggested combinations.

  • Additional Options:

    • Include a data DVD with digital video files: $5.99.  (this will allow you to save copies of your videos on your computer, share them with friends, post online, etc.)

    • "Intelligent" editing - Removal of blank areas & unintended recordings.  Include "professional style" transitions into and out of each chapter: $9.99.  Can be combined with the Custom Menu option to achieve a more professional look for your home videos.  (If combined, 20% discount for both).

    • Custom menu on video DVD - including custom chapter labels: $7.99 (custom DVD printing included)

    • Custom printing on DVD: $2.99. 

    • Custom inserts for case (please choose either standard P-case or larger, DVD case) - will duplicate or compliment DVD printing (if selected): $2.99. 

    • Deluxe package - includes custom menu, printing, case inserts & data DVD: $12.99.

    • Additional copy of video DVD: $5.99 each (Please inquire about bulk discount if more than 5 copies)

Please contact us with any questions, or to begin Saving That Tape!

 

Repair

We also offer repair of common tape damage, such as tape jamming, breakage, physical damage to the cartridge itself, and many other problems.  Please let us know what type of problem you are experiencing, and we will be happy to advise as to our capacity for repairing the damage.  We will also be happy to advise as to the best course of action to save the tape if the damage is beyond our capabilities.

Basic repairs - such as splicing, replacing parts, putting the tape into a new cartridge, etc. are billed at a flat rate of $20.00 per tape.  More in-depth repairs will be billed at $25.00 per hour.  When hourly charges are necessary, we will always contact you with an estimate before proceeding.

Why Save That Tape!?

We're a small company which allows us to assure personal service for all of our customers.  You can communicate directly with the person who is handling your job, to ensure the finished product will be just how you want it.  Also, any questions you may have will be answered by a technician who is very familiar with our processes, so you can quickly get any answers you need.

Additionally, the founder of Save That Tape! - Bob Philipps - has over 25 years of experience working in technical support for a major magnetic tape manufacturer.  This included tackling many types of tape issues, repairing physically damaged tapes and investigating causes and solutions for various performance issues.  Understanding how magnetic tape is made and works, along with being very familiar with the requirements for proper care and handling of tape, ensures that this is the right place to send your most precious recordings.  All work is done in house - your tapes will not find themselves being shipped elsewhere once they are in the caring hands of our company.