How videotape transfer pricing works:
The cost to transfer video tapes to a digital format depends on the amount of content on each tape, and how you choose to have the digital copies delivered. The type or format of video tape does not usually affect the cost. Most video tape transfer services charge in increments of 30 minutes of content, with the cost increasing after every additional half hour of video on a tape.
There’s a trick that those services don’t mention in their pricing menus: most video tapes run a few minutes longer than advertised on the box! A 60 minute tape actually holds about 62 minutes of content when full, a 120 minute tape can hold up to 124 minutes, and so on.
A little bit of time can affect the cost. How 5 minutes makes a big difference:
At Village Green Preservation, our base rate for video transfer includes 35 minutes of content per tape. That extra five minutes doesn’t sound like much, but it keeps your full video tapes from rolling up to the next pricing tier, saving you money. For example, a full 1-hour tape (at 62 minutes long) is charged as Tier 2 with us, a $20 cost. With a big-box store pricing, that extra 2 minutes pushes the price into Tier 3, costing you an extra $5 or more.
We also offer complimentary repair of broken tapes, and the option to skip recorded-from-TV video tapes and other types of content! Don’t want a transfer of that staticky 3-hour college football game from 1987? No problem, we’ll ask about your preferences ahead of time!
(The big-box will transfer everything you send, and charge you up to $40 for that football game!)
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First 35 minutes per tape $15
Video Tape transfer to MP4 video file, 1 - 35 minutes
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Up to 65 minutes $20
Video Tape transfer to MP4 video file, 36 - 65 minutes per tape
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Up to 95 minutes $25
Video Tape transfer to MP4 video file, 66 - 95 minutes per tape
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Up to 125 minutes $30
Video Tape transfer to MP4 video file, 96 - 125 minutes per tape
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DVD Copies of your tapes $10
Order as many copies of each tape as you like!
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32GB USB Thumb Drive $10
All your files saved to convenient external storage. Each drive holds up to 40 hours of video.
Your local video transfer service in Bozeman, Montana
And of course, we offer face-to-face service that makes all the difference in the success of your video transfer project. You’ll visit a local shop and talked to an experienced person who can answer your questions. Those same people will be the ones processing your transfer order. We do all our video tape transfer to digital format in-house, so you’ll get your order faster than with competitors that ship your memories to a remote facility.
Village Green Preservation can transfer any format of video cassette tape to digital files and/or DVD discs. MP4 files can be delivered as a sharable download link or to a USB Drive. Just drop off your VHS, VHS-C, Video8/Digital8, MiniDV or even BetaMax video tapes, and we take care of the rest.
Questions? We’re happy to help make your project successful. Call or text our workshop!