What you get:
You will receive a fully enhanced copy of your tape on DVD or digitized to your Hard Drive. The DVD option will play in any DVD player. It can be copied as many times as you want without restrictions or copy protection. The DVD media we use is considered professional grade archival quality. The Hard Drive option will allow for editing your video on a PC or Mac computer. You will need to include a hard drive with your order or purchase one from us.

1. Processing Time: Select your preferred processing time frame. We cannot guarantee processing times and will notify you if we are not able to complete your order in the specified amount of time. Processing time starts from when we physically receive your order until we release it to the shipping carrier. The processing time does not include shipping transit time.
   
   
2. Tape Length: Select how much content you want transferred from this tape. If you don't know, we will assume you want the entire tape transferred. If there is more than 2 hours content, there will be a balance due upon completion of the order. We charge $10 per additional two hours of content.
   
   
3. Combine Tapes: Select if you want the contents of your tapes combined to a single DVD. Please keep in mind a DVD only holds two (2) hours of content. There is no additional cost for combining, but there is no cost savings either, our pricing is based on how many original tapes you submit for transfer.
   
   
4. Convert to: Select if you want your tape transferred to DVD Video, Hard Drive or both. You can also select transfer to VHS or Mini-DV. When transferring your tape to Hard Drive, select if it will be for the PC or Mac. You will need to include an external hard drive with your shipment. The size of the drive will be based on how much content you're having transferred. Each hour of content will require 13GB of storage. The file format is either .AVI (PC) or Quictime (Mac) using the DV Codec. This format is the standard for video editing.
   
   
5. International Conversion: If your tape is from another country, it maybe in a different video standard than the US (NTSC). Select if it's PAL (most European countries) or SECAM (France). You may also select if you want your tape converted to PAL. If you do not know what standard your tape is, we will assume it's the US standard and if conversion is necessary, a balance will be due once the order is completed.
   
   
6. Tape Repair: If your tape is damaged, select this option if and we will attempt to repair the tape. This fee is for one tape repair. If you send in a broken tape and do not select this option, we will contact you before fixing and transferring the tape.
   
   
7. Transfer Comments: use this area to give our transfer technicians comments about your transfer. Anything you type in this section will be visible to all of our staff who handle your order.
   
   
8. Quantity: Change this number to reflect the amount of original tapes you are sending using these options.
   
   
9. Additional Copies: You may order additional copies of your DVD(s) by selecting Services -> Duplication above.
   
   

Detailed Description:
DVD Video is the most popular format for watching Hollywood movies and video content. It's designed to be played on DVD Players that hook directly into a television. Some computers have a DVD-ROM drive that can also play DVD Video.

We utilize the highest grade transfer equipment in the industry. Each of your tapes will be transferred via a professional grade video deck. The video signal is routed through processing hardware which stabilizes (time base correction) and enhances the signal (procamp). If the image is dark or faded, our transfer process will add correction giving the video a noticeably cleaner look. The audio is also processed and the levels are adjusted to make the sound more audible and easier to hear.

Editing:
The DVD Video format can be edited on a computer with the correct software and knowledge, although we do not recommend it. DVD video utilizes the MPEG2 codec which is highly compressed. When you edit this format and then have it create another DVD Video the quality can degrade to an unacceptable level.

We recommend having your tapes transferred to Hard Drive if you intend to edit. The codec used when we transfer to Hard Drive is the DV codec. DV was designed for editing and does not have the same degradation problems as MPEG2.