• Digitize in-house
  • All types of video
  • Professional scanners
  • Discount based on amount of tapes

Digitizing your video stops the ageing process

Old analogue material in particular tends to deteriorate rapidly (under the influence of magnetism, among other things).

We can transfer your video material to digital MP4 video files. We then put this on a USB stick, hard drive or personal download link. This way you can easily watch your videos on your TV, phone or tablet.

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Prices

All prices include 21% VAT.

We have divided the video types into 4 price categories (type 1 to type 4)

The price is independent of the number of minutes of video on a tape. So there is 1 fixed price per tape. The more tapes you have digitized, the lower the price per tape.

Type 1

  • Video-8
  • Digital 8
  • hi-8
  • (S) VHS
  • (S)VHS-C
  • mini-DV (SD and HD)
from
€12,50
25+ tapes

Type 2

  • Video 2000/VCC
  • Betamax
  • MicroMV
  • Laserdisc
  • DV
  • DVCAM
from
€18,75
25+ tapes

Type 3

  • U-matic (lowband, highband)
  • Betacam (Beta SP, Betacam SX, Beta SX, MPEG/IMX, Digital Betacam, Digibeta)
from
€22,50
25+ tapes

Type 4

  • VCR (Philips N1500, N1700)
from
€35,00
25+ tapes

Video Type 1

Video-8, Digital 8, hi-8, (S) VHS, (S)VHS-C, mini-DV  Price per tape
1 tape € 22,50
2 to 4 tapes € 20,00
5 to 9 tapes € 17,50
10 to 24 tapes € 15,00
25 and more tapes € 12,50

Video Type 2

Video 2000/VCC, Betamax, MicroMV, Laserdisc, DV, DV CAM Price per tape
1 tape € 33,75
2 to 4 tapes € 30,00
5 to 9 tapes € 26,25
10 to 24 tapes € 22,50
25 and more tapes € 18,75

Video Type 3

U-matic, Betacam, Digibeta Price per tape
1 tape € 40,50
2 to 4 tapes € 36,00
5 to 9 tapes € 31,50
10 to 24 tapes € 27,00
25 and more tapes € 22,50

Video Type 4

VCR (Philips N1500, N1700) Price per tape
1 tape € 63,00
2 to 4 tapes € 56,00
5 to 9 tapes € 49,00
10 to 24 tapes € 42,00
25 and more tapes € 35,00

Options

Options Price per tape
Use professional codec for video (e.g. Prores HQ 422) € 5,00
Repair of damaged or broken tape (Meer info) € 18,50
Removal of mould from tape (Meer info) € 17,00
Unsticking of tapes (Meer info) € 46,00
Surcharge NTSC, SECAM tapes (More info) € 8,50
Video editing (per man hour) € 50,00
Create a photo overview prior to digitizing

€ 5.00

(these costs are waived if you subsequently have the tape digitized)

Put on media carier

Put on media carier Surcharges
Internet download link Free
Put on your own USB stick / hard drive Free
Put on a USB stick / hard drive that you purchase from us USB 32GB € 12,50
USB 64GB € 15,00
USB 128GB € 20,00
USB 256GB € 32,00
USB 512GB € 45,00
HDD 1 TB € 77,00
SSD 500 GB € 89,00
DVD (2 hours of video on 1 DVD) € 15,00
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Our process

Numbering of the tapes

Each tape receives a sticker with a unique number. If there are years or numbers on the tapes, this order is followed.

Digitize video to mp4 file

As standard, we transfer every video tape you supply to an MP4 computer file (in .H264 format) for a USB stick, hard drive or SSD. The entire tape is transferred. Each tape receives a separate file with our unique number as the file name. You can change these file names yourself.

If the tape is not completely full, the noise at the end of the tape will naturally be cut away.

Technology used

We use well-maintained professional playback equipment to transfer your videos. If the image quality is poor, the tape in question is also played on another machine (preferably another brand/type) to rule out problems with the equipment.

Options

Personal download link via internet (Wetransfer)

You will receive a personal link via Wetransfer with which you can download the files. We keep the files on our server for 2 months and then these files are deleted.

Place on USB stick, hard drive or SSD

USB sticks and hard drives fit in almost all televisions, computers and laptops. So, it allows you to play your videos easily. We can put the digital files on your own USB stick or hard drive. You can of course also purchase a USB stick or hard drive from us. Most video assignments fit on our smallest USB sticks of 32 GB or 64 GB.

Put on DVD

It is also possible to put the digital files on a DVD. You can indicate in which order and whether the tapes should be put on DVD separately or whether the DVDs should be filled out. A maximum of 120 minutes (2 hours) of video can fit on one DVD. We recommend that you also save the files in another way (e.g. USB stick) due to the wear and tear/rot of DVDs over time.

Other codec

We can convert your video recordings to all modern video formats. We convert your material to H.264 (MP4) as standard. This format is playable on (almost) everything. We can also supply other formats if you wish. For example Apple Prores 422 HQ. For more information, see our codec page.

Editing video material

You can still edit the files we deliver (click here for more information). We can also do the post-production of the film for you. In consultation, we can then, among other things, change the order of videos and cut out parts.

Photo overview

Would you first like to know what is on your video tape(s)? If desired, we can first make a photo overview of your video tape. This way you can see at a glance which topics are on the tape. If you subsequently decide not to have the tape digitized, you will pay €5.00 per tape instead of the full digitization costs.

Below is an example of a photo overview:

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Frequently asked questions – Video digitisation

Hoe groot moet de USB-stick/harde schijf zijn waar de video’s op gezet worden?

Dit is afhankelijk van het aantal uren aan video materiaal dat op uw banden staat. Hou rekening met ca. 3,1 GB per uur video materiaal.
  • USB 32 GB: 10,4 uur video
  • USB 64 GB: 20,8 uur video
  • USB 128 GB: 41,6 uur video
  • USB 256 GB: 83,2 uur video
  • SSD 480 GB: 156 uur video
  • SSD 960 GB: 312,1 uur video
  • HDD 1 TB: 325,1 uur video
  • HDD 2 TB: 650,2 uur video
  • HDD 4 TB: 1300,3 uur video

Could I request a sample scan?

Yes, that is possible. You can request your free sample scan here.

When copying large files I get an error message

The problem when a large video file cannot be copied is usually that the file system of the hard disk or USB stick is still in FAT32 format. Files larger than 4GB cannot be stored on a FAT32 volume. Formatting the flash drive in the exFAT or NTFS file system will solve this problem.

You can find more information about this:

USB stick is not working on TV

Sometimes a USB flash drive with video files does not play properly on a TV.
If this is the case, please contact us. Please provide the TV brand and type number, then we can solve the problem for you.
If you are technical, you can often solve the problem yourself. Here are some tips:
  • The USB stick is not recognized: TVs sometimes cannot handle all formats of USB sticks. Sometimes they cannot read NTFS or exFAT. You can find out which format USB sticks your TV can read in its manual.
    If that is the case, you can create a USB stick in the correct format and transfer the video files to it.
  • The USB stick is recognized, but the (video) files do not play properly. We create the files in a format that plays well on as many TVs as possible. However, some (old) TV’s may not be able to play the files in this format. In the manual of your TV you can find which formats / codecs are supported. These video files need to be transferred to a format that is playable on your TV.

Which video codec (.h264 / Prores) is suitable for me?

By default, we deliver digitized film in .H264 format. This format is the defacto standard for video. If you want to perform heavy edits such as color correction etc. yourself, we recommend Prores. Read more: http://van-eck.net/en/video-codecs/

Editing digitized video and movies – what programs can I use to do that?

There are several ways to edit digitized videos and films yourself.

For cutting and pasting only, I recommend LosslessCut.The advantage of this program is that the video does not need to be re-encoded and thus no quality is lost. If you want more, such as adding titles, music, transitions, etc. then you need a somewhat more comprehensive program. See here for my top five recommended free video editing programs:

Bewerken van video bestanden

If you have even more requirements, then a paid program is recommended. Some examples: Final cut pro (Apple) and Adobe Premiere / Magix Video for the PC.

Download – not enough free space – adjust download folder

By default, when you download to your c:disk. There is not always enough room there.

In the browser you use, you can set to download to another partition or drive (e.g., external hard drive).

Herewith tips to adjust this setting:

More questions?

Let us know via the contact form