Your Memories. Safe + Local.
Video Tape Transfers
Your home movies deserve more than a trip through the mail. Our trained archiving technicians carefully capture, review and digitize your video tapes right here in our Vernon Hills facility.
Your original tapes stay local and are returned to you when your project is complete.
Stays Local
Your Tapes Stay Here
Your original tapes never leave our Vernon Hills facility during the transfer process.
Personally Reviewed
Technician Inspected
Every transfer is reviewed by a trained technician for usable footage and overall quality.
Delivered Your Way
Digital, USB or DVD
Choose the delivery method that works best for how you want to watch, share and preserve your videos.
From Tape to Digital
How Video Transfer Works
We personally handle your tapes from the moment they arrive until your completed project is returned.
We Capture
Each tape is rewound and captured from beginning to end so we recover all available recorded content.
We Review
A technician reviews the transfer and removes unusable dead space and commercial content from the finished video.
You Enjoy
Receive your memories as digital files, on a USB flash drive or on DVD so they are easy to watch and share again.
What Can We Transfer?
Video Tape Formats
Not sure what kind of tape you have? Use the illustrations below to help identify the format.
VHS
The large, full-size video cassette most families used with a VCR.
Look for: large rectangular cassette with two visible reel windows.
VHS-C
A smaller version of VHS commonly used in compact camcorders.
Look for: resembles a miniature VHS cassette with two round reel windows.
Hi-8 & Digital 8
Small camcorder tapes used extensively during the 1990s and 2000s.
Look for: compact rectangular cassette that is taller and narrower than VHS-C.
MiniDV
A very small digital camcorder cassette commonly used in the early digital-video era.
Look for: the smallest cassette shown here, roughly palm-sized with two tiny reels.
Have BETA, PAL or SECAM tapes?
Or something you don't recognize?Bring it in and we'll help identify it. We can also transfer several specialty video formats that require different equipment and pricing.
Simple Transfer Pricing
You Only Pay for Usable Content
Pricing is per tape and based on the amount of usable footage returned to you. You do not pay for empty tape or dead space.
Short Tape
Less Than 15 Minutes
per tape
Standard Tape
15 Minutes – 2 Hours
per tape
Extended Tape
More Than 2 Hours
per tape
Specialty Video Formats
BETA, PAL & SECAM
Your Videos. Your Way.
Choose How You Receive Your Videos
Select the delivery option that works best for you and your family.
Digital Download
$5 minimum
Receive digital files that are easy to download, save, watch and share.
USB Flash Drive
We select the appropriate flash drive size for your project. USB drives are available in capacities up to 256 GB.
DVD
per disc
Each DVD can contain up to approximately two hours of video.
Damaged or Dirty Tapes?
Older video tapes sometimes need a little extra attention.
If a cassette requires cleaning or physical cartridge repair before it can be safely captured, our technicians can often prepare it for transfer.
Professional Memory Preservation
Keeping Your Memories Safe + Local
Your memories don't need to leave town to enter the digital age. The Print Refinery has been professionally preserving photographs, film and home movies for more than 20 years.
Your video transfer project is completed inside our Vernon Hills facility, and your original tapes are returned to you when your project is finished.
For more information, please contact us.
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