Video and audio transfers from video99.co.uk   

The most affordable and flexible video transfer service in the UK.

• A personal service by an electronic engineer with 35 years of video equipment experience, working from an air conditioned studio.  We're only happy when you are happy.

• Nearly all customers take video files on a USB device (rather than DVD), as files are better quality, easier to edit and share.  Exceptionally competitive rates, video files for PC or Mac editing:  MiniDV tapes to lossless DV-AVI files from £7/hour, Video8 from £8/hour, VHS or Beta from £9/hour.

• Lowest professional transfer prices in the UK but the highest quality. 
  

• Quick turnaround time as standard.  Urgent jobs completed same day, often at no extra charge.

• Audio tapes to MP3 and WAV audio files, including professional audio formats.  CD is still possible too.
  

• See our successful YouTube channel where you can watch our work and equipment.

• International video formats handled, usually at no extra charge.  Obscure and rare international variants covered.

• The widest range of video cassette formats in the UK.  Other transfer companies send their customers' tricky jobs to us.  **

• Show reels of actors, camera operators and producers made for the TV, radio and movie industries, casting agencies.

Though DVDs are still possible, virtually everyone now takes video files as uploads, on a USB stick, SSD or hard disk (depending on running times).

Please select the format(s) you want transferred				(Help on how to tell which kind of video tape you have)
		VHS, VHS-C				SVHS (Super-VHS),       SVHS-C
		miniDV / DV				DVCAM / HDV
		Video8, Hi8, Digital8				DVCPro, DVCPRO-50, DVCPRO-HD
		Beta (Betamax)				microMV
		Betacam / BetacamSP				Digital Betacam       DigiBeta/SX/ HDCAM, HDCAM-SR
		Umatic (including High       Band and SP)				MII
		VCR/VCR-LP       (N1500/N1700)       or SVR				V2000 (VCC Video       Compact Cassette)
		DVD, DVD-Ram,  Laserdisc				CVC
		D9/DigitalS/Other				Audio (including       cassette, DAT, MD)

Click on the symbols above for information on the format.  Using this form implies acceptance of cookies.  You can always email colin@video99.co.uk 

If you don't know what kind of tapes you have, or want to see pictures of them, scroll through this page.  

If for any reason you get stuck filling out the form, just email me and I'll help you personally.  It's a personal service I offer, not like some of the big video editing houses.  I understand that in many cases you will not be able to tell how much material is on the original recordings. In which case we can usually deal with payment later once I've worked on the tapes.  Payment is best done by bank transfer, but cheque to video99 are acceptable too.  Please read our Terms and Conditions, which form part of the agreement.

If you would like to speak to me personally, you can telephone Colin during normal hours, on 01752 881652.  You can always email colin@video99.co.uk  

A note about quality and value for money: There are some transfer services on eBay and similar, offering to squeeze 3 or even 4 hours of video onto a DVD for about a fiver.  But recorded single layer DVDs can only provide full resolution for up to around 2 to 2.5 hours, so you know they are not providing you with full resolution transfers.  Do they use the best equipment, do they use  Digital Timebase Correctors for best possible results, do they carefully adjust the colour alignment and other controls to correct imperfections on the tape?  No, not at that price, you know they don't.  We don't run much material to DVD any more but many of the cheaper outfits cannot generate high quality, low compression video files.  They can also hide other costs, for example one of the "cheap" companies charge £25 to repair a faulty tape, but video99 charges just £5 and sometimes waives that too.  Video99 has long lists of very happy customers, see the testimonials, some from famous names, and you can see that we provide the highest possible quality.  The "cheap" companies can also let you down because they can't handle any recordings which are unusual formats, foreign TV systems or difficult tapes.  So who provides the best value?

If you want your tapes back after you have the transfers:  Not everyone needs their tapes returned once they have the transfers, but if you do (and we recommend it), we will need to add postage costs. For a single video tape in the UK, this is usually £5.99.  For larger quantities, and tapes from outside the UK, I will let you know.  Ideally can you ensure you send the tapes in a package which is sufficiently large and robust for me to use to send back your original tapes. Usually I will send video files to you ahead of returning your tapes, then when you've confirmed you are happy with the transfers, I will return your tapes. This way I can help you further if necessary - for example you can now see you want a different part of a tape transferred on its own.  When you receive your tapes back, you may notice that the record tabs have been removed or switched to the safe position. The first thing I do with a tape is make sure that it cannot be recorded on, so protecting your important recordings.  If you don't want tapes returned, there may be a small charge for some tapes since we pay for a proper disposal service.

**  Work taken on for other businesses can be supplied without video99 branding on DVDs, USB sticks or data folders, ready for re-branding, but please ask for this.  However video99 will never secretly outsource work to another company; if there's something we don't handle (like Cine Film) then we will try to suggest someone who can help you.

Also see the video99.co.uk Questions and Answers (FAQ)

Whatever your tape, watch it again.  A huge range of audio and video formats can be transferred to digital files.

Click below on the tape format you have to read a little about the video tapes and see the some guide prices.  If you you're not sure what your tape is, scroll down this page until you see it, or just ask for help.  I have possibly the largest selection of video cassette formats available in the UK.  All kinds of video cassette and camcorder tapes can be copied at prices which make it well worth leaving it to an expert.

We usually provide DV-AVI files of 13GB per hour plus MPEG4 of 4GB per hour, from most video formats.  These are much higher quality than the compressed files you would get from a cheap video to USB converter gadget, and are much better suited to editing.  In the case of minidv and Digital8 tapes, these DV-AVI files are a pure lossless copy from teh digital tape contents which even retain the original time/date information which some software can access.  Some professional studio tapes are available as other video file formats including 8-bit YUV (huge file sizes though). 

Most customers today prefer video files to DVDs, some pricing is shown here for the more popular formats.  Video files are higher quality than DVDs, easier to edit, share and back up, so a better format for future generations.  Assuming at least 10 hours, the cost to DV-AVI video files would be:
£7 per hour for miniDV (miniDV/DVCAM and Digital8 are a pure digital lossless transfer, retaining the original time/date data, which some video editing software can access). This is the same hourly price we have been charging since 2008!
£8 per hour for Video8/Hi8/Digital8
£9 per hour for VHS, SVHS, Beta or microMV
£10 per hour for  V2000 tapes
£10.50 per hour for HDV to lossless full quality High Definition MPEG2 files, consuming around 12GB/hour.  (JVC's rare 720P format costs more.)
£12.50 per hour for VHSC tapes
The cost is per hour of useful material, blank tapes and blank sections don't count, plus return post.  If there are a lot of very short tapes then a minimum charge of usually £3.50 per tape may apply.   Less than around 10 hours is 50% more per hour, a single tape usually being £15 minimum.  Normally I provide DV-AVI video files which consume 13GB per hour, so a few hours may go onto a USB stick but a lot of tapes require a small USB hard drive. I keep high quality USB sticks in stock at competive prices, avoid buying cheap eBay USB sticks which are all fakes.

Not only do I offer a cheap video transfer service,  it's a personal and helpful service with the highest possible quality and attention to detail as standard.  I'm happy to help when you don't know which tape an important recording is on, or you have other special requests.

We have an easy order page, just select what kind of tapes you have and supply your details.

Be careful who you trust your precious memories to.  I am a qualified electronic engineer with over 30 years of video editing and servicing experience.  I've been transferring video tapes since the start of suitable digital recording equipment almost 20 years ago, and I put that special care and attention into my work which shows.  Yet my prices are as low as the cheapest on the Internet.  I also offer more tape formats than possibly any other company, in some cases at a third of the cost of the competition.  I use Digital Timebase Correctors to get the very best results, many transfer services do not have these.  I can also do special services such as taking stills from a video, transferring confidential or private video material, video files on USB stick or hard disk, repairing damaged tapes and more, just ask. 

Example price:  Betamax video including Hifi stereo sound of 2:30 hours, copied to DVD for £13, an extra copy for £3.50.  Or a single Beta/VHS/minidv/Video8 tape to DV-AVI and MPEG4 video files from £15.  If you can find anyone advertising a lower price, do tell me!  No VAT to add, our turnover is presently below the VAT threshold and we aim to keep it that way.  Most customers pay by bank transfer / PAYM, but cheque to video99 is fine too.  A change in UK law from January 2018 means that Paypal cannot usually be accepted any more, sorry.

We can help with other services not listed here, including data recovery from damaged Hard Disk camcorders, data recovery from PC and Mac 3.5" floppy disks and PC format 5.25" floppies, data recovery from accidentally wiped memory cards.  Just ask.

Also see my Questions and Answers (FAQ)

Testimonials and social media

We are listed on the independent Freeindex service, you can read and add to reviews there.  Most customers use that method for testimonials now. 

We also have a collection of fascinating testimonials from some famous names, see the famous names testimonials page. 

Please also subscribe to our successful YouTube channel where you can see some of the work we do and fantastic equipment we have.

Video Files

Transfers of video to upload, USB sticks or Hard Disk files for your own editing. 

Most customers these days like to use their own computer and software to edit their videos for themselves.  Here are some suggestions for free video editing software for PC.  On a Mac, iMovie is a reasonable starting place.

Nearly all customers take DV-AVI files on hard disk.  These hard disk transfers are suitable for both PC and Mac video editing and cost just £7 - £9 per hour for 10 hours or more for most formats (see price list above).  All video formats are available with this option.  We can provide the hard disk, or you can order one from a supplier such as Ebuyer or Amazon and have it shipped directly here.  Small jobs of up to a few hours may fit a USB stick or can be uploaded to you.  Additionally I offer smaller MPEG4 files at a very small cost, these will play on most modern TVs which have a USB socket.   We keep a stock of USB sticks and portable hard disks if required.

Showreel videos for casting companies

I can transfer all video formats to make up video clips and/or DVDs for performers, camera operators and programme producers, ready to send to potential clients or casting agents or companies such as Spotlight.  These will  be made up quickly and affordably, to a professional standard, and you can preview the work as it progresses to be sure you are absolutely happy with the results.  Just ask if you require this.

Also see the video99.co.uk Questions and Answers (FAQ)

If you have any questions, just email me and I'll reply promptly.   Also see the video99.co.uk Questions and Answers (FAQ)  All material on this web site is copyright ©2005-2024 www.video99.co.uk and www.colin99.co.uk though trade marks remain with the manufacturers.

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