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The factors that fuel collecting are often highly personal, evoking headshaking from family members, friends, and strangers \u2013 and videotapes are no exception. A 2019<\/span> Forbes<\/span><\/i> article<\/span><\/a> featured a young man from Michigan with a collection of 170 copies of Shrek VHS tapes who claims he isn\u2019t done collecting this single DreamWorks movie. And the Los Angeles-based video and performance collective<\/span> Everything is Terrible!<\/span><\/a> amassed a collection of more than 26,000 Jerry Maguire VHS tapes that will one day live in a permanent pyramid in the desert. For the rest of us, old VHS,<\/span> hi8<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> MiniDV<\/span><\/a> tapes are obsolete media cluttering closets and gathering dust on bookshelves. Many people donate <\/span>old VHS tapes<\/span><\/a> to thrift stores. But to preserve your fondest commercial and home movie memories, a better solution is to <\/span>convert videotapes to digital<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Congratulations on the decision to <\/span>transfer video tapes to digital<\/span> \u2013 that\u2019s a huge first step. Like any other type of service, companies that offer video transfers vary greatly in quality and expertise. Here are six factors to look at before selecting a<\/span> video to DVD transfer<\/span> service<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n After identifying the type of tapes you own, make sure the company you choose can handle that type of media. At ScanCafe, we convert VHS\/VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, and MiniDV formats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The last thing you want is for your tapes to get lost. ScanCafe is one of a few select companies that provides order tracking and the only one to offer a $1000 safety guarantee and cell phone updates. In addition, we offer barcode tracking, video monitoring, and weigh your boxes prior to scanning to ensure your video memories are safe and can be tracked every step of the way, door-to-door.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Although a company is located in the US, they may outsource your precious tapes to another country for digitizing, without disclosing this. Only select a service that states on their website that processing is done in the US. When you send your tapes to ScanCafe, all services are performed at our state-of-the-lab in the USA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Take a look at the company website to determine how long they\u2019ve been in business, have top-notch industry experience, and a professional and trustworthy-looking site. If the scanning process isn\u2019t spelled out clearly, you\u2019re better off looking elsewhere. Founded in 2006, ScanCafe has preserved more than 175 million memories and counting as of 2020 and is the highest-rated scanning service in the world!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s always a good idea to look for customer reviews, whether you\u2019re buying a major appliance or looking for a service. You can typically find customer reviews on a company website, Facebook page, or via a Google search. ScanCafe receives glowing customer reviews for <\/span>transferring videotapes to digital<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Different companies offer diverse file options. While one may not be better than another, make sure the company you select offers the digitized file type that works best for you. When you choose ScanCafe, you can select cloud-based storage to access your memories anywhere, anytime, as well as DVDs, USB Drives, uncompressed H.264\/MPEG-4 Files, or lightly compressed digital files on a hard drive for editing with video editing software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n ScanCafe checks off all the right boxes for the highest quality <\/span>video conversion service<\/span>! So unless you\u2019re looking to set the Guinness World Record for the most mammoth tape collection, have a<\/span> creative art project<\/span><\/a> in mind, or have your heart set on converting tapes yourself, there\u2019s no reason to delay! Our high-quality <\/span>video to digital conversion process<\/span><\/a> is easy, painless, and safe. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The factors that fuel collecting are often highly personal, evoking headshaking from family members, friends, and strangers \u2013 and videotapes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-scanning"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Video-Tape-Files-scaled.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"ScanCafe","author_link":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/author\/scafewpadm"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How to Choose the <\/b>Best Video Transfer Service<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Right Type of Service<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Safe Handling<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Processing in the USA<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Track Record<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Customer Reviews<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
Digitized File Versatility<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n