Preserve Your Home Movies
NTSC Formats Only (United States)North Iowa & Southern Minnesota’s trusted video-to-digital service.
Your family’s old videotapes hold moments that will never happen again.
We safely digitize every tape using high-quality, in-house transfer decks right here in Mason City, IA.
Your tapes never leave our facility, and every transfer is handled with care and attention.
VHS • VHS-C • Betamax • Video8 • Hi8 • Digital8 • MiniDV • MicroMV • U-Matic
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641.200.4190
★★★★★ "It was such a pleasure to find a local business where I could get my old camcorder tapes changed into a USB that I could watch and share with family." — Monica B.
Supporting Families & Businesses Across North Iowa & Southern Minnesota
Choose Your Tape Type
Quick pricing for every format
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Standard 720P Transfer
1–4 tapes: $25 each
5–14 tapes: $22 each
15+ tapes: $20 each
Included With Every Transfer
Real-time digitizing (never high-speed dubbing)
Color and exposure balancing
Tracking stabilization
Removal of long blank sections (optional)
File naming + organization
Free cloud delivery
MP4 output (other formats available upon request)
Optional Add-ons
USB Delivery:
Under 32GB — $5
32GB — $10
64GB — $15
128GB — $20
Tape Repair / Splicing:$10 per tape
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Standard 720P Transfer
1–4 tapes: $50 each5–14 tapes: $47 each
15+ tapes: $45 each
Included With Every Transfer
Real-time digitizing (never high-speed dubbing)
Color and exposure balancing
Tracking stabilization
Removal of long blank sections (optional)
File naming + organization
Free cloud delivery
MP4 output (other formats available upon request)
Optional Add-ons
USB Delivery:
Under 32GB — $5
32GB — $10
64GB — $15
128GB — $20
Tape Repair / Splicing:$10 per tape
Enhanced metadata labeling:$0.05 per file
VIDEO TAPE DIGITIZING
Starting at $25 per tape
Blank, or unplayable tapes are free of charge. Tapes under 15min are $5.
All tapes are digitized in-house using dedicated playback decks. No outsourcing, and no AI “guesswork.”
Your tapes never leave our Mason City facility, and every transfer is captured with care and precision.
WHY VHS TApes Don’t Last Forever
VHS uses ½-inch magnetic tape coated in iron-oxide particles. It was durable for its time, but never meant to last forever.
Over 30–40+ years, VHS tapes naturally suffer from:
Loss of magnetic charge - color fade + static
Binder breakdown - (“sticky-shed syndrome”)
Tape edge wear - wobble or tracking issues
Mold growth on the tape surface
Warping from heat or humidity
Dropouts - tiny missing sections of recording
Since VHS players stopped mass production in 2016, every year it becomes harder to find equipment capable of safe playback.
WHY DIGITIZING VHS IS SO IMPORTANT TODAY
Most home movies on VHS are now 30–45 years old. Well beyond their intended lifespan.
Common symptoms you may already see:
Faded or tinted color
Snowy or flickering video
Audio dropouts
Tracking lines or jitter
Tape sticking inside the shell
Visible mold on the tape edge
Digitizing preserves your footage before natural decay or equipment failure makes playback impossible.
When we transfer your tapes:
Every tape is played on professional decks
No outsourcing, no cheap combo units
No AI “guessing” or altering your original footage
Your family’s memories stay right here in Mason City, IA
TAPE TYPES WE SPECIALIZE IN
We professionally digitize:
VHS
VHS-C
MiniDV
8mm Video
Hi8
Digital8
MicroMV
Betamax
¾-inch U-Matic
Every format is captured at the highest quality your tape allows.