At Photoreal we convert popular video and audio tapes into digital format: disk (CD or DVD) or USB drive (MP4 or MP3).
| Tape type | into CD / DVD | into USB (as MP4 or MP3) | How fast the job can be done |
| VHS (NTSC & PAL) | min $18 + $8/hr if >2 hrs | price for DVD + $12 | 2 tapes / day |
| VHS-c (NTSC & PAL) | $18 | $30 | 3 tapes / day |
| miniDV (NTSC only) | $18 | $30 | 3 tapes / day |
| 8mm (Video8) or Hi8 (NTSC only) | min $18 + $8/hr if >2 hrs | price for DVD + $12 | 2 tapes / day |
| audio-cassette | $18 for 80 min tape, $21 for >80 min tape | $30 | 3 tapes / wk |
| vinyl record | $18 | $30 | 3 records / wk |
| DVD | n/a | $15 | 2 hrs / DVD |
We don’t convert these types of tapes: Digital8, Betamax, Betacam, 8mm/16mm film on a reel, micro-cassettes.
If you want the tapes to be converted into USB, you can either provide your own flash drive (4 GB of free space or more) or get one from us for $15-$20.
Tapes are converted on “First come – first served” basis. Most of the time we already have several tapes for conversion, so if you need the tapes to be converted by certain time & date, please call the store (718) 875-1776 to ask for the availability to do your order by certain time & date.