| SORRY, NO DISCOUNTS - NO EXCEPTIONS The fact is, most companies have dropped their video transfer services for many reasons including low success rate, wear on their machines from constantly adjusting them to play poorly recorded tapes, lack of processing equipment, and/or the fact that it simply doesn't pay enough to justify the hassle and expense. You will not be charged for tapes (or other media) that will not play well enough for transfer to DVD. I am willing to transfer commercially recorded material, BUT I MUST DESTROY THE ORIGINAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW. Thus, what you are paying for is the physical and technical act of producing ONE duplicate. A photograph of your destroyed media will be taken and kept on file, and a signed statement of disposal will be sent back with your DVD's or CD's. |
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| Welcome to Barry's 8 Track Repair's |
| Video Transfer Service |
| DVD copies from VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, Betamax, U-Matic or 12" Laser Disc Ask About Transfer From 8 or 16 mm (Video or Film) or Picture Storage |
| Barry's 8 Track Repair owns, repairs and maintains the very best, top of the line STUDIO BROADCAST VCR'S to ensure the best possible video quality. We have (4) JVC BR-S822U VHS machines (costing over $6000 new), top quality Betamax machines, and a Pioneer VP-1000 12" Laser Disc Player. We also have professional grade video processing equipment to correct green or purple faces, sharpen up the picture, enhance the colors and restore lost detail. See "VCR's" tab for pictures of gear. Generally, video transfers cost $30 for the first tape of its type, then $10 for each SAME FORMAT transfer. In other words, (5) VHS transfers will cost $70: $30 for the first one, then 4 X $10. If you send in (1) VHS tape and (1) Betamax tape for transfer, the total cost is $60 ($30 format setup X 2), etc. Tapes or Laser Discs are copied continuous from beginning to end, and will include any spaces, signal dropouts, damaged portions - an exact reproduction of the original I receive from you. Any requested editing is handled on an hourly basis at $75 per hour, in addition to per-tape charges. "Editing" refers to the process of rearranging, removing, combining and/or adding to the program material such as removing long blank sections, combining media from different sources on the same DVD, etc. Editing has nothing to do with video quality, and video quality is optimized at no extra charge. "Optimizing" refers to correction of brightness, contrast, color, tint, black level and sharpness. Time Base Correction, if needed, is also included at no charge. |
| any $39 plastic video capture boxes here! We cut holes in our computers and install REAL equipment. Click the image for an almost microscopic view of my fine work. Want this done to yours? E-MAIL ME |
| Your DVD's will be recorded on an HP HPE-500Y which contains a 2.7 GHz, 6 core AMD processor and 16 GB of RAM. This incredible computing power allows us to work on MANY projects at once if needed. I installed the A-V jacks upside down to keep the heavy cables on bottom. |
| As always - if I can't be the best, then why bother ? |
| Holy cow, why are you so doggone expensive ??? Let me guess - you're thinking I'll pull your tapes out of the box, pop one in the VCR and away we go? This was the case 20 years ago, yes. But without too much fluff, here's how it is now: 1. Your VCR was terribly out of alignment when you recorded the tapes, so I have to misalign mine in order to play them, which puts wear on my machine adjustments and forces me to painstakingly realign it when the job is finished. Eventually, these parts need to be replaced - and from JVC, they are EXTREMELY expensive! They charge $40 for a standard computer POWER CORD that you find anywhere else for 3 or 4 dollars! 2. Your tapes all played great 20 years ago, but they've been sitting in the attic, the garage or the closet for the last 20 years. Since you stored them flat instead of standing up, every one of your tapes has a damaged control track signal from the edge of the tape becoming wrinkled - and I have to misalign my machines to play them. 3. I have around $50,000 invested in my video production studio, just to be able to do this at my level of quality. You may remember the phrase "Lifetime Warranty" which causes me to be extremely exacting and critical of my work, whatever I'm doing. 4. Sometimes only one certain VCR "likes" a given tape. Of course, the time spent finding which VCR will play a worn or damaged tape can be tremendous. 5. I have one of VERY FEW remaining, fully functioning VCR Repair Shops in the country. The fact that I have all the necessary test equipment, gauges, test fixtures and alignment tapes alone means I can charge premium rates - I offer premium service ! As mentioned elsewhere on this site, my service isn't for everybody. My service is for those who demand the best. There are plenty of excited kids with video toys who can do an acceptable job cheaper, or even for free. If you were about to ask me for a discount - call one of them instead ! |