SUMMARY:
Tapes stretch and break. They will degrade, even if you aren't using them. With proper care, video CDs will last longer than you will. Save your tapes (even copy protected ones) to video CD and save your shows forever.
A video CD can be played on almost all DVD players. They can also be played on any computer with a CD drive and Windows Media Player or a DVD player program. They only cost $5 an hour to have made. And your confidentialty is assured.
Details...
Did you know that video tapes degrade each time you watch them, and will noticeably deteriorate after 10 years even if they just sit on the shelf? We should preserve our important memories being lost to decaying video tape. The answer is VHS to Video CD (VCD) conversion.
With VCDs your videos will last virtually forever, with no further loss in quality. What's more, you can play them on your computer!
Imagine, while faithfully preserving your tapes with VHS movies to VCD conversion you can give all your friends their own video CD treasure of those special life long events. And you can play them on your computer!
Superior Video & Audio Quality
Digital Video offers sharper and more detailed imagery and audio, and will never deteriorate in quality no matter how many times you watch it!
Playing your video on a DVD player has other advantages too. You can fast forward (and fast reverse) to a scene with no tape to stretch. You can go directly to a particular time in your video. You can "zoom in" on the action and even set your player to replay a particular scene over and over again.
Video tape's magnetic data wears out over time from factors such as sunlight, moisture, and wear & tear. Digital Video never diminishes and Video CD's don't wear and tear. Video CD's will last 100 + years!
Video tapes are not forever...
Do you have important events in your life stored on video tape? Unfortunately those videos are fading away with every passing year. Your precious video records of weddings, births, graduations and other significant events are losing their signal, even if you keep them sitting on the shelf under ideal conditions!
Do you have a TV show you've recorded that you can't find on DVD? Or a porn tape that is starting to get old and worn? It is perfectly legal for you to have a permanent copy made for your own personal use, just as long as you don't distribute copyrighted materials to others. We can even digitize MacroVision (copy protected) tapes for you.
Of course, few of us keep our tapes at the constant temperature and humidity required to maximize their life. To make matters worse, every time we play a tape, it wears out a little bit because it's pulled under tension against parts inside your VCR. As time passes, the plastic in the tape itself begins to break down. And many tapes are rendered useless when the case fails, making the tape inside unplayable.
Even making copies of your tapes regularly can't fully protect your video from loss. Every time an analog tape is copied, a bit of the signal is lost - forever! (Unless you have a Digital-8 or Mini-DV camcorder, your home video tapes are probably analog). Experts say that at best, your videos will show noticeable signs of deterioration within 10 years. There may be even less of your videos left for future generations than the yellowing photos of your grandparents you saw as a child!
Can anything be done?
What you need is a way to make an exact copy of your video today, and a way to store it that will last for considerably longer than 10 years. Thanks to modern technology, you can capture a digital version of your video today at a reasonable cost, and enjoy the comfort of knowing that it will suffer no further loss over the next 70 to 200 years.
There IS a solution...
You can have your video transferred to Video CD. They can be played over and over without damage because the player never touches the recording surface. They're sealed to protect the information stored on them, and have no moving parts to fail. VCDs can be copied repeatedly without losing a single bit of information. They make great low-cost gifts for friends & family.
Contact us.
We can create video CDs from all your favorite VHS tapes for only $5 per hour of video. Your confidentiality is assured with any "home" or "adult" videos that you want digitized.
Email Rex at video@awes.com for details.