How to Digitize VHS & VHS-C Tapes to Digital, Top Tips on DIY or Choosing a Video Transfer Company

In this video, Phil from Got Memories talks about the VHS on VHS – C videotape formats from the 1980s to 1990s. The video covers things to look out for choosing a VCR cleaning the heads monitoring the audio and video signal so a clear picture is present, along with clear audio in stereo. Additionally, cleaning the heads with show me tips and electromagnetic contact cleaner.

Also, covered are the two things to look for when choosing a video transfer company. Essential tips to ensure trusting the only copy of your precious home memories to a video transfer company goes smoothly.

The first essential for any video transfer company, you are scouting to digitize your home movies to USB DVD or cloud is making sure they have an active YouTube channel with lots of current content. Also shots of the premises and equipment, processes to gain your trust. Transparency is everything in this industry. The second essential is a five star review rating on Google. Google is the benchmark for reviews the things you need to look out for within. Google reviews is the star rating 5.0 is the benchmark but if it is a 5.0, they must be well over 100 reviews to ensure authenticity of the reviews themselves small numbers of reviews with glowing comments usually on family members and friends of the business owner when you see well over 100 reviews with a 5.0 and additionally which this is key is every single review has a response from the owner, good or bad review, always a response.

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[jeffwilson]

This guy is awesome and the work he does is fantastic. We had several home movies from the 60's and 70's and it turned out great. thanks Phil again. Jeff from Ottawa.

[reel_images]

Awesome job mate! I have a college background in Film and Television and Post Production. When I was young, I started my own company filming weddings, LOL! Clients wanted everything for nothing, they thought the tape came out of the camera magically edited with name keys, titles, music and fades. Like you I consistently had to explain I needed to work at least 40 to 50 hrs to get to the finished product, charging about $1500 to $2500 per wedding. That business was short lived, I still hobby in filming and editing and like you I'm a perfectionist. I do a little over kill when capturing for myself, I like upscaling to 1920X1440 to Apple ProRes and de-interlacing my footage, also capturing using s-video.
Again this process is tedious, I really like your setup, awesome dub suite. I really like seeing a small company explode, I hope you do really well.
Cheers!
Phil Graham

[LloydChristmas-vxwh]

What an interesting and in-depth video; thanks. I'll be submitting my videos to a local company in my country.

[StyleRecordGroupcom]

What a impressive place you have, thanks for posting.

[scottdaily]

Wow I'm impressed! So cool to see a legit setup. I read that a TBC is important when digitizing...I'm not going to claim to understand what it even does lol but do you ever run into issues without using one? or does the Elgato capture card have a TBC built in?

[joethomas]

I am sending you my archives. thank you.

[IBegToDiffer]

Thanks for making this video! I’ve been going through my childhood vhs-c tapes and trying to convert them to digital and this really helps!

Just got to the part where you said your shop is in Phoenix, can’t believe you’re so close! 😂

[jeromebressoud]

Do you also use high quality workflows, like "JVC S-VHS > Cypress TBC > Pinnacle capture card" (meaning without any upscaler or deinterlacing processing) ? Great video btw

[ProWalks]

Hey, thanks for the great video. Do you know of any capture software that works with the Canopus ADVC-110? Adobe recently removed their capture ability so now I'm left with buying a new device, like Elgato, or finding a new software. Thanks!

[MikeHolliman]

After digitizing the vhs with the Elgato video capture device on Windows.... is there any way to take the digitized version and make it better? Any advice on what should be used?

[Ezzell_]

Would lint free KimTech KimWipes be a good alternative to those expensive cleaning sticks?

[eddieotero]

Hi, can you please tell me where you found a manual vhs c adaptor that dosnt use batteries. Please i realy need to know.

[gandl]

Very cool. I have probably 50-100 tapes. Where would they be shipped. If I were to do it with my VCRs I have...tell me something you didn't cover. How often would you clean the head as you did...every 5 tapes, every 10 tapes? What would you recommend. You just transfer the tape as it is...from VHS or what have you to a large file in digital and you can slide through them in the new format? I'm wondering if legacy does that too...or is there a company who makes chapters and breaks the tape down into smaller bits. Surely that would be nearly impossible. Tks

[EarlBalentine]

Do you suggest if I'm going to convert my VHS tapes to digital that I start with a brand new VCR? I have an old VCR probably the original one that created the VHS tapes. DO you have a suggestion on what converter system I should buy to do the convertering? I have about 30 VHS tapes and 40 of the video8's.

[zoyegilliland]

May I ask what do you charge per VHSC tape

[joethomas]

What is really the best medium at this time?