S-VHS & HDV Conversion
S-VHS and HDV were the quality-conscious formats of their eras. S-VHS sharpened standard VHS for enthusiasts and semi-pro shooters, while HDV, in the early 2000s, squeezed genuine high-definition video onto a small MiniDV-sized tape. Both hold noticeably better pictures than ordinary home video — and both sit on magnetic tape that degrades just the same with age.
We treat these formats with the care their extra resolution deserves, capturing S-VHS and HDV on the right studio equipment so none of that quality is thrown away in the transfer. Each tape becomes a high-quality MP4, watched back and quality-checked for picture and sound before it's done.
Take your footage as a download, on a USB, on a hard drive, or in a private Family Gallery to share. Post your tapes from anywhere in Australia, tracked both ways, or drop them into our Collingwood studio — and your originals always come home.
$35.00 per tape
Flat price, every format. Blank or unreadable tapes are always refunded.
Common questions
Will you keep the high-definition quality of my HDV tapes?
Yes — HDV is genuine HD, and we capture it that way, delivering a high-definition MP4 rather than downscaling it to standard video.
Can you tell S-VHS from ordinary VHS?
We can. Our team checks each tape and plays it on the correct equipment, so an S-VHS recording is captured at its proper quality, not as plain VHS.
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