Frequently Asked Questions

We transfer 8mm, Super 8mm (sound & silent), and 16mm (sound & silent) Film to DVD. View the Film Page  We also transfer VHS and Beta, as well as camcorder formats such as VHS-C, Hi8, 8mm, and MiniDV. View the Video Page

Absolutely! Every tiny picture on your film is scanned frame by frame into our computers. This allows our professional editing department to review and make enhancements to your film before it is placed on DVD.

Definitely not! DVD Recorders often will produce DVDs that won't play back on many DVD players or even some computers. At Transfer for Less, EVERY TAPE is recorded to the computer at the highest quality using Hardware Image Stabilizers before being professionally edited and placed on DVD! A DVD Recorder can never provide that careful consideration of your video tapes while transferring to DVD

Yes! Transfer for Less will place up to 2 hours of content onto a single DVD. If the total running time of your tapes is 2 hours or less, we can combine them!

Many people have video editing software on their computer. Transfer for Less can digitize all of your media and place it on a hard drive so you can easily edit at home.

We keep backup copies of your final DVDs for 30 days at no additional charge.

At Transfer for Less we only use top of the line equipment to ensure your memories are transferred with bright colors and crystal clear image quality.

Yes! We can even combine multiple mini DVDs onto a single DVD.

Every image is reviewed by a photo technician and adjusted for color and cropping before being placed on DVD.  For more details on this process, please visit our Slides or Photos page.

Yes! We have several different examples located through out the site. Simply choose the category you'd like to view and you'll see samples on the page.

For film or video, we can transfer to a DVD or external hard drive.  For slides or photos, we transfer to CD, DVD or an external hard drive.  For audio files, we transfer to CD.  Please note we will only transfer to new hard drives only.

A DVD can hold 4.7GB, which is around 2 hours of video.

A CD can hold 700MB, which is around 60 minutes of audio.

Approximately 500 photos will fill a CD-rom for the computer, and 2500 photos on a DVD-rom.

Yes! Transfer for Less does not block the ability to make as many copies as you'd like.  There is no copy-protection on the CDs or DVDs we create.  These are your memories, use them as you wish!

Yes, the DVDs will play back in just about any set top DVD player and in all computers.  We only use professional-grade DVDs. The manufacturer guarantees them for 100 years!

Our transfer process is completely non-destructive, so your original media is returned to you along with your new DVD and/or CD.  Because we clean each media item before digitizing it, you will usually find your original media is in better condition than it was before you started!.

Our standard turn-around time is 30 days from the time we receive your order.

We offer an Expedited Service that can complete your order in 2 weeks or less, and we also offer a 3-day Rush Service.  Just let us know!.

The quality of a DVD or CD copy is identical to the original.  Unlike VHS copies of the past, a digital copy experiences no generational loss, so your copies will always maintain the highest quality and integrity.

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