



Our Betamax transfer service is done onsite and is unique to Kodak Express in Camden London. Use our mail order service if you cannot make it into our Shop. Other names for Betamax Videos are Beta, Betamovie, Betacord and Beta Hifi. If you have a broken or unplayable Betamax tape please have a look at Broken Tape Repairs. You can also ask us to Edit your Betamax Tapes for you. Turn around time for Betamax conversion is currently 10 days but please let us know if you you need the tapes urgently. None of services are set in stone so please do not hesitate to get in touch with your questions. For conversion of professional TV formats such as, Beta Cam, Beta SP or DigiBeta Video tapes please email us.
Although DVDs last a lifetime without deterioration in quality one scratch or scuff mark will render it unplayable. For this reason we strongly advise you to order an extra DVD back up copy of your Betamax work - these are just £5 per tape.
Conversion Prices for encoded DVD or Editable Files
No of Tapes |
Cost Per Tape |
1 - 4
5-9 10+ Extra DVD Copies Broken Betamax Tape Repair NTSC to PAL Conversion |
£20
£15 £10 £5 £40 £40 |
The tapes can be mixed e.g. VHS and Betamax |
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New Video Transfer Website
We have a fantastic new specialist web site for video conversion. To see more details of our Betamax to DVD Transfer Service have a look at Videos-DVD.co.uk
If you cannot make it into our shop simply post your tapes to us - don't forget to include your instructions, address and telephone number. On receipt of your work we will call you, confirm your instructions, and take payment by credit card over the phone
A Betamax Video tape with L-750 on it means Length-750ft.
Betamax Code |
Time |
L-125 |
32 mins |
This applies only to PAL video tapes. NTSC Betamax tapes vary according to the NTSC video standard used
NTSC is a video format standard widely used in many other parts of the world such as USA. Japan and much of South America.
So if your Betamax tape was originally filmed in any of these countries it will need to be converted to PAL format to play on UK TV systems.
The cost of NTSC Betamax transfer to PAL and encoded to DVD is £40 per Betamax tape,
If your own a commercial film on Betamax tape it is acceptable practice to make one copy on DVD without infringing copyright.
By asking us to complete Betamax Transfer work for you, you are giving us an assurance that the tape is your property and in the case of home movie footage, that you are the copyright owner.
We accept Betamax video to DVD conversion work only on the above understanding.
Our encoded DVDs will play on your TV system and on your computer but cannot be edited. We can supply you with editable computer files. These are supplied as uncompressed AVI's are are good for both PCs and Macs. An uncompressed AVI file is 4gb per 20 minutes. We ask customers to provide an external hard drive for this purpose.
We can provide a 50 GB external hard drive for you at a cost of around £80. Once you have finished editing, the hard drive can be used for any purpose.