Digital8 Video Transfer to DVD :: Costs and information

Digital 8 Camcorder Tapes start at just £10 per Tape

We transfer all digital camcorder formats to DVD including Digital8 (Digital-8/D8).

Digital8 video tapes (aka /D8 tapes) can be up to one and a half hours long. This Digital8 copy and transfer to DVD service is unique to Kodak Express Camden in London. Use our mail order service if you cannot pop into our London store. All our Digital8 transfer work is done onsite at our studios ensuring excellent quality and your treasured Digital8 will not get lost. You can have your home videos professionally edited and we can also repair broken camcorder tapes for you

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 Digital8 Video work - the cost is only £5 per tape and well worth it for peace of mind.

Digital8 Cost - Kodak Express Camden

Conversion Prices for encoded DVD or Editable Files

No of Tapes	Cost Per Tape
1 - 4 5-9 10+ Extra DVD Copies Broken Digital8 Tape Repair NTSC to PAL Conversion	£20 £15 £10 £5 £40 £40
The tapes can be mixed e.g. VHS and Digital8 Choose between DVDs of Editable Computer Files P/P is charged at 10% - All prices include VAT

New Video Transfer Website

We have new web site for camcorder video conversion work. For a fuller explanation of our Digital8 to DVD Service or to pay online see Videos-DVD.co.uk

Pop in or mail your Digital8 Video tapes to us
Back up DVD copies are only £5 per tape
American Standards NTSC to PAL conversion is available
Family camcorder videos to DVD is an fantastic gift idea
You can have DVDs or editable computer files or both
We have a Digital8 repair service for broken tapes

Mail Order Digital8 Video to DVD Transfer

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.

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Digital8 Tape Repair

Repairing Broken Videos

We can fix any type of physical damage to the tape such as snapped or entangled tape, tapes which are immediately ejected and replacing the tape housing.

We cannot generally fix problems associated with bad recordings (too light or too dark), camera equipment malfunctions and sound problems.

If you have accidentally erased the tape we cannot restore the footage.

Digital8 NTSC-PAL

PAL Conversions - £40

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 Digital8 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 Digital8 transfer to PAL and encoded to DVD is £40 per Digital8 video tape.

NTSC - PAL

Digital8 Copyright

Copyright Issues``

By asking us to transfer your Digital8 video you are giving us an assurance that you are the copyright owner or that you have permission from the copyright owner to duplicate the work.

We only accept Digital 8 Video to DVD transfer work on this basis.

Editable Files

Editable AVI Computer Files

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.