DVD Transfer FAQ
Why should I transfer my VHS and camcorder tapes to DVD?.
The point is that tape has a shorter shelf life and is more sensitive to handling and humidity. Everytime you play a tape the oxide gets rubbed away, the only reason it has remained ok on the majority of tapes is that we don’t tend to watch certain tapes that often. Most constantly used tapes degrade quite quickly they are also sensitive to magnetic radiation, if you put a tape near a speaker you’ll see what we mean but don’t try it on a tape you want to keep !!. DVD is far more robust as long as you handle them carefully and do not leave them play side up on a window ledge for long periods as the light will damage them permanently.
I have a wedding on video that a friend has filmed can you put it on DVD?.
Yes no problem, we can do a straight copy from DVD or digitise it into the computer and re-edit it with music, titles, slo motion sequences and effects to make it look really professional.
How long will they last?
DVD technology works on the principal of light and therefore does not physically touch the laser pickup. This means there is no wear whatsoever and if you look after them i.e by not touching the playing surface or allowing too much light to come into contact with it your dvd disc should last up to 100 years but of course nobody knows the exact answer to this.
Why can I only get 2 hours VHS footage on a DVD.
This is a general guide taking into consideration all of the obvious domestic camcorder and VHS tape qualities available. It will give you a like for like quality. It is possible to fit 6 hours of footage on 1 DVD but the quality is pretty poor. If you wish to archive DV tape footage to re-edit at a later date then I suggest using the maximum quality setting which allows for 1 hour of high quality footage. It is unnecessary to use the highest quality settings for any other formats of tape other than DV, DVCAM, Super VHS and possibly Hi 8.
Will the picture quality be improved on the DVD copy?
Generally the quality will be the same but I have seen tapes that have been stabilised and some customers have said that they have seen a marked improvement but this is purely subjective
What does DVD stand for?
The official answer is? "Nothing." The original acronym came from "digital video disc." Some members of the DVD Forum tried to express that DVD goes far beyond video by retrofitting the painfully contorted phrase "digital versatile disc," but this has never been officially accepted by the DVD Forum as a whole. The DVD Forum decreed in 1999 that DVD, as an international standard, is simply three letters. After all, how many people ask what VHS stands for? (Guess what, no one agrees on that one either.)
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