Video & Audio Transfers / Digitization

Have old videotape, cassettes or other media that you need to digitize? You’re in the right place. 

We use professional-grade gear to transfer your materials.

The process is easy. Ship us your tapes, records or other media and we’ll grab the best quality possible from them and future-proof them for you and your family. Note that tape has a shelf life, so it’s best to get these done sooner than later. 

Here’s what we can transfer / Digitize for you*:

• VHS
• VHS-C (Compact)
• Audio CD’s
• Traditional Audio Cassettes
• 4-Track Audio tape (4 channel, 4 track, 2 stripe / professional and consumer)
• DVD’s
• 35mm Slides
• 35mm Negatives
• Blu-Ray Disks
• Vinyl Records (33, 45 and 78 RPM are all accepted)

Here’s how it works:

• Fill out the form on this page or Call us at (856) 719-0273 to discuss your project with us. 
• We’ll give you a price on your materials, based on the “finished minutes” meaning we don’t charge you for the entire tape, just what you need to keep. 
• Ship your materials to:
  • CaddisArt Studio B
    781 Richmond Drive
    Sicklerville, NJ 08081
• We’ll digitize and edit the materials (if necessary)
• You’ll decide if you want the files delivered digitally or placed in the cloud for you to share (Private area of YouTube, Vimeo, etc).
• Decide if you want a USB drive with your files mailed to you. 

For Questions regarding transfers, please contact us at create@caddisart.com or call (856) 719-0273. We’re here for you! 

Here are a few tips and tricks you can use to make your digital tape transfers go smoothly (and perhaps save you some money!)

Whether you have 4 tapes or 400 tapes for us to digitize for you, here are a few tips and tricks to help your transfer project go smoothly. These tips will vary from project to project, but in general they can help get everything organized prior to the tape run.

1. Pop some popcorn and watch your tapes
   If you have the means of watching your tapes in a VCR or other video deck, make sure that they are actually the footage you want to convert. Once in our hands, we run the entire tape, regardless of its contents. If you find that you used your VHS to record an episode of General Hospital, you may not want to include that in your library.
2. Number your tapes with labels
   Sounds silly, but if your tapes are numbered, we’ll name the digital files that correspond with the tape itself.  This will also make finding the original tapes easier down the road. It will also help us refer to a tape that is not able to be digitized for various reasons. Simple yard-sale style circle labels will work just fine. Label both the tape AND the case.
3. Make note of the tape speed
   The tape speeds of full-sized VHS can vary from 5 minutes to 8 hours. Tape speed is indicated on your VCR by the following: SP, LP and EP (or SLP). These are 2-hour, 4-hour and 6/8 hour modes respectively.
4. Be sure your tapes are not damaged
   If your tape has physical damage, we cannot digitize them. Cracked cases, wrinkled or broken tape or missing entry flap cannot be inserted into our tape decks.
5. Know your final format
   Deciding on what digital format you need will ultimately effect the end cost of your project. Your choices are: Flash drive, Private YouTube Channel, or DVD. Whereas Flash drive is the least expensive, DVD format is the most expensive.
6. Decide whether or not you want your tapes back
   Since your tapes are digitized, decide whether or not you’ll want them back. If you don’t, you’ll save on return shipping. 

Why should you avoid DVD transfers?

We all loved the DVD when it first arrived on-scene, but let’s face it – it’s a dead medium. In a few years, you’ll be bringing them back to us to ask for them to be converted to a digital file format that you can use (e.g., MP4, MOV, YouTube, etc.) Also consider the fact that DVDs are a lossy format. This means that you’ll actually LOSE quality when we write to DVD because the format is compressed.

Have questions? Please call us at (856) 719-0273 option 1 or email create@caddisart.com

*We’re sorry, but we no longer convert traditional film. As ‘end of life’ prevents us from transferring film. Most film as of 2021 will be subject to cracking or breaking.