Legacy Tape Transfers
Preserve your archive. Protect your history
High-quality transfer and digitisation of legacy video formats, ensuring your footage is safely preserved and ready for modern workflows. Whether you’re a production company, archive, or private client, we handle every tape with care and technical precision.
We support a wide range of professional and domestic formats, including:
U-matic • VHS • S-VHS • VHS-C • Betacam • Betacam SP • Digital Betacam • Video8 • DV • DVCAM • MiniDV • HDV • DVD
Using broadcast-grade playback equipment and professional video I/O, we capture your material at the highest possible quality, with options for restoration, upscaling, and file delivery tailored to your needs.
From single tapes to large-scale archive projects, Lodge Studio provides a reliable, end-to-end service; from ingest and quality control through to organised digital delivery.
Analogue Formats
U-Matic, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, Betacam, Betacam SP, Video 8, Vinyl Records, Compact Cassette (Audio Tape)
Digital Formats
Digital Betacam (DigiBeta), DV, DVCAM, MiniDV, HDV, DVD, Compact Disc (CD), Digital Audio Tape (DAT), MiniDisc
Costs
Standard Transfers (domestic formats)
VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, Video8, MiniDV, DV, DVD
Audio formats; Vinyl records, Compact Cassettes (Audio Tape)
File formatting & delivery (MP4) included
£35-50 per tape
(up to 2 hours)
Professional Formats
U-matic, Betacam, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, DVCAM, HDV
Audi formats: Compact Disc (CD), Digital Audio Tape (DAT), MiniDisc
File formatting & delivery (ProRes, DNxHD) included
£50-80 per tape
Additional Services
- Basic signal correction included
- File transcoding
- Digital files backed up for 30 days included (longer backup and archive options available upon request)
- Advanced restoration / grading / audio cleanup: from £50/hr
- Hard drive supply: at cost
- LTO archiving: POA