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Supporting Local: Why Choose a Local Media Transfer Company

Scroll through any social media today, and you'll find ads for numerous companies that convert your media. They will send you a box, and you can ship them your media, and they'll convert it for you. The big question is, who is doing the work? Will they then ship your media somewhere else to be converted? Is one person handling all your media? Choosing local for your media transfers is the safest choice. You can physically hand someone your media instead of relying on th

Don't Let Your Wedding Video Fade Away - Here's How To Preserve It

One of the most common videotapes transferred at Our Memories in Motion is wedding videos. Sometimes these are wedding videos first taken on reel from the 50's-60's, then transferred onto VHS tape, and are now being transferred to digital. Other times, they are 1970s-Late 1990s weddings on VHS tape, being preserved for the first time and digitized. Whether it's the sideburns and bell-bottom pants or the teased hair and poofy gowns, preserving your most special day is one o

How Long Do VHS Tapes Last? How Can I Tell Mine Is Deteriorating?

The lifespan of a VHS tape varies anywhere from 10 to 30 years. Many factors can lead to the decrease in the life of a VHS tape. For more on that, read our blog post titled " What's The Best Way to Store Old Videotapes Before They're Converted ". An easy way to check whether your VHS tape is deteriorating or not is to look at the tape itself. On the side of a VHS tape, there is a little button. Push that button in, and it'll release the tape flap so you can look at the

What's the Best Way to Store Old Videotapes Before They're Converted?

The number 1 enemy of videotape is moisture. Moisture on a videotape will ruin that tape in seconds. Once tape comes in contact with moisture, it will begin to deteriorate and stick to itself rending that tape useless. This leads to the first tip for storing your videotapes. Make sure your tapes are in a tight waterproof container. The second, and arguably just a big of a threat to tape as moisture, is temperature. Tape does not like big swings in temperature. Swings in

How Long Does It Take to Transfer Videotapes to Digital?

Transferring a videotape to digital format , whether that format is to a DVD or to a USB , can take 15 minutes or 8 hours depending on the length of the tape. Here at Our Memories in Motion, we go one step further and remove the blank beginning and ending of each tape so what you receive is only the footage and none of the "snow" before and after the video. The process for a typical 2 hour videotape goes something like this. First the tape is converted to digital, which

How Much Does It Cost to Convert VHS to DVD in Pennsylvania?

Converting your VHS tapes to DVD can become pricey depending on how long your tapes are. DVDs can only hold a specific amount of footage (normally around 2 hours) while your VHS tape can hold 6 hours (sometimes up to 8 hours) of footage. VHS to DVD conversion pricing goes by the number of DVDs needed to convert each tape. At Our Memories in Motion, we charge $20 for the first 2 hours of footage, per tape, and then $10 for every additional 2 hours of footage, per tape. F