Video Services

Why fight with an old projector and screen? Transfer your movies, photos and slides to video tape or DVD, and have a screening at your next family get-together!

Dan's makes it easy to enjoy your family memories more often and to take advantage of your home entertainment system.

Movie film transferred to DVD or VHS tape

Now it's easy to watch your memories on any TV. Order extra copies to give family & friends.

Dan's can transfer 8mm, Super 8mm & 16mm movie film as well as 35mm slides and photos up to 8x10.

Movie film to DVD: 18¢ per foot (400 foot minimum)*

Movie film to VHS: 15¢ per foot (400 foot minimum)

Additional information:

  • All transfers include opening title and background music.
  • 50' reels (3 or more) will be spliced together. Your film is returned on new 200' or 400' reels.

Available options:

  • Additional titles: $5.00 (movie, slide & photo orders only)
  • Transfer to a format other than VHS (e.g. 8mm, MiniDV): $10 setup fee per order.
  • Continuous run of music you supply on CD: no charge
  • Customized background music: $5 per cut (from CD only, no charge on photo transfers)

Slides & Photos transferred to DVD or VHS tape

Minimum order $64, includes DVD or tape. For slides in a carousel or in pages, add an additional 5¢ per slide. Slides must be individually numbered and banded together in batches.

Photos to DVD or VHS tape: $2.00 each

Slides to DVD or VHS tape: (35mm and 126 slides)

  • up to 1000 slides: 70¢ each
  • 1001 or more: 60¢ each

Video tapes transferred to DVD

Dan's will transfer your VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, Hi8 and Digital Video tapes to DVD disc to take advantage of the benefits DVD offers. Up to two hours of video will fit on a single DVD.

Dan's standard service

  • Up to two hours: $29.99 - limited to one tape transferred per disk
  • No chapter points and no titles available

Premium DVD service

  • Up to two hours: $39.95
  • Additional copies at time of order: $19.95
  • Multiple tapes to one DVD: $19.95 each add'l. tape
  • Additional DVD (for tapes over 2 hours): $39.95
  • On screen titles: $15 each

Quantity discounts

Videotape to DVD only

  • 4–9 original tapes: 10% discount
  • 10+ original tapes: 20% discount

Video Tapes and DVDs Duplicated

Dan's can make duplicate copies of your VHS tapes or home DVDs. We offer discounted bulk pricing for orders of 10 or more copies. We can transfer VHS-C, 8mm, Hi8 and digital video tapes to VHS format for convenient playback and sharing. Dan's can even transfer video tapes from foreign formats to American formats.

DVD or Video tape copied to VHS:

number of copies

up to 120 minutes

1

$19.99 each

2-4

$17.99 each

5-9

$14.99 each

10-49

$11.99 each

Prices (per original) include appropriate length VHS tape. Approx. 1 week turnaround.

Options:

  • Transfer to formats other than VHS: add $10
  • Multiple originals to same tape: $10 each new original, 2 hour limit
  • Audio editing: $40 per half-hour
  • Looping: makes a 2-hour continuous run tape. $40 editing fee plus duplication cost.
  • International Conversions and quantities over 49 available, contact us for details

DVD Duplicates

  • 1-4 copies: $19.99 each
  • 5-9 copies: $12.99 each
  • 10+ copies: $10.99 each
  • 20+ copies: call for pricing

Betamax to DVD, Hi8, and VHS

  • Betamax to DVD
    Up to two hours, per original tape: $29.99
  • Betamax to VHS
    Up to two hours from one tape: $39.99
  • Betamax to Hi8
    Same as VHS pricing plus $10 set up fee
  • 3/4" Video to DVD or VHS
    Up to 60 minutes: $74.99

Other Services Include:

  • Video tapes repaired
  • Bulk videotape duplication
  • Foreign format conversions: PAL or SECAM; foreign 8mm, Digi8, or Hi8
  • Audio transfers from reel-to-reel
  • Computer images to video or DVD

Call us for information at 610-434-2313 or email us.

Dan's DVD & Video Services are either done at Dan's using professional grade equipment or contracted out to a local provider who uses production quality equipment. We are confident you won't find a better combination of quality, price and service.

 

Why go to DVD?

DVDs don't get tangled in your player or gradually wear out from repeated viewing. Chapter points at 3 minute intervals allow you to find specific scenes far more easily than with video tape.
DVDs are also more convenient to store, since they take up less space than bulky videotapes. And you'll never have to remember to rewind again!

*Please note: Some DVD players may not be able to read the DVD-R format. Please ask us about ensuring that your player will read the DVD disc we produce.

How much will fit on a 2-hour DVD or tape?

Transfers are recorded in Standard Two Hour Speed. One VHS tape will hold approximately:
1600 ft. of 8mm film
2000 ft. of Super 8mm film
4000 ft. of 16mm film
850 slides or photos (about 8 seconds each)