Do you have home VHS videos you can't play any more? Maybe a wedding video, graduation or other special occasion? Do you have LP's or vinyl albums you haven't been able to listen to in years? Have you ever wanted to share some older photographs or slides with your friends on Facebook? Now you can! Simply bring or send your older media to Culloden, Inverness (exact location provided upon contact) a
nd I'll put your videos onto a DVD, your music onto an audio CD and your photographs onto a data CD. Standard price - £10 per VHS tape
Extra options:
- Chapters - the default option is to format the DVD video as one long chapter, however, if you'd prefer to be able to skip through your video broken down into chapters, this can be arranged.
- Menu - If you do opt for chapters, you now have the choice between having a menu at the start that offers "play all" or "select scene," or instead you can simply have the DVD video play the main video as soon as it is inserted and played.
- Format - the default option is to convert videos to DVD video format, but if you want a slightly improved video quality, the video can also be encoded into mp4 file format, you can view mp4 video files on most modern tablets and mobile phones, the only downside to this option is that some older DVD players are unable to play the mp4 video files, but don't worry - with this option you get the standard DVD video AND a disc with the mp4 on it. Each option costs £2.50 extra per video, or get all 3 options for the price of 2, so £15 gets you one DVD with menu and chapters, PLUS an additional disc with an mp4 version of your video tape. Standard price - £10 per Vinyl record and/or audio cassette tape
Extra options:
- Audio cleaning - the default option is to simply burn the raw recorded audio onto an audio CD, but if you'd prefer, I can process the audio so that any rumble, hiss, and other general noises common to vinyl, are minimised.
- Audio processing - I can apply some gentle limiting and compression so that your converted audio CD plays at a volume slightly more like a typical purchased audio CD. (Note that both of these processes will affect the dynamic range of the audio, but will almost certainly sound more pleasant to the ear than the untouched audio)
- Tempo locking - if you want to convert electronic genres of music from vinyl (or even tape) for the purpose of DJing, there will almost certainly be a measure of tempo drift throughout the track, which may cause problems whenever your software or hardware attempts to analyse the BPM. To negate this, the track can be audio warped back to a solid tempo so it's perfect for Djing with. Each option costs £2.50 extra per record/tape, or get all 3 options for the price of 2, so £15 gets you a conversion that is practically rumble, crackle, click, hum and noise free, plays at a perceived volume that is more like a standard audio track on modern CD's, and plays at a precise constant tempo, assuming the source media was intended to. Photographs and slides
Standard price:
20 pence per image
(minimum order 20 images = £4)
40 images bonus price of £6
(maximum order 120 images = £18)
Extra option:
- Image processing - The converted photographs will not have exactly the same amount of clarity as the originals, but if you wish I can touch them up slightly so that they look more crisp and colourful. This option doubles all the above price rates:
20 images = £8
40 images = £12
Terms & Conditions
Copyright
By using this service, you, the customer, agree to at least one of the following:
A) all media being converted to digital format is free from copyright material
B) any media containing copyright material is owned by you and the converted media is for your own personal use, or you have the express permission of the copyright holder to make copies of it
Whichever is the case, you the customer accept all liability and responsibility for any potential copyright issues arising from any media converted on your behalf. Data Protection
On the conclusion of media conversion, all data will be deleted so the only versions of it will be the source media and the converted media. No third parties will be given or sold any of your media or details, with the explicit exception of suspicion of illegal activity portrayed within the media concerned, whereupon advice from the police will be sought and your media may be provided for legal assessment and/or action. Conversion quality
Within the conversion process there will be a very slight loss of quality, in most cases this will be barely noticeable but added to the likelihood that the source material may be of less fidelity now than when first produced, it's very unlikely that the converted media will possess the kind of quality that we tend to expect nowadays from personal videos, digital music, IDMS takes no responsibility for the quality of media converted, VHS video and audio cassette tape degrades over time, vinyl records become dirty, and photographs fade, every reasonable step will be taken to ensure you get the highest quality conversion possible using the equipment available. Your source media
HDMS accepts no responsibility for the loss of or damage to your media. At any time, video and audio cassette tape can be chewed by players, vinyl records can become too brittle to handle, etc. Every reasonable precaution will be taken to ensure your videos, records, tapes and photographs remain in the same condition as when they were received.
