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What your per-tape price buys

Our price is per tape, not per minute. A three-hour tape and a twenty-minute tape cost the same, so there is nothing to add up when the bill arrives.

  • Up to 3 hours of footage per tape. A standard VHS recording is often the full length of the tape, which is why every price here covers up to 3 hours. Only the rare tape that runs longer costs more — £6 per extra hour.
  • Converted using professional converters, not consumer capture sticks. The difference between a good transfer and a disappointing one is mostly the equipment the tape is played and captured on.
  • The archival master costs you nothing extra. You receive an MP4 as standard — it plays on any phone, TV or computer. Ask for the archival AVI/MOV master and we'll supply it alongside your MP4 at the same price, so you have both files.
  • Your originals always come back, and there's no charge for blank tapes or transfers we can't complete.
  • Mixed formats count together. 6 VHS + 8 MiniDV + 4 DVDs is 18 items, so every one of them is priced at £14.
  • NTSC (American or Japanese) or French tapes: +£7 per tape.

Bring your own USB, or choose a USB we supply, a download or an external hard drive. A DVD copy is £6 per disc. Every option is in How you get your files below.

Accepted Formats:

VHS, VHS-C, Video 8, Hi8, Digital 8, MiniDV, Betamax, Mini 8cm DVDs, full-size DVDs and audio cassettes.

Not sure about the quality? Send one tape first at the standard £15. When you send the rest, your whole order is priced at the bulk rate for the full quantity and the extra you already paid comes off the balance — so trying us first costs you nothing.

Tape to digital — price per tape
Number of Tapes
Cost Per Tape (standard recording play)
1-4 Tapes
£15
5-10 Tapes 3% discount
£14.50
11-20 Tapes 7% discount
£14
21-30 Tapes 10% discount
£13.50
31+ Tapes 13% discount
£13

*One rate for VHS, VHS-C, MiniDV, Video 8, Hi8, Digital 8, Betamax, DVDs and audio cassettes, and mixed formats count together toward the same quantity discount. Up to 3 hours per tape; beyond that, £6 per extra hour. An MP4 is supplied as standard — ask for the archival AVI/MOV master and we'll supply it alongside your MP4 at the same price. DVD copies are £6 per disc. Every tape is converted using professional converters, not consumer capture sticks, and we'll match any competitor's price for the same service.

Not sure about the quality? Try one tape first.

Send one tape first at the standard £15. When you send the rest, your whole order is priced at the bulk rate for the full quantity and the extra you already paid comes off the balance — so trying us first costs you nothing.

It is the fairest way we know to answer the only question that actually matters: is the transfer any good? Watch it on your own TV, then decide whether the rest of the box follows.

Not sure what you've got? Send us a photo of the tape and roughly how many you have. We'll tell you the format and the price for your quantity, and how to get your tapes to us — by appointment at Brixton, Watford, Southall or Farnborough, or by post from anywhere in the UK at the same price.

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How you get your files

Choose whichever suits you. There is no difference in the conversion itself — only in what you take home.

USB or download gives you a file you can copy, share and back up anywhere, on a phone, a computer or a smart TV. Bring your own USB and there's nothing to pay for it, or we'll supply one. A download is from £7.

External hard drive is available on any order, not just large ones — useful if you want the whole collection, and any archival masters, in one place.

DVD plays in a DVD player and holds up to 2 hours, at £6 per disc. If you haven't moved to a smart TV, it is still the easiest way to sit down and watch. We burn from a high-quality digital file made on professional converters, our discs are not locked or copy-protected, and long recordings are split across discs rather than compressed to fit — so a three-hour tape becomes two discs at full quality instead of one poor one.

Whichever you choose, you receive an MP4 as standard. Ask for the archival AVI/MOV master and we'll supply it alongside your MP4 at the same price.

Accepted Formats:

VHS, VHS-C, Video 8, Hi8, Digital 8, MiniDV, Betamax, Mini 8cm DVDs, full-size DVDs and audio cassettes.

How you get your files
Delivery option
Cost
Your own USB
Included
Download
From £7
USB supplied by us
Ask for the current price
External hard drive
Ask us any order, not just large ones
DVD
+£6 per disc one disc per 2 hours

*Delivery options are an addition to the per-tape price in the table above, not a separate rate. DVDs are not copy-protected, so you can make your own copies. We'll match any competitor's price for the same service.

Don't let your memories gather dust in a box

Most orders are ready in 7–10 working days from the day we receive your tapes, and often sooner. Tell us when you book if you need them by a particular date and we'll say straight away whether we can meet it.

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Audio cassette tapes to digital

Eager to hear the conversations with your kids from the 80s, or the vows you renewed in the 90s? Tapes To Digital converts audio cassettes to digital so you can listen back as if it were yesterday — and they sit in the same per-tape price tiers as your video tapes, so a mixed order of tapes and cassettes counts together towards the bulk discount.

  • Every cassette is converted using professional converters, not consumer capture sticks, and supplied in both .mp3 and .wav at no extra charge.
  • Choose how you get your files: a USB we supply, a download, a USB you bring us, or an external hard drive — available on any order.
  • Got micro-cassettes or another unusual audio format? Message Tapes To Digital before you book and we'll confirm what we can do and what it costs.
  • Most orders are ready in 7–10 working days from the day we receive them, and often sooner.

Tapes To Digital doesn't charge for a blank cassette or for a recording that can't be recovered, and your originals always come back to you.

Converting Audio Cassette Tapes to Digital (.mp3 or .wav format)
Number of tapes
Cost Per Tape (standard recording play)
1-4 Tapes
£15
5-10 Tapes 3% discount
£14.50
11-20 Tapes 7% discount
£14
21-30 Tapes 10% discount
£13.50
31+ Tapes 13% discount
£13

What you're actually paying for

A capture stick and a spare afternoon will get you a file. Whether it is a file worth keeping is a different question, and it is decided almost entirely by what the tape is played back on.

Every tape is converted using professional converters, not consumer capture sticks. Everyday formats — VHS, VHS-C, MiniDV, Video 8, Hi8, Digital 8, Betamax and audio cassettes — are converted at the drop-off you use. Rarer and specialist formats go to our UK lab in Farnborough. Your tapes stay with Tapes To Digital throughout.

Mouldy or damaged tapes can usually be saved. Cleaning and repair start at £13 per tape, and if a tape turns out to be beyond saving there's no charge for it. Send us a photo on WhatsApp first and we'll tell you honestly what we think.

Your originals come back every time, there's no charge for blank tapes or transfers we can't complete, and most orders are ready in 7–10 working days from the day we receive your tapes.

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8mm & Super 8 film reels to digital

Priced by reel size, not per tape. Reels are scanned frame by frame. Every frame of your film is preserved, rather than filmed off a screen.

Your film comes back as a high-quality MP4 that plays on any modern device, on a USB we supply, as a download, on your own USB, or on an external hard drive.

We accept six reel sizes, from 3″ to 9″. Measure across the reel to find yours — or send us a photo on WhatsApp and we'll tell you.

Got a large collection of film reels? Talk to us about bulk pricing before you book.

Converting 8mm & Super 8 Film Reels to Digital (.mp4)
Type of Reel
Cost Per Reel
3" Reel
£19
4" Reel
£24
5" Reel
£33
7" Reel
£45
8" Reel
£58
9" Reel
£68

Photos, negatives and slides to digital

Turn your photos, negatives and slides into lasting digital files. Tapes To Digital scans at high resolution so every detail survives, keeping your images safe from fading, damage and loss — and the bulk rates below mean you can do whole albums at once.

You get your scans the same four ways as everything else: a USB we supply, a download, a USB you bring us, or an external hard drive — available on any order. Your originals always come back.

Converting Photos To Digital(.jpeg format)
Bulk Discounts
Cost
100+ photos

250+ 25% off

1000+ 30% off

£0.45 per loose photo
100+ negatives
£0.75 per negative frame
100+ slides
£0.50 per slide

Cleaning VHS and VHS-C tapes

Has it been years since you last looked at your old VHS or VHS-C tapes? Mould and debris build up over time, showing as white patches that wreck playback.

Tapes To Digital cleans the mould and debris off your tapes before converting them, from £13 per tape, on top of the per-tape conversion price. If a tape turns out to be beyond saving there's no charge for it — you only pay for footage we actually recover.

Not sure how bad a tape is? Send Tapes To Digital a photo on WhatsApp before you book and we'll tell you what we think.

Cleaning VHS and VHS-C Tapes
£13

VHS & VHS-C tape repair

Snapped tape, cracked shell, a cassette that jams? Tapes To Digital's repair service starts at £13 per tape. That price is for the repair itself and sits on top of the per-tape conversion price.

If a tape can't be repaired, or there's nothing recoverable on it, Tapes To Digital doesn't charge you for it — and either way the original comes back to you.

Send us a photo of the damage on WhatsApp before you book and we'll tell you honestly whether it's worth attempting.

VHS & VHS-C Tape Repair
£13

We'll match any competitor's price for the same service

Found a lower price? Tell us when you order and we'll match it.

We say it plainly because we'd rather you compared properly than guessed. Look at what each price actually covers — how many hours per tape before the meter starts, whether an archival master is offered at all, whether the USB is extra, how long it takes, and whether your originals come back.

Prefer to just ask someone? Call +44 7361 588591, message us on WhatsApp, or email contact@tapestodigital.co.uk.

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Pricing questions, answered

How much does it cost to convert a VHS tape to digital in the UK?

Tapes To Digital charges between £13 and £15 per tape, depending on quantity: £15 each for 1 to 4 tapes, £14.50 for 5 to 10, £14 for 11 to 20, £13.50 for 21 to 30 and £13 for 31 or more. That price includes up to 3 hours of footage per tape, an MP4 file and the return of your original tape. Posting your tapes in from anywhere in the UK costs the same as dropping them off.

Is there an extra charge for long tapes?

Not for the vast majority of tapes. Every price includes up to 3 hours of footage per tape, which covers a full-length VHS recording. If a single tape runs longer than 3 hours, the extra footage is £6 per additional hour.

What format do I get my videos in, and can I have an archival master?

You receive an MP4 file as standard, which plays on any phone, computer or smart TV. If you would also like the archival AVI/MOV master, ask when you place your order and we'll supply it alongside your MP4 at the same price, so you have both files. It is not sent automatically, so do request it if you want it.

I have VHS, MiniDV and Hi8 tapes mixed together. Do they all count towards the bulk price?

Yes. VHS, VHS-C, MiniDV, Video 8, Hi8, Digital 8, Betamax, DVDs and audio cassettes are all on the same price ladder, and everything in one order is counted together. For example, 6 VHS tapes, 8 MiniDV tapes and 4 DVDs make 18 items, so every one of them is priced at the 11 to 20 rate of £14.

Are there any extra charges I should know about?

Only these, and each is disclosed up front. A DVD copy is £6 per disc, with one disc per 2 hours so long recordings are split across discs rather than compressed. NTSC (American or Japanese) and French tapes are £7 extra per tape. Footage beyond 3 hours on a single tape is £6 per extra hour. Mould cleaning and tape repair each start at £13 per tape.

What if a tape is blank or cannot be converted?

You are not charged for it. Tapes To Digital doesn't charge for blank tapes or for anything that can't be recovered, so you only pay for footage we actually recover. We can't tell how long a tape runs until we transfer it, so we never quote a length in advance.

Do I get my original tapes back?

Yes, always. Your original tapes are returned with every order, whether you dropped them off at Brixton, Watford, Southall or Farnborough, or posted them in from elsewhere in the UK.

Can I send one tape first to check the quality?

Yes. Send one tape first at the standard £15. When you send the rest, your whole order is priced at the bulk rate for the full quantity and the extra you already paid comes off the balance, so trying us first costs you nothing.

How long does it take to convert tapes to digital?

Most orders are ready in 7 to 10 working days from the day we receive your tapes, and often sooner. Tell us when you book if you need them by a particular date and we'll say straight away whether we can meet it.

Can I post my tapes, or do I have to drop them off?

Either. Tapes To Digital has four drop-offs, all by appointment: Brixton in south London, Watford in Hertfordshire, Southall in Ealing and Farnborough in Hampshire. The exact address arrives in your booking confirmation. We also accept tapes by post from anywhere in the UK at exactly the same per-tape price.

How do I get my files, and what does each option cost?

Choose a USB we supply, a download, a USB you bring us, or an external hard drive, which is available on any order, not just large ones. Bringing your own USB costs nothing extra, a download is from £7, and we'll tell you the current price of a USB or hard drive we supply. DVDs are an extra £6 per disc, with one disc for every two hours of footage; longer recordings are split across discs rather than compressed, and the discs are not copy-protected so you can make your own copies.

How is 8mm and Super 8 film priced?

Film is priced by reel size, not per tape: 3 inch £19, 4 inch £24, 5 inch £33, 7 inch £45, 8 inch £58 and 9 inch £68. Reels are scanned frame by frame and supplied as MP4. If you have a large collection, talk to us about bulk pricing before you book.

Can you convert mouldy or damaged tapes?

Usually, yes. Tapes To Digital cleans mould and debris from £13 per tape, and repairs damaged VHS and VHS-C tapes from £13 per tape, both on top of the conversion price. If a tape turns out to be beyond saving there's no charge for it.

Why is your price per tape higher than some I have seen advertised?

Because it is a price per tape, not per hour or per half hour, and it covers the whole service. Every price includes up to 3 hours per tape, every tape is converted using professional converters rather than consumer capture sticks, an archival AVI/MOV master is available on request at no extra cost, and originals are always returned. When you compare, check what each price actually covers. And if you find a lower price for the same service, we'll match it.

Do you price match?

Yes. We'll match any competitor's price for the same service. Mention the price you have found when you place your order.

Still not sure what you've got?

Send us a photo of the tape and roughly how many you have. We'll confirm the format, the price for your quantity, and how to get them to us — by appointment at one of our four drop-offs, or by post.

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