An Overview of the Transfer Process

How does the process work to digitize your home movies?

An Overview of the Transfer Process

  • Free pick-up and delivery in the Ottawa area* - After initial contact and discussion of your needs, Ottawa Video Transfer will pick-up your video
  • Your media - VHS, 8mm, Hi8, miniDV, Audio Cassette, etc - is played through the appropriate hardware (VCR, Camcorder, etc) and captured into digital format.
  • The captured footage is analyzed to determine the quality of the audio/video.
  • Basic editing included to remove non-video at the beginning and end of your tapes.
  • Equal chapters will be created to easily skip through the DVD.
  • Complete project is transferred to DVD or to a format of your choosing - MPG, MP4.
  • Finished digital file or DVD is tested in a number of computers and DVD players for quality assurance.
  • Ottawa Video Transfer will deliver your finished order along with your original videos.

Please note: The quality of the finished DVD or digital file depends heavily on the quality of the source.

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