Matty D. Media LLC provides a VHS transfer service that converts old analog footage to digital video files. This allows new audiences to watch online and with modern devices. Our VHS digitization office is located in Lawrence, Kansas at 1611 St. Andrews Drive. We serve the entire Kansas City area with VHS transfers. In 2022, we opened a second office in Pennsylvania to service VHS transfers from State College to Scranton. (Skip to the bottom of this page for more info).
Matty D. Media is a video production service based in Lawrence, Kansas. Footage on VHS tapes degrade over time. Our transfer service safe-keeps those memories.
Costs to Transfer VHS to digital
The service costs an affordable base of $35 dollars. That base package includes digitization of the first hour of footage, storage of footage on a USB thumb-drive, and a file backup on Dropbox. After this base service, footage costs 40 cents per minute to transfer to digital video files. We convert footage into .MOV format digital video files. This is a universal file type that can be watched on a computer or shared online.
With its VHS transfer service, Matty D. Media transfers a traditional 1 hour VHS tape for only $35 including a USB thumb-drive storage and Dropbox backup. Each consecutive hour of video conversion costs 40 cents per minute (ie. $24 per hour).
What type of video tapes can be transferred?
We can transfer a variety of analog video tapes with a digital converter. Here are the formats we can digitize:
- VHS tapes
- VHS-C style video tapes
- Some MiniDV models
- Audio Cassette tapes
We apologize in advance for not having the capacity to handle film transfers.
How long do VHS conversions take to transfer?
Like every video production, Matty D. Media promises that VHS transfers will be turned around in two weeks. The VHS transfers themselves happen in real time. For example, if you have 6 hours and 15 minutes of footage on your tapes, it will take our crew 6 hours and 15 minutes to transfer them. Orders of 10 or more tapes may take more than 2 weeks to transfer. Here are some tips before transferring VHS footage to help us expedite the process.
What happens to footage after digital transfer?
After we transfer your VHS footage to digital, we email you links to download the video files. Matty D. Media also offers video editing services for customized highlight videos and other new creations with your old VHS footage! Please visit our a la carte video production page to learn about current rates on video editing and other services. Note to Dropbox file recipients: Please select the “direct download” button when you open the Dropbox file. If you click on “save to my Dropbox,” Dropbox
Extra Services after VHS to Digital Transfer
- $5 Videos hosted on YouTube for easy sharing with family and friends
- $10 Password-protected Vimeo link to control who watches footage
- $25 DVD per copy or $80 for 4 DVD copies.
- $75 Video editing services at hourly rate. We can edit highlight videos, isolate important moments, and more!
Who transfers the VHS footage in the Kansas City area?
Video editors with Matty D. Media work in a Lawrence, Kansas office to transfer VHS footage. The media office is located at 1611 St. Andrews Drive Lawrence, Kansas 66047. Matty D. Media does business as “VHS to Digital Lawrence” and “VHS to Digital Kansas City.” You can follow us on Facebook by clicking here to see the latest updates about our service. We also share fun, nostalgic snippets from some of our transfers on the Kansas City page!
How much data storage does VHS footage require?
Let’s give you an example of how much space a VHS transfer can take. A recent session of VHS transfers included 7 tapes. Those tapes carried between 20-90 minutes of footage apiece. In total, we transferred 310 minutes of footage from those 7 tapes. The 5+ hours of footage resulted in 3.63GB of data. Therefore, a half hour VHS transfer averages 360MB of space. The file types are normally MPEG-4 videos with 640×480 dimensions. Customers who choose to have footage put onto a thumb-drive can fit 22 hours of footage onto one thumb-drive. Below are more data points for a normal VHS transfer:
How to keep VHS copies private online
VHS Transfer Service Lawrence, Kansas
This service is offered by Matty D. Media, a limited liability company in Lawrence Kansas. Offer subject to change. The core service is an analog digital video transfer (and upload). This offer is also based on availability. We reserve the right to limit 5 VHS tapes per person at a time. Transfers cost $24 per one hour of footage with a $35 minimum charge per order. This service does not include physical delivery of VHS tapes (except for during the COVID-19 global pandemic). E-mail mattydmedia@gmail.com or call (785) 917-1999 to coordinate a transfer.
VHS to Digital Service for Pennsylvania
Customers from State College to Scranton, PA can have their VHS footage digitized in our second office location. Please e-mail mattydmedia@gmail.com or call/text (845) 380-5464 to coordinate. In some cases, local pickup and delivery is available.
