Video Tape Repair, Restoration and Recovery Services
Recordings from
your damaged and mouldy VHS video tapes and camcorder tape cassettes
Snapped,Jammed,Tangled tape, Broken Cases, DIY
attempted repairs
Mould and Flood Damage
Can be brought back to life again!
For Mould &
Flood Damaged Video and Camcorder tapes > click here
Video tape Rescue Service
(Repair
& Transfer to DVD)
This service is now available for:-
VHS,SVHS, VHSC,SVHSC, video8 ,Hi8,Digital8,
miniDV(SD Standard Definition)
Online Order Forms
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Repair and Transfer to DVD Online Order Form
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Mould and Flood Damage Online Order Form
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If you would prefer to download
a manual order form
>click here
How does it work ?
First the damaged video cassette is striped down, cleaned, inspected and repaired, damaged or worn parts are replaced or the video tape reels are removed and inserted into a new video cassette housing with a new set of parts i.e. guide rollers, reel brakes, etc. If the video tape has been snapped or twisted, a repair (splice) will be carried out. When the tape is operational your video recording is converted to a digital and a standard video to DVD transfer will be completed for you. For additional security of your important recording, the DVD or DVDs will be sent out to you first by 1st Class recorded delivery and your original video tape will be safely stored for you. Once you have received your DVD and confirmed with us that all is OK, we can then return your original video cassette or recycle /dispose of it locally for you, depending on your chosen option. When a videotape has been damaged and repaired we recommend that it is not played in a domestic videotape player or camcorder as this may cause damage to the machine (your original video cassette will be labelled with a warning as appropriate).
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What does the Video tape Rescue Service include ?
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Your video tape is striped down cleaned and
inspected, repair / rescue work is
carried out or the tape spools are
placed into a replacement cassette. |
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Up to 2
hours of rescued recording is captured to a
digital file and transferred to
a high
quality
(UK PAL) DVD. |
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Your DVD will be set up to start playing
automatically, so you do not have to find
the remote handset to play it. |
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Chapter points are incorporated at
around 5 min
intervals, allowing you to be able to
jump forward or backwards easily.
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The DVD is supplied in a full size DVD case
including an insert with your title
clearly printed on the front and
spine. |
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Your DVD disc
is also printed with your title directly on the disc
( We don't use stick on labels )
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Split postage, for increased security of
your special video recordings, we post
out your DVD(s) first and it's only when
you have received the DVDs and confirmed that theyhave arrived safely
and all is OK, that we will either return your original
video tapes
or recycle / dispose of them locally for you, depending on the
option you have chosen. |
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The turnaround time is normally
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How much does it cost
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Video tape Rescue service (Repair and Transfer to a DVD)
cost
from
£24
For Mould and Flood Damaged tapes: add £5
per
tape
To ensure we achieve the highest quality we
normally transfer around 90 minutes to a DVD
although this can often be stretched to 2 hours
for video tapes with recordings longer than 2
hours the recording is split over 2 DVDs
(double disc set) additional costs apply
You can also order Additional copies made at the
same time as your DVD for £5
each
or
3
Additional copies from the same DVD
disc for
£10
with
our 3 for 2 Special Offer!
An
Mpeg2 digital file made from your rescued recording
copied on to a PC-DVD data disc
£5
Postage from only
£2.95
for the entire order
Online Order Forms
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Repair and Transfer to DVD Online Order Form
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Mould and Flood Damage Online Order Form
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If you would prefer to download
a manual order form
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here
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Can we rescue your video tape
recording ?
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Snapped or Torn Video
tape.
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We can repair (splice) the broken videotape together or re-attach it to the spool.
When the repair has been completed we convert the rescued video to a digital file and then transfer it to a DVD.
Please note
that due to the way the picture on the videotape is recorded there may be a some interference displayed on the DVD at the point the videotape is
repaired /spliced. If we have carried out a repair to the video tape we recommend that it is not played in a domestic video player or camcorder as this may damage the machine (the
repaired video tape will be labelled with a warning as appropriate) |
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Video tape
Rescue & Transfer to DVD Online Order Form
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Video tape twisted, crumpled or screwed up. |
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We can cut out the section of the video tape
that has been twisted or screwed up and repair / splice the
video tape back together, when the repair has been completed we convert the video
on the tape to a digital file and then transfer it to a DVD.
Please note that due to the
way the picture on the video tape is recorded there may be a some interference
displayed on the DVD at the point the video tape is repaired / spliced. If the tape has been
spliced we recommend that it is not played in a domestic video player or
camcorder as this may damage the machine (the repaired video or camcorder tape will be
labelled with a warning as appropriate) |
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Video tape Rescue & Transfer to DVD Online Order Form
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The
cassette case is broken or has damaged or missing parts. |
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The damaged video cassette is
striped down and inspected, broken, worn or missing parts are replaced or the
video tape is removed and placed into a new cassette housing with a new set of
mechanical parts i.e. brakes, guide rollers etc |
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The video tape won't move, or the video cassette is ejected by the player. |
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Inside the video cassette are several mechanical parts
including the cassette brake, this is like the parking brake on a car. It stops
the tape reels from spilling out the tape when the cassette is outside the
player or camcorder. Normally the cassette brake is automatically released when
the tape is put into the player / camcorder, however if it fails to release due
to faulty parts the tape will not move and in some players will automatically be
ejected and in other older players could cause the tape to snap.
We repair or replace the faulty parts, or the video tape is removed and placed
into a new cassette housing with a new set of mechanical parts i.e. brakes,
guide rollers etc.
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The player won't
accept or rejects the video cassette |
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If problems occur when you push the video cassette into the
tape slot on your video player i.e. it stops and is not accepted or the the
player rejects it pushing back out again. This is often caused by a slightly
bent or distorted cassette case. To fix this problem the videotape is removed
and placed into a new cassette housing with a new set of mechanical parts i.e.
brakes, guide rollers etc |
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D.I.Y Attempted repair
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It looks quite simple and it is relatively easy to gain access to a video tape
cassette, usually by removing 4 or 5 small screws however it is not so easy to
carry out the repair, re-assemble the video tape cassette and make it operational again. We have had many phone
conversation with customers who have found this out to their horror, if this has
happened to you then we can help, if possible remove any loose springs and other
mechanical parts that could damage the tape in transit and keep the tape spools
inside the cassette housing, or just send the spools very carefully pack so that
the tape does not become unwound or screwed up causing further damage. We have
replacement cassette housing including all the mechanical parts i.e. brakes,
tape guides, rollers, flaps, springs etc and can get your tape operational again
and transfer the recording to a DVD or DVDs |
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Mould and Damp related problems
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This
is becoming more of a problem, when video tapes have been stored for a long time they can be
contaminated by mould. If when looking trough the tape window a white powdery
substance or growth can be seen then the tape has been contaminated. we strongly
recommend that you do not play the tape as it could damage your recording
and contaminate your player and other tapes played on the machine.
We can rescue the recording from most Mould
contaminated VHS and analogue Camcorder tapes with our Video Tape Rescue
Service. The video cassette is striped down, cleaned and inspected, damaged or
contaminated parts are replaced or the video tape reels are removed and
inserted into a replacement cassette housing with a new set of mechanical parts
i.e. brakes, guide rollers etc. Once the tape
has be made operational, the recording will be rescued (captured to a
digital file and transferred to a DVD for you).
Mould
contamination usually indicates the presents of moisture, in some cases tapes showing signs
of mould may also have other more serious problems: tape ribbon contamination, deterioration due to moisture being
adsorbed by the tape, tape welding etc
>more information
VHS, SVHS, VHSC, SVHSC, video8 ,Hi8
video tapes
only
Please Note!
This service is
not available for digital tapes i.e.
mini DV or digital 8 |
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Mould and Flood Damaged Video tape Rescue Service Online Order Form
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The tape has suffered from Flood
and Water Contamination |
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This
is becoming quite a problem in the UK and we have rescued recordings from
several flood damage VHS tapes recently.
We can rescue the recording from most flood damaged VHS
videotapes with our Video Tape Rescue
Service. The video cassette is striped down, the tape spools are removed dried
and cleaned, any damaged rusty or
contaminated parts are replaced or the video tape spools are
inserted into a replacement cassette housing with a new set of mechanical parts
i.e. brakes, guide rollers etc. Once the tape
has be made operational, the recording will be rescued (captured to a
digital file and transferred to a DVD for you).
Providing the
tapes are sent to us early enough we can usually rescue the recordings with our
rescue service, however in some cases where the tape has been contaminated by
Sea water / Dirty water more serious problems could be encountered and recovery
work may be required
>more information
VHS, SVHS, VHSC, SVHSC, video8 ,Hi8
video tapes
only
Please Note!
This service is
not available for digital tapes i.e.
mini DV or digital 8 |
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Mould and Flood Damaged Video tape Rescue Service Online Order Form
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Not recorded, Erased or Recorded Over video tapes
Sorry NO !
If the video or camcorder tape was
not recorded properly or has been accidently erased or
recorded over.
Unfortunately we have no way of recovering
the recording.
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Video tape Recording Recovery Service
Serious Problems
NOT covered by our
Rescue Service
(Deteriorated, Contaminated and
Physically damaged tape ribbon)
We now
offer a Recording Recovery service for VHS
Video tapes and Analogue Camcorder tapes
with more serious problems i.e. the tape
ribbon
has been Contaminated, tape ribbon Welding or Blocking, Large sections of deteriorated
or physically damaged tape ribbon, that
are not suitable for our tape rescue
service, With our Recording
Recovery service we capture and convert
to digital,
as much of the recorded footage as we
can recover for you and transfer it to a DVD
or DVDa.
VHS, SVHS, VHSC, SVHSC, video8 ,Hi8
video tapes
only
Please Note!
This service is
not available for digital tapes i.e.
mini DV or digital 8
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more information
on our Recording Recovery service
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Online Order Forms
> > >
Repair and Transfer to DVD Online Order Form
> > >I
> > >
Mould and Flood Damage Online Order Form
> > >I
If you would prefer to download
a manual order form
>click
here |
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Please
make sure all damaged tapes are clearly labelled
"Tape Rescue" and if it not obvious some details
of the problem would be helpful. |
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