Digitizing Services

VHS/VHS-C
CDs/DVDs
MiniDV
Video8/Hi8/Digital8
Super8
8mm Film
Old Photos

HOW IT WORKS

You drop it off / I digitize it / You get it back

I accept shipped media, but I strongly recommend local drop-off to ensure the safety of your original materials. I’m also happy to meet at a location of your choice within Philadelphia.

Once I have your media, I handle it with extreme care and digitize it using professional, high-quality equipment.

We’ll then meet again for you to receive your original media along with your newly digitized files. You can choose between a USB thumb drive or an SD card (SD card recommended).

DATA SAFETY

Backup Reassurance

I keep a secure backup of your files for 30 days after delivery in case anything happens to your drive. While digitizing your media, I treat it as irreplaceable. I handle all materials with extreme care.

TURNAROUND TIME

Most projects are completed within 5–10 business days, depending on volume and format.

THIS WORK IS PERSONAL

A man with glasses and a young girl sitting behind a cluttered office desk, smiling at the camera. The background features wood-paneled walls, framed maps, and office equipment.

My Opa was a hobbyist photographer and videographer. When he passed away, he left behind an enormous archive of his life: 6,000 film photos, 24 Super8 reels, 300 35mm slides, and 30 VHS tapes filled with moments he had spent decades capturing.

My dad and I wanted to make sure this history didn’t disappear, so we invested in digitizing equipment and spent three months carefully organizing everything chronologically and converting it into digital files.

Watching my Opa’s life unfold through these images and videos was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. It felt like standing beside him through time, from immigrating to the U.S. from Hamburg, Germany, to meeting my Oma, Ella, in 1953, to his travels around the world and the quiet, everyday family moments in between.

That process is what sparked my passion for digitizing. All physical media has a shelf life. Once it degrades, those memories are gone forever. I feel deeply motivated to help others preserve their own archives so they can be shared, remembered, and passed down for generations.

A table cluttered with numerous black-and-white and color photographs, along with some loose papers and notes, in a dimly lit room.
A man sitting at a cluttered wooden dining table with a laptop, an Epson scanner, and various photographs and papers. The man is wearing a cap and a North Face jacket and is looking down. The laptop screen shows a scanning interface, and there are other items like a bag of rubber bands and a pen on the table.

PRICING

    • up to 60 min: $35

    • up to 90 min: $65

    • up to 120 min: $85

    Optional add-ons:

    • Scene splitting into separate files: +$15

    • Basic color/exposure correction: +$10

    My rates are lower than typical commercial services while still reflecting the time, care, and quality involved in professional digitization.

    • Up to 60 min: $20

    • Up to 120 min: $35

    • Data discs (already digital files): $15

    Optional add-ons:

    • Scene splitting into separate files: +$15

    • Basic color/exposure correction: +$10

    • Up to 60 minutes: $35

    • Up to 90 minutes: $55

    • Up to 120 minutes: $70

    Optional add-ons:

    • Scene splitting into separate files: +$15

    • Basic color/exposure correction: +$10

    MiniDV & Hi8/Video8/Digital8 transfers are captured in real time and pricing reflects the length of each tape.

    • $45 per reel (50ft)
      Larger reels priced proportionally

    Optional add-ons:

    • Basic color/exposure correction: +$20

    • Scene splitting into separate files: +$15

    • Light dust/scratch cleanup: +$15

    Note: Film condition varies. Extremely brittle or damaged reels may not be safe to digitize and will be assessed before processing.

    • Up to 50 photos: $40

    • Up to 100 photos: $70

    • Up to 250 photos: $150

    • Large collections require special pricing - always happy to make a deal

    Includes:

    • High-res scans

    • Basic color correction

    • Dust removal

    • Organized digital files

  • 10 items across any formats

    • 10% off!

Below is my standard pricing. I offer volume discounts and custom pricing for larger archival projects.

All rates include professional digitization, quality control, and secure delivery in high-quality MP4 files compatible with all modern devices. These rates do not include the price of the SD card/ USB thumb drive to which your media will be downloaded.