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Once you place the $25 deposit, we will call you for verification and then send a courier to pick up your materials within 48hrs. A&B Courier Services will come on weekdays between 9am-5pm. Place your materials in a bag, box, or package with your contact information on it.

Once we receive your material, your tapes will be visually inspected to insure it can be transferred safely.

All analogue footage will be adjusted for brightness and sound within legal industry standards. Noise reduction will be applied on all analogue transfers. We will check for anomalies at the beginning, middle and at the end of each file.

Once the transfer is complete, we will send you an invoice via email. We accept e-transfer, Visa, or Mastercard. When the final balance is cleared, you will receive a Google link drive for download, USB, or external hard drive. Your tapes will be recycled unless otherwise instructed, or they will be couriered back to you depending on the service you’ve chosen. Please read the description in the pricing section. Be sure to also read the file specifications below this tab.

If you’d like to drop off your materials, there will be no change in price. Please see our office location here.

MINIMALIST SERVICE:

File Type: MP4

Frame Size: 720X480

Frame Rate: 29.97fps

Audio: AAC 48hz, Stereo

Audio Level: Averages to -12dB

Bit Rate: 5mbps

Format: AVC coding

Aspect Ratio: 4X3

Noise Reduction: Yes, on all analogue transfers

Brightness: Between 0 to 100 IRE

POPULAR SERVICE:

File Type: MP4, MOV

Frame Size: 720X480

Frame Rate: 29.97fps

Audio: 48hz, 16 bit, AAC 48hz, Stereo

Audio Level: Averages to -12dB

Bit Rate: 1mbps, 30mbps

Format: NTSC DV, AVC coding

Aspect Ratio: 4X3

Noise Reduction: Yes, on all analogue transfers

Brightness: Between 0 to 100 IRE

EXECUTIVE SERVICE:

File Type: MP4, MOV, DVD video

Frame Size: 1920×1080, 720X480

Frame Rate: 29.97fps

Audio: 48hz, 16 bit, AAC 48hz, Stereo

Audio Level: Averages to -12dB

Bit Rate: 10mbps, 40mbps

Format: Apple ProRes 422, AVC coding, MPEG-2

Aspect Ratio: 16X9, 4X3

Noise Reduction: Yes, on all analogue transfers

Brightness: Between 0 to 100 IRE

HD Processing: On analogue footage only, we use Blackmagic Design® algorithms to duplicate HD video pixels.

We specialize in converting nearly all consumer video tapes including film. For broadcasting formats, we are setup to transfer BetaSP, SX, DigiBeta, Umatic 3/4″. Please read our file specifications above this tab.

Please see our prices above. All prices are subject to HST.

Our focus is on consumers, however we also serve the  television and broadcasting industry.

Yes. We inspect, repair the tapes if needed and monitor all transfers during the process.

Your tapes will be courriered back for free on select services. Please see above.

Yes, 100% confidential. We will never release your content to the public.