Do you have old family videos that you will want to watch again someday and reminisce with your loved ones? Did you know that videotapes usually start to deteriorate after just 10 to 15 years? You may want to contact a service that can transfer Videos to DVD before your old tapes become compromised. It is not very expensive and it’s a simple process. You’ll bring in or mail in your old videos and the service will use their specialized equipment to digitize your memories. Since you’ll be trusting this company with your precious memories, be sure to choose someone to work with that you feel good about. Finding a local VHS to DVD Service is great, or you can choose a reputable service online and send in your videotapes. In the meantime, here are some tips to help you preserve your videotapes until you have them digitized.
- Store your videotapes in a climate controlled location. The temperature should not go below 59 degrees or above 77 degrees, and humidity should not exceed 60%.
- Rewind your tapes from the end to the beginning all at once so that the tape is wound evenly.
- Place the tapes in sealed plastic bags to protect them, and store them vertically with the wound tape side on the bottom.
- Once every couple of years, take the tapes out to fast forward and rewind them before placing them back into storage. This will help prevent the tape from sticking together.
These tips should help you keep your videos preserved as safely as possible until you can transfer them to DVD. Take action now, because if your videos become so badly damaged that you can’t view them, there’s no way to recover those images. It would be heartbreaking to lose your precious family memories forever.
