Media Conversion Services: Film, Video, Photos, Slides, and Audio
Every format your family saved, digitized under one roof.
Tapes, reels, slides, photos, negatives, audio, and DVDs, converted by hand in our own studio in Orange, California. Everything comes back on one drive, organized the way you sent it, with your originals.
Our Services at a Glance
Legacy Digital Productions converts video tapes, 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm film, slides, photos, negatives, audio tapes, and DVDs to digital files, by hand in our own studio in Orange, California, since 2001. Everything comes back on one drive in organized folders, together with your originals.
- Formats
- Video tapes, 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm film, slides, photos and albums, negatives, audio tapes, and DVDs
- Starting prices
- Video $19.95 per tape, film $0.28 per foot, slides $0.45 each
- You get back
- Digital files on a flash drive or hard drive, DVDs or Blu-ray on request, and every original
- Where
- Our studio at 202 W Lincoln Ave, Orange, CA. Ship to us from anywhere in the US.
Choose What You Want Digitized
Each service has its own page with formats, options, samples, and live pricing.
Video Tapes
VHS, VHS-C, Super VHS, 8mm, Hi8, Digital 8, MiniDV, Betacam
See details and pricing →Film Reels
8mm, Super 8, 16mm, reels of every size
See details and pricing →Slides
35mm carousels, loose slides, other sizes
See details and pricing →Photos and Albums
Loose prints, albums, delicate or damaged photos
See details and pricing →Negatives
35mm, 126, single frames and strips
See details and pricing →Audio
Cassettes and reel-to-reel
See details and pricing →DVD to Digital
Free itemized quote
Home-movie and personal DVDs to MP4 files
See details and pricing →Institutions and Archives
Quoted per project
Universities, libraries, museums, studios, and organizations
See details and pricing →Not Sure What You Have?
Find the closest match below. Still not sure? Call us, send a photo, or bring it by. We will tell you what it is.
| What it looks like | What it is | Service |
|---|---|---|
| A full-size cassette, about the size of a paperback book | VHS or Betamax | Video tapes → |
| A smaller cassette that plays in a VHS adapter | VHS-C | Video tapes → |
| A palm-size camcorder tape marked 8mm, Hi8, or Digital8 | Camcorder tape | Video tapes → |
| A very small tape, about the size of a matchbox | MiniDV | Video tapes → |
| Small reels of film in a can or yellow box | 8mm or Super 8 film | Film → |
| Wider film on larger reels, sometimes with a sound stripe | 16mm film | Film → |
| Small framed squares of film, loose or in a round carousel | 35mm slides | Slides → |
| Strips of brownish or orange film that came back with your prints | Negatives | Negatives → |
| Prints, loose, in albums, or stuck to album pages | Photos | Photos → |
| Audio cassettes or reel-to-reel tapes | Audio | Audio → |
| Home-movie discs you burned or had made | DVDs | DVD to digital → |
What You Get Back
- Digital files on a USB flash drive or hard drive, in folders organized the way you sent them
- DVDs for any format, and Blu-ray for film, if you want discs for the TV
- Every original, returned with your order
- Mixed orders on one drive: tapes, film, photos, and audio together
Why One Studio Matters
Nothing is sent out
Your media never leaves our studio between the day it arrives and the day it goes home. No warehouse, no overseas lab.
One team, every format
The people who answer the phone are the people who do the work, from film to photos to audio.
Not one item lost
After more than a million reels and millions of individual items, we have never lost a customer’s media.
Our Satisfaction Guarantee
We stand behind every transfer we perform. If you're unhappy with the quality of our work, we'll make every reasonable effort to make it right, at no additional charge. And if another professional service can produce a visibly better transfer from the same originals, we'll match their quality or refund what you paid us for the affected transfer.
See Our Full Satisfaction Guarantee →Questions About Our Services
What media conversion services does Legacy Digital offer?
We convert video tapes (VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, Betamax, and Betacam), 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm film, 35mm slides, photos and albums, negatives, audio cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes, and home-movie DVDs to digital. All of it is done in-house in Orange, California.
Can all of my media go on one drive?
Yes. Tapes, film, photos, slides, and audio from the same order go on the same flash drive or hard drive, organized in folders the way you sent them, so your whole archive lives in one place.
How much does media conversion cost?
Video tapes start at $19.95 per tape, film at $0.28 per foot, slides at $0.45, photos at $0.49, and audio at $20 per hour. Build a free estimate to see your exact total, down to the penny.
Is there an order minimum?
Yes, $50 for conversion services. If your order comes in under that, the difference shows as a single adjustment on your estimate.
Do you send any work out to other companies?
No. Everything is done by our own team in our own studio in Orange, California. We never subcontract, and your media is never sent out of the country.
How long does it take?
Processing times depend on our current queue and the size of your order, so call us at (888) 405-2685 for current processing times. Working toward a date? Ask about priority ordering, and we will tell you honestly what we can finish by then.
Do I get my originals back?
Always. Your originals come back with your digital files, in the same shipment or at pickup.
I am not sure what I have. Can you help?
Yes. Call (888) 405-2685 and describe it, send a photo, or bring it by the studio. We will tell you what it is and what it would cost, with no obligation.
Do you work with businesses, schools, and archives?
Yes. We digitize collections for universities, libraries, museums, studios, and other organizations. See institutional archiving.
Other questions? Call us at (888) 405-2685. A real person answers, 7AM to 7PM, 7 days a week.
Ready to see what you have?
Build a free itemized estimate and see your price instantly, or call and talk it through. No pressure and no obligation.
202 W. Lincoln Ave., Suite A, Orange, CA 92865
Walk-ins Mon to Fri, 8AM to 4PM
Evenings and weekends by appointment
Phones answered 7AM to 7PM, 7 days a week