Betamax to DVD Transfers :: DVD from Betamax Video Tape

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Betamax Video Transfer to DVD :: Costs and information

We have an excellent Betamax Video to DVD transfer service. The cost is £20 per Betamax tape.

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This service is unique to Kodak Express in Camden London. Use our mail order service if you cannot make it into our Shop. All Betamax work is done onsite.

• We have an excellent Betamax mail order service
• We charge 10% p/p when sending out Betamax tapes
• Please allow 10 working days for mailorder Betamax to DVD copying
• Other names for Betamax Videos are Beta, Betamovie, Betacord and Beta Hifi
• Extra copies of your Betamax DVD are £10 each
• 5 or more Betamax video tapes are charged at just £15 each
• All prices for Betamax transfer to DVD include VAT
• Editing and DVD chaptering is available with Betamax Videos
• We have Betamax repair service for broken Betamax Video tapes

Betamax to DVD Conversion :: Tape length and playing time

A Betamax Video tape with L-750 on it means Length-750ft. The table show the approximate running times of tapes of varying lengths. This applies only to PAL video tapes. NTSC Betamax tapes vary according to the NTSC video standard used.

Betamax Type	L-125	L-165	L-250	L-370	L-500	L-750
Betamax Time	32 mins	43 mins	65 mins	96 mins	130 mins	195 mins

Betamax DVD Transfers :: NTSC to PAL

NTSC is a video format widely used in other parts of the world such as USA. Japan and much of South America. The cost of NTSC Betamax transfer to PAL is an additional £50 to the Betamax video transfer costs on this page

Editable Files from your Betamax Video

We can produce editable files from your Betamax tapes for both MAC and PC. This means that you will be able edit your betamax tapes on your home computer and then burn your own DVD.

The cost of an editable file for the PC is £35 for up to 3 hours and £10 per hour thereafter. Editable files for the MAC ( Uncompressed AVI ) are charged at £20 per hour. Editable Betamax Video files are put on a data DVD. We can also edit your Betamax video for you

Betamax to DVD Transfer :: Copyright Issues

We accept Betamax video to DVD conversion work on the understanding that

• In the case of Betamax home movie footage that your are the copyright owner
• In the case of a Betamax commercial film you originally purchased the film
• We cannot copy rented or borrowed Betamax Videos of any description

By sending your Betamax Video tapes to us for conversion to DVD, you are assuring us that the above conditions have been met.

Betamax to DVD Copy :: General Info

None of services are set in stone so please do not hesitate to get in touch with your questions. We give discounts for more than 5 Betamax tapes and additional DVD copies.

Drop your Betamax video tape at our Camden High Street Studios in London or post your work to us with your instructions and telephone number . On receipt of your work we will contact you and take payment by credit card over the phone. We are part of the Kodak group and can offer our Betamax customers complete peace of mind, great service and quality work

For conversion of professional TV formats such as , Beta Cam, Beta SP or DigiBeta Video tapes please email us

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Betamax Video :: General Info for Geeks only

Sony's Betamax video cassettes appeared 1975 and were derived from the U-matic professional video format. The name Betamax was derived from the greek letter beta and max means quality. Sanyo produced their own version called Betacord which was also called Beta. Many companies made Betamax video recorders such as Sony, Sanyo,Pioneer, Pioneer, Toshiba and NEC, Sony marketed one of the most popular Betamax video systems around 1975 called the LV-1901 Trinitron Betamax Video Recorder/Player.It gained a massive share of the UK video market. However, by 1985 the VHS video format rapidly gained popularity signaling the end for Betamax video systems.

The VHS format fight for domination over Betamax Video was classic marketing. Sony was trying to dominate the market with the BetamaxVideo format and license other companies to produce it the format. However JVC, launched VHS because it didn't want Sony dominating and dictating the Betamax market. Eventually, over 40 companies produced VHS technology by 1985 and only 12 were marketing Betamax Video technology. It was all too much for Sony and shortly after 1985 they too began producing VHS tapes, players and recorders and dropped the Betamax format.

However Betamax Video technology went on to be used by Sony in the form of Video-8, which is a mini Betamax format. Video 8 successfully dominated the camcorder market and had a far bigger share than the VHS-c camcorder video format. These have been superceded by Digital camcorder technology.