Hi,

Can someone please recommend a *great* US-based video conversion
company for me?  I have around 5,000 feet of 8mm and super8 film, along
with a dozen Beta tapes that I want to convert to DVD.  My sister also
has some PAL tapes she wants converted to NTSC.  I've seen some bad
conversions before, so I'm looking for somone who can do a great job.
I assume I'll have to ship my film to a professional company for the
type of results that I want.  I want a US-based company with a
rock-solid satisfaction guarantee because I've been burned before.

Email recommendations to misst0601 at yahoo dot com. 

TIA!
MissT

You would probably fall out of your chair to find out how much real
professional conversion would cost.

MissT and all,

Just a month ago, I had all my home movies (30 years worht) converted
to DVD by a company in CA called Dr. DVD.  I had camcorder tapes and
film.  I didn't have Beta but I think they do that too.  They were very
reasonable and did a *fantastic8 job!  I liked it so much that my
brother did his family's hi8 tapes and film too.  I think their web
site is at www.drdvdmd.com and phone number is 408-737-9383.

Call them and ask for a quote -- their quality was better than what we
expected.

Good luck!
Tom
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Tom and MissT,

I too have been looking for a company like what MissT is looking for
but I've been procrastinating for almost a year now.  My brother in law
in FL had his done recently and I think he used the same company Tom
did.  Dr. DVD's name sticks out in my mind since it's such a catchy
name.  yeah, I'm pretty sure it was them who did it for my relatives.
I haven't used them yet, but my relatives are very happy with what they
got back, that I'll probably use Dr. DVD too when I get around to it.
I'm a big procrastinator 9ask my wife and she'll tell ya).  Also, I
heard the company they used were in north CA, which is where Dr. DVD is
located according to drdvdmd.com.  my brother in law is so a stickler
for things like this that he did a lot of research before he had his
done -- enough research that I don't have to and I'll just use the same
company he did.  He bought us an extra copy (no idea how much extra
copies cost), but I thought they did a good job too (although I never
saw the originals).

Anyways, I'm babbling now, so good luck with preserving your movies.

BF

$300 for 'Wire'
(again) Monster cable alternatives, and is it all worth it anyway.
Dirt cheap "helmet cams" ...?
Video Editor for DVDs
I_can=B4t_capture_Digital_Video_in_Fire_wire.
Transferring digital video from camcorder to PC via Firewire
Low end DV camcorder with real manual exposure?
Mix composite and S-Video
Does Brasil use NTSC?
tuning a UK VCR into a North American TV