VHS and 8mm tapes deteriorate every year even if you don't view them. Your precious memories meticulously caught on tape will someday be unplayable. The average life expectancy of tapes is about 10 to 15 years. The rate of VHS tape deterioration depends on how often the tape is played and environmental conditions, but nothing can stop the inevitable demise of analog media. Even before the ravages of time render the tape unplayable, the quality of the video and audio will begin to degrade, so don't wait any longer to convert your VHS tapes.

DVDs will last hundreds of years, and because they contain digital information, they can be played millions of times with out any degradation or loss in audio or video quality. Furthermore, perfect digital copies of DVDs can be made for relatives as gifts or used as media backups.

Perhaps the best reason for transferring 8mm videos is the ability to add interactive chapters, menus, music soundtracks, and slideshows. Those boring 2-hour long 8mm videos of the kid's birthday party that you rarely play are suddenly converted to fun-filled DVDs with personalized menus and the ability to instantly advance to the next chapter. When was the last time you watched your wedding video? Imagine your 8mm wedding video transferred to digital media with an opening menu showing user-selectable thumbnails that jump right to "The Vows", "The First Dance", "Cutting the Cake", or "The Best Man Toast". Imagine more menus that guide you through media slideshows of your wedding photos, while music from your reception plays in the background.

From the simplest conversion to most elaborate DVD menu structure, we guide you through the process of choosing the options. Check out these vhs video conversion and transfer samples to get some ideas. Masters Audio Video offers the lowest prices anywhere to convert and transfer your analog VHS media to digital format. We couple our low media conversion prices with friendly professional service, and the highest level customization.