Visual Services

Here at Prism Pro Media we transfer all standard tape formats - mini DV, VHS, S-VHS, 8mm, Hi8 & Digital 8 to DVD from as little as €25.

We can also encode them into digital formats such as avi, Mpeg, divx etc..making them easier to share with family & friends via email or streamed over the internet or on sites such as You Tube.

We have full in house video editing, design and dvd authoring facilities utilising the most professional equipment & Computer Programs, so we are able to offer you a professionally finished DVD product including Case, DVD & artwork, and including chapters and custom DVD menus. For An Example Click Here:

Why Should I Transfer My Videotapes

This is a common question, did you know videotape has an expiration date? With the convenience and popularity of videotapes, most of us assume our special video recordings are permanent, But in fact they begin to lose information immediately after being recorded. Imagine this....You pop the videotape of your wedding or the tape of your child's first steps into the VCR. At best, the colors and images have faded and the picture is a little snowy or worse, the picture is unwatchable and the sound garbled. It's not a matter of if your tape will fail but when.

Videotape be it VHS, SVHS, 8mm, Hi8 or DV was never meant to be a long term storage media this is due solely to the weakening of the binder, which holds the magnetic particles containing your video data to the plastic tape material.

Videotapes continually release their magnetic information particles over time until eventually the tape is unplayable. Environmental conditions such as moisture and temperature changes can speed the process, but nothing is going to stop it.

DVDs, on the other hand, have ideal characteristics for the long haul. DVDs will last a minimum of 100 years, though some tests suggest in excess of 500 years. DVDs never wear out, so they can be played millions of times without losing any quality. The data surface on DVDs is optical, not magnetic. The data surface is protected by a layer of polycarbonate, the same material used in bullet proof glass. DVD data is digital, so copies are exactly the quality same as the original. DVD video data is the format of the future and is not in jeopardy of becoming a lost format.

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