Video99

Transfer of U-matic Lo-Band SVHS and VHS-C. Tapes between 30-40 years old to MP4 Great communication, Excellent value, Transfers have no drop outs or artefacts that you usually get from playing back old tapes. Many thanks Colin.

I don’t normally bother to post reviews but service I received from Colin for the quick turnaround of my 34 Hi8 and MiniDV tapes was exemplary. He kept me informed throughout the transfer process and the quality of the delivered files exceeded my expectations. I am more than happy to recommend Video99 and will be using them again in the future.

I've used Colin/Video99 several times, always being happy with the results. He has always produced excellent results at a fair price. He even re-transferred, for free, one tape when I mentioned that the audio was very muffled. The second transfer sounded far better but had screwy video. In the end, he was able to merge the two into an acceptable transfer. I didn't mind the trouble. He's working with machines that are up to 50 years old. The fact that some of these machines still work at all is a small miracle! In addition, even when he said he was busy, Colin has always had fast turnaround times whenever I've used him. These weren't rush jobs, just tapes I wanted him to transfer at his leisure. Maybe I've just been lucky but it has never taken more than 2-3 days. The one exception was when the machine was malfunctioning and he had to work on it. After it was fixed, all was well. Further, once his Internet setup was upgraded at the end of 2023, it became far easier to receive his files over the Internet, saving a lot of time and money. I have only two very minor caveats. First, if he does ask you to confirm receipt of files or packages, please do so. One time, I downloaded my files but forgot to tell him. He didn't send my tape back until I wrote to ask about it. He was waiting for me to confirm that the transfer was acceptable. Second, this is extremely nit-picky but SECAM and unusual PAL tapes will be transferred to regular PAL for capture purposes. The results are still quite good. All I mean to say is that if you insist on "pure" transfers of SECAM/MESCAM/PAL-M/PAL-N tapes, they'll all be converted due to his capture setup. (Keep in mind that it's very difficult to capture these tapes without such conversion. ).Once again, that's all extremely nit-picky. If you have tapes you need to archive, Colin's a fantastic choice for that work. Have no worry, he'll do everything he can to give you the best possible transfer of your tapes, and be honest with you if your tapes can't be salvaged.Moreexpand_more

We had a Sony U-Matic tape of a fashion show we did in 1979 which had gone missing after a move in 1990. After discovering it we were concerned as to how the tape would perform as its storage was not as it should have been. Having found Colin after some research and reading his glowing reviews we sent the tape to him. He was extremely helpful and produced a wonderful digital copy for us which we are delighted with. .

Colin did a fantastic job of transferring our 30 year old, VHS, wedding video to digital. I was blown away by the speed of the service, with the first file available for me to download 24 hours after I posted it to Video99. I would highly recommend Video99. Great service.

Video99 transferred an old U-Matic NTSC tape. Great finished transfer and files submitted in MP4 and high quality AVI. Thoroughly recommended and great communication throughout the process. I will be using Video99 again for any future transfers.

The reviews don't lie! Colin received my laserdisc and within the day had sent back files for reviewing. Fast turnaround, attention to detail and informative guidance, you really can't go wrong.

Colin worked relentlessly to rescue archive videos from a broken hard drive. Absolutely perfect service, communication and price.

Excellent service provided by Colin in all respects in transferring my old VHS and Video8 tapes. He was incredibly thorough, gave me lots of information and updates and the results were just what I wanted. I cannot recommend him enough.

Excellent service provided by Colin. I sent the tape yesterday and today I have been able to download the digital files. Colin has been in contact throughout the day with progress report, which has been useful. I would highly recommend Colin at Video99.

Great service from Colin. Sent my tapes Monday, and on Wednesday morning I was able to download the video files. I have some more VHS tapes that I'd like transferring - I'll definitely be sending them to Colin.

Outstanding service, posted yesterday and received the link the day after for me to download the video transfer. Excellent communication and price, Colin kept me informed every step of the way. 5 star service!

Amazing service. Flawless conversion, fast, very reasonable price, great communication. Thanks Colin!

I highly recommend using the superb services of Colin: excellent quality of tapes in various formats, responds very swiftly to all queries and gives good explanation, fast service and very helpful.

Fantastic service from Colin, simply can not fault the quality of the work, the speed in which it was completed and the excellent friendly communications keeping me informed at every stage of the process. I can't thank Colin enough - truly outstanding from start to finish!

I cannot stress what a fantastic job Colin did to convert all of my old miniDVs, VHS and audio cassette tapes to digital formats in very high quality. It's amazing to see and hear things after many decades of them just lying around in an old box! The service was also extremely quick and by far the best price I could find anywhere. Great communication too, with very quick responses to any queries. Thank you Colin, so happy with everything! Best, Richard.

While remastering some 25-year-old short films, I discovered two of the original Digital8 footage tapes had become deteriorated, damaged, and unplayable. After emailing Video99 in the hope that even a few seconds of footage could be recovered, Colin replied within an hour, providing comprehensive information about the process and an idea of the cost. Within 24 hours of receiving the tapes, Colin had repaired and cleaned them, recovered *all* of the footage, and sent me MP4 files to review. He then had the tapes and a USB key containing the transferred DV footage on their way back to me the very next day. At every step, I was kept fully informed of his progress. Incredible service, delivered at a fraction of the cost a larger company would likely have charged. Thank you Colin!

I had a mixture of over 150 irreplaceable old VHS, Betacam and DVCAM tapes going back to the 1980s that I'd been putting off sorting through and having transferred to digital. They were taking up valuable space and no doubt deteriorating as years went by. When I finally decided to tackle them, Colin could not have been more kind and professional. I sent the tapes one box at a time via special delivery from London and he was always quick to let me know they'd arrived safely. Colin carried out the transfer process very promptly, producing incredibly high quality digital versions, which take up next to no space. The service he provides is second to none, and at the lowest prices. I'm grateful to Colin his outstanding work, and I cannot recommend Video99 highly enough.

We used Colin’s service a few years ago, so when we uncovered an old VHS tape of our wedding, I had no hesitation in contacting him to see if he could transfer it to DVD and USB. As before, Colin provided an excellent service, super-quick, efficient and keeping us informed at every stage. Colin provides a highly-personalised service. With such precious and irreplaceable memories, we really felt in safe hands, and I would recommend video99 to anyone.

I have had some Video 2000 tapes (so much better than VHS or Betamax imo) taking up space for over 40 years and I knew there was things on there that I wanted to keep and see again. Colin went above and beyond, sending me files up until midnight. There was one particular clip I wanted to see and Colin took great care in editing it out for me. First class service.