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Commercial DVD Recording & Authoring-

This price list is for commercial material only and prices do NOT include VAT. For Home Camcorder tapes, Video 8, Hi8, VHS(C) & miniDV see the next section below.

CD & DVD Recording of Commercial Material from Betacam, DigiBeta, XDCAM, MiniDV, DVCAM, HDV, UMATIC, VHS, Betamax, QuckTime, Mpeg2, MPeg1 & AVI

Up to (hrs) 15mins 30mins 45mins 60mins 90mins 120mins 180mins
To            
Betacam to DVD Video 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00
Digibeta to DVD Video 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00
XDCAM to DVD(Video) 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 60.00 70.00
miniDV to DVD(Video) 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00
DVCAM to DVD(Video) 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00
HDV to DVD(Video) 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00
Umatic to DVD(Video) 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00
VHS to DVD(Video)   30.00   35.00   40.00
Betamax to DVD(Video)   30.00   35.00   40.00 45.00
QuickTime, Mpeg2, Mpeg1 & AVI to DVD(Video) 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00 55.00

Professional Bespoke DVD Authoring Service- Encoding by computer is charged at £30 for up to half an hour (min charge), 50p per min for the next 30 mins and 25p per minute after that, max 2 hours per DVD. Basic one click menu is included.
Extra buttons are charged at £5 each. Costs are plus VAT.
DVD's can then be made which are autoplay, loop or have a full menu, moving or still.
Please ask for a quote for more complex menus

Domestic Service-

VHS, Hi8, Video 8, VHS(C) & miniDV camcorder tapes to DVD, miniDV, MPEG2, AVI, QT for viewing or home editing

Prices in this section refer to transfers from domestic material only and INCLUDE VAT and materials

TO DVD (basic)
Recording straight to DVD is charged at £20 for the first half hour and then £3 for each half hour after that. If your job is longer than 2 hours then the second and subsequent DVDs are £10 for the first half hour and then £3 per half hour, ideal for getting those old camcorder tapes to disc. Tape changes £5 (not charged at beginning or end of DVDs.) Maximum recording time - 2 hours per disc in high quality. Chapter marks are approximately every 5 minutes. Library cases and on disc printing is included, please let us know the printing details.These only have a basic single line menu.

TO DVD (via computer)
This service gives a much better appearance to the finished DVD and is charged at £30 for the first half hour and then £5 for each half hour after that and includes some basic editing to remove obviously unwanted shots. If your job is longer than 2 hours then the second and subsequent DVDs are £20 for the first half hour and then £5 per half hour. Maximum recording time - 2 hours per disc in high quality. Chapter marks to your specification but we suggest every 5 minutes. A still is taken from the tape for the DVD menu. Library cases and on disc printing is included, please let us know the printing details. If you would like a sophisticated menu with selectable chapters then please ask for a quote.

TO MINIDV FOR YOU TO EDIT AT HOME
The first hour £25, then £15 per hour plus £3 per supplied tape (first one not charged).
Examples:- Five Hi8 tapes to transfer to miniDV, the total running time being two hours - £40 plus £12 (£3+£3+£3+£3) making a total including materials and VAT of £52.
One Hi8 tape recorded on long play which last 3 hours will cost £55 (£25+£15+£15)

TO A SUPPLIED HARD DRIVE IN AVI, QT OR MPEG2 TO EDIT AT HOME
The first hour £25, then £15 per hour plus £3 per supplied tape (first one not charged).
Examples:- Five Hi8 tapes to transfer to your hard drive, the total running time being two hours - £40 plus £12 (£3+£3+£3+£3) making a total including materials and VAT of £52.
One Hi8 tape recorded on long play which last 3 hours will cost £55 (£25+£15+£15)

If you are not sure about the tape type you have please see our format identification page.

DVD Format Conversion- DVD's can be converted from or to PAL NTSC SECAM together with regional coding if desired.


For more details please see our DVD Conversion Information page