VHS to Digital in Wilmington, NC

Digitizing memories

Hi8 to digital

Digitizing VHS service Haymarket, VA

Preserve Your Memories with Luma 3 Productions

From Tape to Tech

How Our VHS to Digital Process Works

Turning your tapes into digital files has never been easier. Our process ensures quality, clarity, and peace of mind for all your precious recordings.

Tape Inspection & Cleaning

We carefully inspect each tape and clean or repair it if needed. This step is vital for formats like Hi8 to digital, U-Matic to digital, and Beta to digital.

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Digitize Your Tapes

Using professional-grade equipment, we convert VHS and other formats to digital. This includes digitizing VHS service, digitizing home video, and professional formats, ensuring your digitizing memories are safe and easy to access.

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Deliver Final Files

Your completed digital files are delivered via USB thumb drive or secure cloud download. For editing needs, we provide ProRes files upon request.

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Preserve Your Memories with a Trusted Digitizing Partner

VHS to Digital Transfer Service in Wilmington, NC & Northern Virginia

With 30+ years in video production, Luma 3 Productions understands the importance of your home videos. We specialize in VHS to DIGITAL in WILMINGTON NC, digitizing VHS service, Hi8 to digital, MiniDV, 8mm, 16mm, Beta to digital, and U-Matic to digital.

We make digitizing memories safe and simple. Drop off tapes in Wilmington or request a prepaid shipping label.

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Timeless Transfers

Breathe New Life into Your Memories

Convert VHS to Digital

Bring your old VHS tapes into the digital era with full-quality transfers. Watch, share, and archive your memories securely.

Digitize VHS & Hi8 to MP4 / USB / Cloud

Seamlessly convert both VHS and Hi8 formats into MP4 files or store them on USB / cloud. One solution for multiple tape types.

VHS to DVD / Video DVD with Authoring

Get your tapes transferred to DVD format with menus and titles. A timeless way to rewatch and share.

Convert Hi8 to DVD

Turn those Hi8 camcorder tapes into shareable DVDs. Preserve your moments in a familiar, playback-ready form.

BetaSP & Professional Tape Conversion

We handle pro formats like BetaSP, DigiBeta, DVCAM, U-Matic, and more turning them into digital media.

8mm / 16mm Film to Digital

Convert your film reels into high-resolution digital files. Safeguard your family movies from aging.

VHS to Digital Near Me (Wilmington, NC & Northern VA)

Local drop-off or seamless shipping , we digitize tapes for communities in Wilmington and Northern Virginia.

Our “VHS to Digital” Service

Why Choose US?

Family-Run & Trusted

As a local, family-owned business, every project receives personal attention and care. Your memories are handled as if they were our own.

Professional-Grade Quality

We use broadcast-level playback decks to ensure exceptional clarity, color accuracy, and sound in every transfer — from VHS to professional formats.

Flexible & Convenient Options

Drop off your tapes at our Wilmington or Haymarket locations, or ship them easily. Choose delivery via USB or cloud , whatever fits your needs best.

Packages

Pricing Overview

All our prices to digitize tapes are for 2 hours or less. Each additional hour will be $10
Tape-to-Digital Rates (VHS, Hi8, MiniDV → MP4)
Film Transfers (8 mm, Super 8, 16 mm)
Professional Tape Formats
Common Questions

FAQs About VHS and Hi8 to Digital

A: You need a working VCR, a capture device, and software. But quality varies, as it depends on how you digitize the tapes.

A: Yes. We carefully clean and repair tapes before transferring them to ensure safe playback. This is a whole different process and price.

A: DVDs are physical discs you can play in a DVD player. VHS to Digital delivers files like MP4 for modern viewing and backup.

A: Absolutely. We support all Hi8, 8mm, MiniDV, and can author DVDs or deliver digital files, if you really want.  

A: Yes. We digitize Betacam, DigiBeta, U-Matic, DVCAM, DVCPro and more! Contact us for pro-level pricing.

A: Most orders (under 30 tapes) finish in 3–7 business days. Larger orders take a bit longer. This all depends on our workload at the time.

Modern Conversions

Digitize Your Home Movies with Care and Clarity

Based in Wilmington, NC, and Northern Virginia, we specialize in giving your memories a new lease on life by digitizing them into MP4, which is the most common and most popular video format out there. If you want an edit-friendly format, we can also digitize them to a ProRes file. Contact us for pricing on digitizing to ProRes files. You can read more about the two formatsYou can read more about the two formats HERE.

Why go digital, you ask? Well, imagine never having to worry about those old tapes wearing out or taking up precious space in your home. With our service, you can breathe easy knowing your cherished moments are safe and sound in a modern, easy-to-access format.

At Luma 3 Pro, we can digitize pretty much any consumer or professional format. Delivery? Yes, we can deliver your digitized files via Google Drive or on a trusty thumb drive (32 GB USB 3.0), we’ve got you covered. It’s all about catering to your needs and making the process as seamless as possible.

Other than our two locations on the east coast where you can drop off your tapes, we can arrange shipping too. We will create a shipping label for you, and all you have to do is package your tapes in a box and drop them off at a UPS drop-off location. Or you may want to ship your tapes using another method. Contact us and also check out other services we offer.