AUSTIN VIDEO SOLUTIONS · SOUTH AUSTIN, TX
Tape to Digital Transfers in Austin.
High-End Digitization for Your Old Tapes—Watch Them Anywhere, Anytime.
Austin Video Solutions offers professional video editing, post-production, and digitization of photos, slides, films, videotapes, camcorder cassettes, and audio cassettes. We transfer nearly any tape format to DVD, Blu-ray, or digital files for thumb drives or online sharing. We also create memorial videos and custom highlight or slideshow videos using both photos and video.
VHS · Hi8 · MiniDV · Betacam · 8mm Film · Super 8 · Photos · Slides · Negatives · Audio · Editing
✓ All Formats Accepted · ✓ Maximized Quality · ✓ Quick Turnaround · ✓ Professional Video Editing
If you want better quality, modern delivery options, total privacy, and fast turnaround, Austin Video Solutions is built for you.
Your Tapes Are Not Waiting for You
You found the box. VHS tapes labeled in faded marker. MiniDV cassettes from a wedding. 8mm reels your grandparents shot decades ago. You have no way to play any of them.
Here is what is happening while they sit in that box:
- Magnetic tape loses 10–20% of its signal quality every decade. Colors wash out. Audio disappears. Entire sections go blank.
- The machines that play these formats are dying too. Consumer VCRs and camcorders are no longer manufactured, and replacement parts are gone.
- Every day you wait, you lose something you cannot recover.
You need a professional who treats this with the urgency it deserves and the care your memories require.
Common Risk vs. How AVS Eliminates It
The AVS Difference
Why Austin Families & Businesses Choose AVS
One professional, start to finish.
Your project is handled entirely by the owner—not passed between departments, not touched by strangers, not shipped to a fulfillment center. You meet the person who does the work, and you have direct phone and text access throughout.
Crystal clear quality.
Professional S-VHS decks, external time-base correctors, uncompressed 4:2:2 capture, and true frame-by-frame film scanners. This is how broadcast facilities digitize media. It is the opposite of a $30 USB dongle.
Total privacy and security.
Your home videos, business footage, and personal photos stay in one private studio with one set of eyes. No outsourcing. No cloud processing through third-party servers. All records permanently wiped from our systems after delivery.
1–3 day turnaround.
Not 4–8 weeks. Most projects are finished within a few business days. Expedited 24-hour service available for urgent needs like memorial services and legal deadlines.
Your media never leaves Austin.
Drop off in person. Pick up in person. No shipping boxes, no transit damage, no lost packages, no anxiety.
The AVS Difference
Why Austin Families & Businesses Choose AVS
One professional, start to finish.
Your project is handled entirely by the owner—not passed between departments, not touched by strangers, not shipped to a fulfillment center. You meet the person who does the work, and you have direct phone and text access throughout.
Crystal clear quality.
Professional S-VHS decks, external time-base correctors, uncompressed 4:2:2 capture, and true frame-by-frame film scanners. This is how broadcast facilities digitize media. It is the opposite of a $30 USB dongle.
Total privacy and security.
Your home videos, business footage, and personal photos stay in one private studio with one set of eyes. No outsourcing. No cloud processing through third-party servers. All records permanently wiped from our systems after delivery.
1–3 day turnaround.
Not 4–8 weeks. Most projects are finished within a few business days. Expedited 24-hour service available for urgent needs like memorial services and legal deadlines.
Your media never leaves Austin.
Drop off in person. Pick up in person. No shipping boxes, no transit damage, no lost packages, no anxiety.
Delivery Options
Choose Your Format
Not sure what you need? Match your goal to the right output.
“I want to watch on my TV or phone tonight.”
→ Tape to HD MP4 — 1080p HD MP4 on a USB thumb drive. Plays on Smart TVs, iPhones, Android, laptops. $24.98 per tape.
“I want to share clips with family right away.”
→ Cloud Delivery Add-On — 1080p MP4 uploaded to Dropbox or Google Drive. Link texted to you when ready. $5.00 per tape.
“I need files I can edit professionally.”
→ Tape to ProRes — Apple ProRes master file. Maximum data for color grading, editing, and archival preservation. $24.99 per tape.
“I want the most affordable or physical option.”
→ DVD Services — Basic DVD ($17.99/tape) or Enhanced DVD with scene selection ($22.99/tape). Straightforward and reliable.
What You Get with Austin Video Solutions
Get Started in 3 Simple Steps
How It Works
Step 1
Book and Drop Off
Schedule your appointment online or call (512) 518-3188. Bring your media to the private South Austin studio. Meet your technician face to face and receive a detailed quote before any work begins.
Step 2
Professional Digitization
Each tape, reel, or photo is inspected, cleaned, and captured using broadcast-grade equipment. Time-base correction stabilizes the video signal. Files are encoded in your chosen format.
Step 3
Pick Up and Enjoy
Collect your original media alongside your new digital files. All records are permanently wiped from AVS servers after you confirm delivery ensuring total privacy.
Book Your Drop-Off Appointment
Testimonials
What Austin Customers Say
“There is no one I trust more with original and irreplaceable video images from our family’s past. As someone who has worked around the TV/Film industry for over 40 years, I find Ben’s work to be first class.”
— Michael Waxman, repeat client
“Dependable, easy to work with, responsive—much preferred than dropping off at a store. Will only work with Ben for things like this going forward. He’s great.”
— Reagan Jones
“When my father died, Ben dropped everything to create the most wonderful video for my father’s funeral. He pulled a number of all-nighters to complete the over 30-minute video that walked us through my father’s life.”
— Don Elledge
Your Memories Have an Expiration Date
Magnetic tape degrades every single day. Colors fade. Audio drops out. Entire recordings go silent. Film warps and becomes brittle. Photos yellow and crack. None of this reverses itself, and none of it waits.
But the solution does not have to be complicated. One appointment. One professional. Crystal clear results in days. Get it done right, once, by someone who actually cares.
Contact and Location
Austin Video Solutions
Professional Media Digitization — Locally Owned Since 2011
📍 South Austin, TX 78748 — Private Studio by Appointment Only
(Near Akins High School, S. 1st Street and FM 1626. Exact address provided after booking.)
📱 Call: (512) 518-3188
✉️ Email: benjamin@austinvideosolutions.com
📅 Book Online: austinvideosolutions.com/book-appointment/
⏰ Monday through Sunday, 8 AM – 5 PM
