Your memories, in high definition.

We digitize and restore videotape, discs, slides, photos and cassettes — frame by frame, on calibrated equipment, by people who handle irreplaceable material for a living. Your originals come back with the files.

VIDEO — UP TO 4K / PRORES
PHOTO — ARCHIVAL DPI
AUDIO — FLAC LOSSLESS
Vintage television playing static Stacked VHS tapes Wall of cassette tapes

What we digitize

VHS tapes

Videotape

VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS, Hi8, Digital8 and MiniDV, captured uncompressed off time-base-corrected decks.

Vintage prints

Photos

We accept individual photos of any size, as well as bound albums, scanned in place so nothing has to be peeled.

Audio cassette

Cassette tapes

Audio cassettes transferred at 24-bit/96kHz with azimuth alignment, de-hissed only where it helps.

Rainbow reflections on CDs

Discs

DVD and Blu-ray, including home-burned and finalized camcorder discs. Ripped bit-for-bit before any re-encode.

Slide projector

35mm slides

Mounted slides scanned at up to 4800 dpi. Dust and scratch removal by infrared channel, never by softening.

Not sure what you have?

An unlabelled tape, a camcorder disc that won't play, a shoebox you haven't opened in years. Send a photo and we'll tell you what it is and whether it can be saved.

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The difference, frame by frame

Before: raw, faded tape capture
Before — raw tape capture
After: graded and restored 4K master
After — graded 4K master

Enhancement is a decision, not a filter. We correct what the format cost you — dropouts, chroma bleed, interlacing artefacts, faded dye layers — and leave the grain, the colour cast and the character of the original where it belongs.

Dropout & tracking repair INCLUDED
Colour & density grading INCLUDED
Machine-learning upscale to HD/4K ENHANCED TIER
Hand frame retouching RESTORATION TIER

Pricing

Video Tapes · Launch Special
$14.99 / tape

Professional 480i digital transfer for VHS, VHS-C, MiniDV, and Hi8.

Free digital download (90 days)No shipping risk — processed locallyVolume discounts up to 30% offOptional AI upscale to HD or 4K
Quote my tapes
Photos & Extras · Launch Special
$0.35 / photo

Have fewer than 500 photos? Or need slides, cassettes, or tape repairs? We handle it all.

Volume discounts down to $0.15/ea35mm slides starting at $0.65Audio cassettes for $22Handling fee waived over $150
Get a free estimate
TAPE VOLUME: 10+ TAPES @ $12.74, 25+ TAPES @ $10.49HD UPSCALE: +$12.99 / TAPE4K PREMIUM: +$24.99 / TAPEUSB DRIVE DELIVERY AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

Questions people ask first

What happens to my originals?

They come back to you, insured, in the order they arrived. Every item is inventoried on intake, so a tape is never separated from its label or its case. Nothing is disposed of without written instruction.

Does anyone else watch my footage?

Only the archivist assigned to your order, and only as far as the work requires. Files stay on isolated storage, are never used for training or promotion, and are deleted from our systems 90 days after delivery unless you ask us to keep a backup.

How do I get my media to you?

We arrange a pick up time to securely collect your items and you'll get a photo of your items on the intake bench the day they arrive.

What if a tape is unplayable?

We tell you before we charge you. Mould, sticky-shed and snapped tape are common and usually recoverable in our lab; when something genuinely cannot be read, there is no transfer fee for that item.

Is "enhanced" going to make it look fake?

No. We deliver the untouched transfer alongside every enhanced master, so you can always go back. Our house rule is that a viewer who was in the room should recognise the room.

Get a free quote

Tell us roughly what you have. You'll get a fixed price and a plain-language plan within one business day — no charge, no obligation.

DEX ARCHIVAL
LOCATED IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA
HELLO@DEXARCHIVAL.COM · (415) 555-0142
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