Skip to content
Back to calculator

Digital Roots Studio

Status: calculator eligible. Confidence: partial estimate.

Comparison coverage

Priced: vhs, vhsc, hi8, video8, digital8, minidv, betamax, regular8, super8, sixteenmm, photos, slides, negatives, audio cassette

Quote-only: audio reel, digital media

Supported by provider record: vhs, vhsc, hi8, video8, digital8, minidv, betamax, regular8, super8, sixteenmm, photos, slides, negatives, audio cassette, audio reel, digital media

Delivery

Published output charges include web upload at $2/GB, data disc at $15, a 64GB flash drive at $35, or customer-supplied storage at no charge.

Download$2.00

CloudNot offered

USB driveNot offered

Hard driveNot offered

DVD$15.00

Originals returned: unknown

Fulfillment options

Albany Studio Appointment

Albany, CA / Bay Area

studio dropoff

Digital Roots Studio lists appointment-based office hours and its Albany, California studio address for service coordination.

Address: 1329 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706

Hours: Mon 8am-1pm; Tue-Fri 8am-5pm; Saturday by appointment

Turnaround

Turnaround not published as a fixed current value on the pricing rows.

Example costs

Generated from the same calculator rules as the main comparison page.

2 VHS tapes, download only

partial estimate

$82.00

Turnaround: Turnaround not published as a fixed current value on the pricing rows.

Shipping: to provider customer pays, return customer pays · partial

10 VHS tapes, USB output

partial estimate

$400.00

Turnaround: Turnaround not published as a fixed current value on the pricing rows.

Shipping: to provider customer pays, return customer pays · partial

5 VHS + 3 MiniDV + 200 photos

partial estimate

$512.00

Turnaround: Turnaround not published as a fixed current value on the pricing rows.

Shipping: to provider customer pays, return customer pays · partial

500 loose photos

partial estimate

$427.00

Turnaround: Turnaround not published as a fixed current value on the pricing rows.

Shipping: to provider customer pays, return customer pays · partial

2 five-inch film reels

partial estimate

$154.00

Turnaround: Turnaround not published as a fixed current value on the pricing rows.

Shipping: to provider customer pays, return customer pays · partial

Provider options

All published options captured from provider-specific structured data.

21 options

Video Tape to DVD

6 options
OptionUnitPrice

1 video tape to DVD

tape$40/tape

2-4 video tapes to DVD

tape$30/tape

5+ video tapes to DVD, tape length 20 minutes or less

tape$18/tape

5+ video tapes to DVD, 20-120 minutes

tape$22/tape

5+ video tapes to DVD, 2-3 hours

tape$26/tape

5+ video tapes to DVD, 3-4 hours

tape$35/tape

Video Tape to File

4 options
OptionUnitPrice

Video tape to computer file, hard drive, or flash drive, up to 2 hours

tape$50/tape

Video tape to computer file, hard drive, or flash drive, up to 3 hours

tape$60/tape

Video tape to computer file, hard drive, or flash drive, up to 4 hours

tape$70/tape

Tape over 4 hours add-on

hour+$15/hour

Film Transfer

3 options
OptionUnitPrice

8mm, Super 8, or 16mm silent film transfer, standard definition

foot$0.38/foot

8mm, Super 8, or 16mm silent film transfer, high definition

foot$0.50/foot

Film reel minimum

reel$10/reel minimum

Photo, Slide, Negative Scanning

3 options
OptionUnitPrice

Loose photo up to 5 x 7, 300 Raw, 1-399 quantity tier

photo$0.95/photo; volume discounts to $0.65

Slide or negative scan

image$0.50/image

Photo restoration

photo$20/photo

Audio Transfer

2 options
OptionUnitPrice

Audio cassette to CD or MP3

tape$40 for one; $25 each for 2-4; $22 each for 5+

Audio reel-to-reel to digital minimum

reel$90 minimum

Digital Output

2 options
OptionUnitPrice

Web upload

GB$2/GB

DVD

disc$15/disc

Fulfillment

1 options
OptionUnitPrice

Standard envelope

envelope$14

Price rules

Customer-paid shipping

shipping rule · exact published price

To provider: customer pays

Return: customer pays

Prepaid label: no

Originals returned: included

studio location: appointment needed; Albany, CA office
Snippet: “Digital Roots Studio lists appointment-needed office hours at 1329 Solano Ave in Albany, CA.
drop-off appointment: call or email to make appointment
Snippet: “Digital Roots Studio says customers can call or email to set up a drop-off time.

Consumer videotape to DVD, single-tape row

per item · partial estimate

single consumer tape to DVD: $40 per tape
Snippet: “Qty: 1 video tape to DVD = $40 per tape.

8mm, Super 8, and 16mm silent film transfer, standard definition

per foot · exact published price

silent film standard-definition price: $0.38/foot
Snippet: “Silent Film/Standard Definition - $0.38 per foot of film

Photo scans

quantity threshold per item · exact published price

photo scan: $0.95 each for 1-399; $0.85 for 400-999; $0.75 for 1,000-1,999; $0.65 for 2,000+ at 300 Raw
Snippet: “Loose Photos 5x7 or smaller: 300 Raw $0.95, $0.85, $0.75, $0.65 by quantity

Slides and negatives

per item · partial estimate

slide and negative scan: $0.50 each
Snippet: “Slide and negative scanning is listed at $0.50 per scan.

Audio cassette to CD or computer file

tiered per item · exact published price

audio cassette: $40 for 1; $25 each for 2-4; $22 each for 5+ standard-length tapes
Snippet: “Qty: 1 Cassette tape = $40; Qty: 2 - 4 Cassette tapes - $25; Qty: 5 or more = $22 per tape

Audio reel-to-reel transfer

quote required · quote required

Web upload (first GB)

optional add on · exact published price

computer file output: $2 per GB
Snippet: “Web Upload Per GB - $2 per GB

DVD

optional add on · exact published price

DVD output: $15 per disc
Snippet: “DVD-Rom Data Disc - $15 per disc

Conflict log

  • Generic calculator uses conservative single-tape DVD pricing; provider-specific options expose the quantity, duration, and output rows.
  • The customer pays shipping; no fixed shipping amount is available to add to calculator totals.

Sources