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The Transfer Lab

Status: calculator eligible. Confidence: partial estimate.

Comparison coverage

Priced: vhs, vhsc, hi8, video8, digital8, minidv, betamax

Quote-only: regular8, super8, sixteenmm, photos, slides, negatives, audio cassette, audio reel, vinyl record, digital media, cd, dvd

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

Delivery

Online order flow supports shipping or Brentwood, TN drop-off/pickup. Videotape output options include USB, DVD, Dropbox, combined outputs, and professional files by request.

DownloadPrice not listed

CloudPrice not listed

USB drivePrice not listed

Hard driveNot offered

DVDPrice not listed

Originals returned: yes

Fulfillment options

Mail-In Order

Nationwide

mail in

Online orders receive instructions to pack and ship media to the Brentwood, TN service center.

Shipping cost depends on checkout/shipping selection.

Brentwood Drop-Off / Pickup

Brentwood, TN / Nashville area

studio dropoff

Customers may order online and drop off, or place and pay for the order in person.

Address: 127 Franklin Road - Suite 200, Brentwood, TN 37027

Turnaround

Workflow is published, but fixed turnaround timing was not captured.

Example costs

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

2 VHS tapes, download only

partial estimate

$48.00

Turnaround: Workflow is published, but fixed turnaround timing was not captured.

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

10 VHS tapes, USB output

partial estimate

$220.00

Turnaround: Workflow is published, but fixed turnaround timing was not captured.

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

5 VHS + 3 MiniDV + 200 photos

quote required

Quote required

Turnaround: Workflow is published, but fixed turnaround timing was not captured.

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

Quote-only media: photos

Good specialist/provider-page candidate; keep quote-required until consumer shop product URLs are captured.

500 loose photos

quote required

Quote required

Turnaround: Workflow is published, but fixed turnaround timing was not captured.

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

Quote-only media: photos

No deterministic calculator rule covers the selected media.

2 five-inch film reels

quote required

Quote required

Turnaround: Workflow is published, but fixed turnaround timing was not captured.

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

Quote-only media: regular8

No deterministic calculator rule covers the selected media.

Provider options

All published options captured from provider-specific structured data.

18 options

Videotape Digitizing

8 options
OptionUnitPrice

Consumer videotape to USB / digital file, 1 tape

tape$35/tape

Consumer videotape to USB / digital file, 2-5 tapes

tape$24/tape

Consumer videotape to USB / digital file, 6-10 tapes

tape$22/tape

Consumer videotape to USB / digital file, 11-50 tapes

tape$19/tape

Consumer videotape to DVD, 1 tape

tape$40/tape

Consumer videotape to DVD, 2-5 tapes

tape$29/tape

Consumer videotape to DVD, 6-10 tapes

tape$24/tape

Consumer videotape to DVD, 11-50 tapes

tape$19/tape

Betamax Digitizing

6 options
OptionUnitPrice

Betamax to USB, 1 tape

tape$40/tape

Betamax to USB, 2-5 tapes

tape$30/tape

Betamax to USB, 6-10 tapes

tape$27/tape

Betamax to USB, 11-20 tapes

tape$26/tape

Betamax to Dropbox, 1 tape

tape$45/tape

Betamax to USB + DVD + Dropbox, 1 tape

tape$65/tape

Digital Output

1 options
OptionUnitPrice

USB media player

player$59

Film Transfer

1 options
OptionUnitPrice

8mm, Super 8, 16mm, and related motion picture film digitizing

projectQuote / project estimate required

Professional Options

1 options
OptionUnitPrice

ProRes file from videotape or motion picture film source

projectQuote / product-specific selection required

Audio and Specialty Media

1 options
OptionUnitPrice

Cassette, audio reel, records, 8-track, MiniDisc, floppy, DVD-to-MP4, Photo CD/DVD, and specialty media transfers

itemProduct-specific shop selection required

Price rules

Ship, drop off, or local pickup

shipping rule · partial estimate

To provider: customer pays

Return: customer pays

Prepaid label: no

Originals returned: included

order workflow: select shipping or drop-off/pickup preference
Snippet: “The Transfer Lab says online orders let customers select shipping or drop-off/pickup preference.
originals returned: prepared for shipping or local pickup
Snippet: “The Transfer Lab describes matching originals and digital copies, then preparing the item for shipping or local pickup.
originals returned: original media and new digital copies returned
Snippet: “The Transfer Lab says all original media and new digital copies are returned on completion.

Consumer videotapes to USB / digital file

quantity threshold per item · exact published price

consumer videotape USB pricing: $35 for 1; $24 for 2-5; $22 for 6-10; $21 for 11-20; descending to $19 for 51+
Snippet: “Videotape digitizing USB tiers list one-tape and quantity discount prices.

Betamax videotape to USB

quantity threshold per item · exact published price

Betamax USB pricing: $40 for one tape; quantity discounts from $30
Snippet: “Betamax USB output has one-tape and quantity discount tiers.

Motion picture film requires estimate

quote required · quote required

Photo, audio, and specialty media require product-specific selection

quote required · quote required

Conflict log

  • Generic calculator uses the USB/digital-file videotape rows; DVD, Dropbox, combined-output, Betamax, and specialty rows are exposed through provider-specific options.
  • Film, photo, audio, and specialty-media totals remain quote/product-selection dependent.

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