Tony.T Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 We have gone into this with a vengeance. LOADS of interest and a lot of orders. Anyone else? We do all the VHS work in house and are going to expand into all formats soon. Cine will be sent out Any helpful comments welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 reminds me of a suggestion I did back in 1995 http://www.minilabhelp.com/forum/Blah.pl?m-1117627046/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 i do all VHS and camcorder tapes in house on either + or - dvd`s of one dvd recorder plus dvd to dvd. also whats more popular is avi clips of cameras and mobile phones onto dvd format which can can be played on a computer as well as a dvd player, the software is a freedownload of the web. i took a revenue of about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Well done Nash, I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony.T Posted September 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Another request for the software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Hi Tony T. Stick by your guns offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Noritsu Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 We've been doing this since late feb this year and it has been fantastic. Great income for minimal outlay. We have done radio ads to promote it and that has made all the difference. We do all the camera formats and VHS/VHS-C and BETA, and the Beta is really starting to fire as we seem to be the only one in town advertising it! Got a beta player on ebay for $102 and the first job it did was $525! The customer actually waited for the auction to end so I could do her work!!!!! We outlab super 8/stan 8 and 16mm and get it back on VHS which we transfer to DVD in house. We also do tons on slide scans and print scans, and our business is actually changing from a lab to a scanning destination. Many days now, we scan and burn more images than we print on our Noritsu 3202. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Much the same here, Mr.Noritsu. We are lucky that we have a Studio on our doorstep who does all our film straight to DVD, saving us time (and hassle!). We are finding that it is not just scanning we are being asked about, but it seems the digital revolution has left most of the population floundering in it's wake. I consider my digital 'knowledge' to be scant, but my custom base seems to be growing in direct proportion to the amount of help and advice I lend. Instead of the mystery of the darkroom & lab, the digital revolution has given us another edge, or so it would seem. Thanks for the link, Nash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philspectrum Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I have outsourced this service for years, - but always wondered about the combi VHS DVD recorders that can be bought for about 150 pounds - are these up to the job, - or does it need to be done through a pc with authoring software ? I realise that presentation is half the job, - so doing a nice printed box is important, - but what kit do you use ? what is best ? Thanks Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 i bought a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpcrichard Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hi tony we have being doing this for about 2 years now,using Win TV hauppauge recorder it records in mpeg-2 format we then convert to video ts and then burn to dvd. we are doing vhs,8mm,Hi8mm and mini dvc. I have also tried with some success recording 8mm kodachrome by projecting onto a screen then recording with a video camera from behind and over the top.it may not be the highest quality but the ones that i have done the people are very happy. people are very unwilling to spend $0.30 per foot for the pros to do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 a customer has just walked in and asked for quote for 95 dvd`s (25 minute movie) i quoted him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 a customer has just walked in and asked for quote for 95 dvd`s Is that one master then 95 dupes? If so, its only the master that would take time to prepare, the dupes, can run in the backgrounf with little work needing to be done. A blank DVD around 20p (or less), I would say this is a good price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Noritsu Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 That brings up another selling point. we were getting so many requests for multiple DVD's and CD's that I purchased a 7 disc duplicator. It paid for itself in 2 orders!!!!! We charge $5 per extra CD and $10 per extra DVD and we always upsell additional DVD's when we are doing movie transfers by suggesting the parents may want extra copies for their children/grand children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony.T Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Some really good ideas being thrown up- keep them coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photographis Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 We use a dvd/vhs combo ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QUICKPICS112 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Is blu-ray the next development for this service? Anyone asked for it yet, or should we be pushing it as a quality upgrade? Thoughts anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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