Don't Let Your Precious Memories Fade Away

Some things last forever...videotape is NOT one of them. The expected life of a VHS videotape is only 10-15 years. In the current world of electronics, the safest way to preserve your precious video memories is to transfer them to DVD. Many of our customers have already begun to notice that VHS videotapes recorded only a few years ago are showing wear. WHY DVD? Unlike videotape, DVDs will not deteriorate after every time it's played. Each time a videotape is played, its tiny magnetic particles rub off causing it to degrade. Eventually, this may cause your video to experience "drop outs" or other loss of quality and, in time, the video may not be viewable at all. Rather than magnetic particles, a DVD is made up of encoded bits of information that are read by a laser. Because the laser never actually touches the disc, there is no deterioration with each viewing. ARCHIVAL BENEFITS OF DVD DVDs cannot be erased or accidentally recorded over. Besides of its durability, DVD is also resistant to heat. The only way to damage your DVD is to physically damage its surface. The current life expectancy of a VHS videotape is 10-15 years while a DVD's life span is indefinite, often approximated at 100 years. DVDs are also capable of storing or archiving still images, top quality audio, and direct links to the Internet. The longevity and variety of use, combined with its compact size, make DVD the perfect choice for archival storage. EASE OF USE WITH A DVD There is no rewinding or fast forwarding with a DVD...as there is with a videotape. You can instantly scan forward or backward with a DVD and it's much easier to locate a certain portion of a DVD than on a videotape. DVDs can contain titles and chapter marks to save considerable time when searching. WHY DUPLICATION MEDIA? Let Duplication Media preserve your training, marketing, and family videotapes by converting them to DVD with our professional DVD recorders. We can transfer from more than 15 different video formats - consumer, professional, and broadcast. Videotapes won't last forever so preserve them before the memories fade away.