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TAPES ARE AGEING. MEMORIES DON'T HAVE TO.

We rescue your memories before time erases them. Professional transfer of video tapes to digital.

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✓ Drop-off in Prague
✓ No deposit up front
✓ Card payment
4 287
Tapes digitised
6 840
Hours of footage
15
Years of experience
Formats we digitise

Four classic formats – one single price.

Blank sections, static and recorded TV adverts are not charged. You pay for the actual length of your footage.

250 CZK / hour
VHS cassette

VHS

The classic full-size family video cassettes.

VHS-C cassette

VHS-C

Small cassettes from family camcorders.

Hi8 / Video8 cassette

Hi8 / Video8

8mm cassettes from Sony Handycam camcorders.

Mini DV cassette

Mini DV

Digital cassettes from the turn of the millennium.

A difference you can see

From faded static, back to a sharp picture.

Professional TBC, noise reduction and colour balancing. An authentic result, with no AI retouching.

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Work out your price

An estimate in 30 seconds.

Open the calculator, enter how many tapes you have, choose your storage and you will see an indicative price. The exact price is always agreed with you in advance when we take the tapes in.

1. How many tapes do you have?
VHS
VHSclassic full-size cassettes
VHS-C
VHS-Csmall camcorder cassettes
Hi8 / Video8
Hi8 / Video8Sony Handycam cassettes
Mini DV
Mini DVsmall digital cassettes
2. Average length of footage
Length of one tape in minutes – we only charge for actual footage
3. Where should we save it?
New Kingston USB drive USB 3.2, capacity to suit your order, 3-year warranty
250 CZK
Your own USB drive bring your own – do check the capacity
free
⚠️ Please check that your USB drive has enough capacity (60 min ≈ 1.5 GB). If you would rather have a warranty on the drive as well, we recommend our new USB drive.
Cloud storage password protected, available for 21 days
50 CZK
DVD approx. 120 minutes per disc
50 CZK / disc
4. Additional services
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Repair of a damaged tape splicing a snapped tape, cleaning
300 CZK / tape
How many tapes need repairing?
✓
Editing removing dull passages, adding chapters
250 CZK / hour
✓
Express processing priority turnaround
+ 50 %
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Return shipping via Balíkovna free over 1,000 CZK
69 CZK
Select at least one tape to calculate a price.
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Valid from 1 January 2026 · prices are final (we are not VAT registered)

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Core services

Digitising 60 minutes of footage
adverts, blank sections and static are not charged		250 CZK
Basic picture and sound treatment
edge cropping, noise reduction, audio normalisation, colour balancing		free
Saving to your own USB drive
with sufficient capacity (60 min ≈ 1.5 GB)		free
New Kingston USB drive
64 GB · USB 3.2 · 3-year warranty		250 CZK
Saving to cloud storage
up to 3 GB of footage, password protected		50 CZK
Saving to DVD
archival DVD+R DL with extended lifespan, case included		50 CZK / disc
Digitising a DVD disc
price per disc		250 CZK
Returning your tapes via Balíkovna
free on orders from 1,000 CZK · insured up to 50,000 CZK		69 CZK
Minimum order value
for shorter footage or a blank tape		300 CZK
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Additional services

Tape repair / splicing / cleaning
based on an individual assessment of condition		300 CZK
Optional editing
edited into sections, charged hourly		250 CZK / h
Gift vouchers
printed or digital (500 / 1,000 / 1,500 CZK)		your choice
Express processing
priority handling in the shortest possible time		+ 50 %
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Volume rates

6 – 10 hours of footage240 CZK/h (−5 %)
11 – 15 hours of footage220 CZK/h (−10 %)
16 – 20 hours of footage210 CZK/h (−15 %)
21 hours of footage and over199 CZK/h (−20 %)
Start to finish

No mysteries, no small print. Four clear steps.

No deposit up front. No surprise charges. You pay only once you have checked the result and are happy with it.

01

You get in touch

Call or write. We agree the scope and the output format, and give you an indicative price and turnaround.

02

You hand over the tapes

Ideally in person in Prague 4, so nothing goes off into the unknown. You receive a written handover receipt.

03

We digitise

Professional equipment – a Panasonic NV-HS1000 and a Canopus ADVC 300, both with TBC. Basic picture and sound treatment is included.

04

You check it, then pay

We return your original tapes along with the result for you to check. Pay by card, in cash or by QR code. If you are not satisfied, you get your money back.

What you get with us

Fair terms and no unpleasant surprises.

Drop-off in Prague

Hand the tapes over in person in Prague 4. Nothing has to go in the post and risk getting lost.

No deposit up front

You pay nothing in advance. Only once you have checked the result do you pay.

Professional equipment

We work with top-end Panasonic recorders and Canopus converters with TBC, which is what keeps the picture faithful.

We charge for actual footage only

You do not pay for blank sections, static or adverts. You pay for the real length of your footage.

Card, cash or QR code

Pay whichever way suits you. We have a card terminal as a matter of course.

12 months of free backup

We keep your footage for a year. If you lose the USB drive, we will put the content back on for you at any time.

What customers say

Thousands of memories rescued. A lot of happy tears.

Testimonials sent to us by customers by email after collecting their order.

★★★★★

I had about 20 old tapes at home from my wedding and my childhood and kept putting it off for ages. Then I saw how quickly they did it, and the quality was great. Recommended!

PK
Pavel K.
Prague · November 2025
★★★★★

A present for my dad's 70th – I had about 20 VHS-C camcorder tapes transferred. I hadn't seen him that moved in a long time. The turnaround held us up a bit, but the result was worth it.

JM
Jana M.
Kolín · October 2025
★★★★★

One of my eight Hi8 tapes was completely chewed up and I really didn't think anything could be saved. They spliced it, and the price was fair.

TN
Tomáš N.
Prague · September 2025
★★★★★

I was nervous about posting the tapes, so I drove over in person. Friendly service, everything explained, and we sorted it there and then. I picked the USB drive up a week later. Excellent value.

MV
Markéta V.
Prague · November 2025
★★★★★

Záloha vzpomínek transferred 25 Mini DV tapes for me. The result surprised me – clean picture, clear sound. And I only paid after checking it, which I appreciated.

RS
Roman S.
Brno · August 2025
★★★★★

We're from Plzeň and sent our parcel by post. It all went smoothly and email replies were quick. Old DVDs from 2003 got a second chance and we now have everything on one flash drive. Return shipping took a while, otherwise great.

LH
Lucie H.
Plzeň · December 2025
Why not to put it off

Magnetic tape is decaying every day. Quietly and irreversibly.

Manufacturers quoted a VHS lifespan of 15–20 years. Today we are often well past 30. The binder absorbs moisture, the oxide layer flakes away and the picture slowly disappears. The only way to stop it is to move the footage to digital.

01

Tape degradation

Moisture lifts the iron oxide away, colours fade and the picture turns to static. Time destroys magnetic tape for good.

02

Disappearing equipment

VHS players are no longer made and working Sony camcorders are a rarity. Without professional equipment you simply cannot play the tape.

03

Mould and damp

If a tape has been sitting in a cellar, mould can form on it. That ruins not only the tape but also the player you put it into.

Worth reading

Articles and background on digitising video tapes.

A full guide drawn from practice – why tapes degrade, how much fits on a USB drive and how to tell the formats apart.

Frequently asked questions

Answers to what you ask us most often.

No. You only pay for the actual footage on your tapes.

If there are two hours of static at the end of a tape, or a film taped off the television, we do not count that time and we cut it out.

The minimum order value is 300 CZK, because every tape needs the same care and the same setup on the equipment.

As standard we convert to MP4 (H.264). This plays on a computer, a smart TV, a phone and a tablet.

If you need a different format, just let us know.

For orders of up to 5 tapes, usually within 7 working days from handover.

For larger orders the turnaround depends on how busy we are, but it is always agreed in advance and written on your handover receipt.

If you are in a hurry, express processing is available for a 50 % surcharge.

No. You pay for the work only once it is finished and you have checked the result yourself.

Collecting in person, you can pay by card, in cash or by QR code. For postal orders, by bank transfer or cash on delivery.

For VHS we use top-end Panasonic NV-HS1000 video recorders with TBC (Time Base Correction), which stabilises the picture.

The analogue signal is digitised through a professional Canopus ADVC 300converter, also with TBC. That is what keeps the picture clean and the sound perfectly in sync.

For handover in person, visit us at our premises at Přímětická 10, Prague 4 – Krč, by prior arrangement.

If you live outside Prague, you can send the tapes safely by post. We agree the details with you before you send anything.

Do not throw it away. We also splice snapped tape and clean mould off properly.

An important warning: never repair snapped tape with sticky tape. The adhesive spreads inside the mechanism and can destroy both the cassette and the player.

Absolutely. Only one person ever sees the content of your tapes, and only to check quality and to edit.

We never pass data to third parties. A backup copy is kept for 12 months in case you lose the USB drive, and is then permanently deleted.

Of course. Digitising simply means playing the tape back. Your original tapes come back to you as they were.

Because the equipment is professional, the risk of any damage during the process is minimal.

Get in touch

Get a free quote in one minute.

Write or call. We will arrange a time and give you an indicative price, with no obligation.

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Phone +420 607 828 970

Mon–Fri 8:00 – 16:30

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Email info@zaloha-vzpominek.cz
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Premises (handover in person) Přímětická 10, 140 00 Prague 4 – Krč

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