Video tape
transfer service
Professional Video tape transfer and encoding service
Machine hire and extra memory & storage rent
Looking to transfer your video tapes to digital files? At DV Camera Hire, we specialise in video tape transfer services for all formats, providing everything you need to copy tapes to digital files seamlessly. We offer DV machines for hire that can digitise footage directly in and out of an editing system or serve as simple playback devices. From compact office players to advanced facility decks, we have a range of DV, HDV, and Digital Betacam machines available for hire, perfect for playback, dubbing, or encoding your footage.
We also provide FireWire cables for easy connection to Mac or PC. Need extra memory cards? We offer SD cards, CF cards, P2 cards, and SxS cards for daily or long-term rental, along with adapters for added convenience. Additionally, you can hire external drives (1TB, 2TB, or 3TB) for on-set transfers or in-house edits, ensuring smooth storage and transfer for your projects.
Contact us today to discuss your video transfer, machine, or memory hire needs, and check out the formats we support below.
We Transfer all of these video tape formats to ProRes and Digital files;
8mm transferred to Digital Files
Audio CD transferred to Digital Files
Avi transferred to Digital Files
Betacam SP transferred to Digital Files
Betacam SX transferred to Digital Files
Betamax transferred to Digital Files
Blu-Ray transferred to Digital Files
DA88 transferred to Digital Files
DAT transferred to Digital Files
DigiBeta transferred to Digital Files
Digital 8 transferred to Digital Files
Digital S transferred to Digital Files
DVCam transferred to Digital Files
DVCPro transferred to Digital Files
DVCPro transferred to Digital Files
DVD transferred to Digital Files
HDV transferred to Digital Files
Hi8 transferred to Digital Files
Micro MV transferred to Digital Files
Mini-Disc transferred to Digital Files
MiniDV transferred to Digital Files
MP3 transferred to Digital Files
MPEG transferred to Digital Files
NTSC transferred to Digital Files
PAL transferred to Digital Files
Quicktime transferred to Digital Files
Sony HDCam transferred to Digital Files
Standard 8 transferred to Digital Files
Super 8 transferred to Digital Files
SVHS transferred to Digital Files
Umatic transferred to Digital Files
VHS transferred to Digital Files
Old Sony 1" & 2" Video tapes transfer service
We can transfer your entire library to any file format
If you have a library of old video tape such as 1", 2" D3 tapes we can encode them to any file format. Digitising all of your video tapes will not only preserve them, but save you so much space and in turn money on rent. We have all old and vintage tape machines that allow us to transcode any tape format to any file format.
We also have online online storage facilities too - so we can store your files online on our servers allowing for quick and easy retrieval. Plus the safety of storing your files of-site.
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Video tape transfer to any file format
We specialise in transferring most professional tape formats. Whether your company has a few tapes or an entire library, we are experts in capturing and encoding all your tapes into any digital format.
We can convert professional video tapes to any desired file format. All our tapes are typically encoded into ProRes HQ digital file format, ensuring the highest quality and compatibility for professional use.
From a single tape to an entire collection of old-format video tapes, our tape archiving service is fast, efficient, and cost-effective. We can encode your tapes and upload them to the cloud or transfer them to hard drives for easy access and long-term storage.
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External hard drives and memory cards to hire
Hard drive hire
We offer all types of hard drives to support your production. If its a small sized hard drive for a few days or terabytes of storage for a long term project.
Our drives to hire are mostly G-Tech and Lacie drives. Call us to discuss your external hard drive requirements.
1 Day Hire • from £55 per day plus 20% VAT
SxS cards, CF cards, QXD cards,
SD cards
Extra storage hire
If your shoot requires more memory we stock all types of camera memory cards. SD, CF, SxS, QXD cards.
We can you one card for one day or 10 cards for 6 weeks - let us know how we can help you with your memory card hire.
1 Day Hire • from £15 per day plus 20% VAT
Sony portable DSR 11 machine hire
Mini DV machine hire
The Sony DSR 11 is a great portable office machine that plays back both PAL and NTSC. With Firewire in and out, this machine is perfect for transferring mini DV tapes to a file format or playback and logging.
1 Day Hire • from £70 per day plus 20% VAT
Sony portable HVMR 15 machine hire
Mini HDV machine hire
The Sony HVMR is a great portable office machine that plays back both PAL and NTSC. With Firewire in and out, this machine is perfect for transferring mini HDV tapes to a file format or playback and logging.
1 Day Hire • from £80 per day plus 20% VAT