Select DVD length (ED Beta / Extended Definition Beta tape transfers)

This page is for ED Beta (Extended Definition Beta).
For "regular" Beta (Betamax) tapes used in home VCRs, please see Beta / Betamax.
For professional Beta tapes made in a Television Studio, please see Beta SP.
Other type of Beta: Super Beta (High Band Beta).

Please click one of the lengths below (ED Beta / Extended Definition Beta format tapes):

1-30 minutes
31-60 minutes
61-120 minutes (1-2 hours)
121-180 minutes (2-3 hours)
longer than 180 minutes (longer than 3 hours)
don't know the length (see below)

ED Beta / Extended Definition Beta tapes longer than 180 minutes (3 hours)

In order to preserve video quality, maximum length per DVD transfer is 180 minutes.

Tapes longer than 180 minutes will be charged as two transfers of appropriate length.

Example: An ED Beta tape 4 hours in length will be put on 2 DVDs (charged as two 120-minute transfers).

I don't know the length of my video tape

Most people do not know the length of their tapes. This is not a problem. Make your selection based on a reasonable guess. When we get your tape at our studio we will determine the exact length and charge the correct amount based on our current prices. Even if you picked the wrong length, the DVD will be made for the correct length and will be priced correctly. We will transfer (and charge) for the amount of time that the video tape is RECORDED. We do not transfer (and charge) for what is left unrecorded on the video tape (blank tape, static and hiss). If the video tape is longer than you selected, we will transfer (and charge) for the entire recorded tape.

Based on your reasonable estimate, please click one of the lengths above.