Protecting family memories for future generations

Home videotape  memories are irreplaceable but are sadly deteriorating drastically. The average life of a VHS tape is about 25-30 years under proper storage conditions.  And smaller tapes have an even shorter life, with many degrading after just 10-12 years.  After that, your memories are gone forever. If you want to preserve these special movie moments for the future, you need to digitise them. In digital format, they can easily be viewed, shared, edited, copied and backed up. We can transfer VHS, Betamax, VHS-C, 8mm, Video8, Hi8, Digital-8, MiniDV, MicroMV, DVDs and MiniDVDs from camcorders and video recorders, aswell as Audio tapes (Compact, Mini & Micro cassettes) & Music CDs, to high-quality MP4/MP3 files on a USB stick that will last generations. You pay only for actual, recorded footage on your videotapes, and not for blank or unused tapes.  Additional USB copies are also available at the time of ordering, which make wonderful presents for family & friends.

We transfer old silent cine reels to MP4 on a USB stick. We can convert reel sizes up to and including 400ft long (7 inch diameter).  Additional copies are available at the time of ordering, which really do make wonderful keepsakes.  

We transfer old audio reel to reel to MP3 on a USB stick. We can convert reel sizes up to and including 5 inch diameter.  Additional copies are available at the time of ordering.  

Old paper photos are nostalgically wonderful to look through but fade, rip and deteriorate, plus are impossible to edit or share on social media.  Do you have a box of old slides or negatives that you can't enjoy because you no longer have the viewing equipment?  We can scan your loose photos, slides and negatives to digital JPEG files - each one is individually scanned to the optimum highest resolution level (600dpi for photos, 4800dpi for negatives and 5000dpi for slides).  We also apply basic corrective software to each scan which helps with dust, colour, grain & noise imperfections.  Then each image is cropped and rotated so they are all ready for you to enjoy. 

Our fabulous video books are the perfect gift! We will create your memory movie or digitise some of your old media, and then upload this onto a Memory Lane video book.  These books come in both A5 and A4 and have a large LCD colour screen, multiple control buttons and come supplied with a charging cable.  They are very thin so perfect for posting. A truly wonderful way of showing somebody how special they are!

We work closely with you to create the perfect memory movie for your particular occasion whether it be a birthday milestone, school leavers party, special wedding anniversary or remembrance tribute for a loved one's funeral service.  You select the photos & video clips you want to include in the movie and we source and supply your choice of music.  We provide guidance on the best method of transferring all visuals to us depending on where you have them stored and what format they are in.  We are experts at creating stories from people's memories, and once we receive your visuals and music choice, we make sure everything is crafted into a flawlessly timed and high-quality movie.   This can be supplied on USB, DVD or video book. You are  able to have title pages in the movie as well as captions on any  photos should you wish.  If the DVD format is chosen, the movie comes in a protective case; if the USB option is chosen, this comes in a small USB box, both perfect for gifting .  Approximately 50 photos fit the average length of song perfectly, however, additional songs can be added if there are lots of photos.  There are no limits on the number of songs or photos that can be used.

As an alternative to musical memory movies, we can also produce photo and video clip slideshows, keeping the original audio.  This is more suited if you have many hundreds, even thousands, of photos and short video clips you wish to organise and collate as a way of cataloging your photographic memories in date or subject order.  This service is very popular with Mums wanting to back up their iphone photos and video clips of their children growing up over the years, and to give as presents to grandparents.

Do you have so many photos you'd like to display but not enough room for all the individual photo frames?  Photo montages/collages are the perfect solution! We can scan all your photos of any size and reduce them down (or up!) into posters of any size or dimension.  Images can include photos, souvenirs, menus, drawings, letters, tickets, newspaper clippings etc.  Such a wonderful way of enjoying all your photos and memorabilia.  Makes a really fantastic gift too! 2 styles available - overlapping or boxed. Supplied on a USB for you to get printed at any printers of your choice, pop in a frame and voila!