Media
Digitization Penticton

Yes, we convert VHS tapes to digital files for families, collectors, archives, and organizations across Canada.

Your VHS tapes can be transferred into easy-to-use digital files that can be saved on a USB drive, backed up to your computer, shared with family, or stored in the cloud. This is a great way to preserve old home movies, family events, weddings, graduations, birthdays, vacations, and other memories before the tapes continue to degrade.

Yes, we transfer many types of old camcorder tapes to digital, including VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, and MiniDV.

These small tapes often hold some of the most important family footage: childhood videos, holidays, school concerts, weddings, and everyday moments that never made it onto a phone or computer. We digitize them into modern digital files so they’re easier to watch, organize, and protect.

We can even create a digital family archive and give extended family members access, so everyone can stay connected.

Interested in backing up your camcorder tapes?

Yes! We love to help with 8mm and Super 8 film digitization.

Old film reels require careful handling, and the final cost depends on the format, condition, and amount of footage. Contact us with details about your film reels, or send photos of the reels and containers, and we’ll let you know the best next step.

Yes, indeed. Porthos Media transfers old videotapes to digital files so you can preserve, watch, share, and back up your home movies.

We can digitize many common consumer video formats, including VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, and other camcorder tapes. If you’re not sure what format you have, send us a photo of the tape or send it in and we’ll take a look.

Most video transfers are delivered as digital video files that are easy to watch, store, and share.

Your files can usually be provided on a USB drive or by digital download, depending on the size of the project. We’ll recommend a practical file format for your needs, whether you want to watch the videos on a computer, share them with family, archive them, or upload them online.

We can also create digital family archives on external hard drives and provide mirrors for extended family members. Ask us about our archiving services!

Yes, videotapes, camcorder tapes, and film reels can degrade with age, storage conditions, heat, humidity, dust, and repeated playback.

Digitizing your old videos helps preserve the footage before the tapes become harder to play or the equipment becomes harder to find. While digitization cannot fix every issue in a damaged tape, it can help protect the memories that are still recoverable.

Yes. Porthos Media serves clients across Canada. If you’re local to Summerland, Penticton, Peachland, or the South Okanagan, we can pick up and drop off, free of charge. If you’re elsewhere in Canada, you can mail your tapes, film, or other media to us.

Please package your materials carefully and include your name, contact information, return address, and a brief note about what you would like digitized.

Mailing address:

Porthos Media

PO Box 1056

Summerland PO

BC, Canada

V0H 1Z4

Please note that Porthos Media is not responsible for items lost, delayed, or damaged while in transit through the mail.