If you are converting to edit in your computer, we recommend the AVI format for best quality or MPEG2 high bitrate for best space/quality ratio.
For AVIs , due to the large file sizes (est 12GB/hr), you will need to provide us an external hard disk to store the file.
We support conversion of the following formats
If a video service you are looking for is not listed here, please contact us as our full range of services are too large to be displayed here.
From \ To
VCD
DVD
Computer Format
VHS / Video8 / Hi8
Digital8
MicroMV
miniDV
Computer Format
DVD
VCD
PowerPoint
TV (Starhub, Local)
- Our policy is to store a maximum of 2 hours per DVD. We use Premium Quality Japanese Taiyo Yuden DVD-R
- Computer Formats: DivX, Xvid, Windows Media Video (WMV), AVI, MPG, MPG2, MPG4, 3GP, Flash Video (FLV) - Choice of 1
Our videos comply with Singapore's video standard/format, which is PAL-B. Tapes in NTSC format will be converted to NTSC standard VCD/DVD unless otherwise requested. View our conversion rates
Editing of Video Join different clips to one clip.
Strip out a section of a clip or advertisements. Remove unwanted parts of a clip.
Record video in one VCD/DVD with different tracks.
Convert PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL format
If you bring over a PAL VCD/DVD to the US, you may encounter problems with some players refusing to play the video because of incompatibility. We can convert the video to NTSC, the standard US video standard/format.
Miscellaneous Services:
DVD Photo Slide Show
Convert Photos to a DVD Slide Show complete with transitions and music. You can also provide us music to use on the show. What better way to showcase your photos? (View Web Optimised Sample)
VCD Photo Slide Show
Convert Photos to a VCD Slide Show complete with transitions and music. For the budget conscious. (View Web Optimised Sample)
Mp3/WMA/WAV to Audio CD
A quick way to get music playing on stereo systems / home theater systems that don't support Mp3
Audio CDs to Mp3/WMA/WAV
A very space efficient way to listen to songs on your computer
Flash Memory
Backup
Backup your phone data such as programs, contacts, camera photos, etc onto CDs.
DVD-Video/Data Copy
Keep a backup of a DVD you own. 1:1 Copy. Please observe copyright.
VCD/Audio CD/Data CD Copy
Keep a backup of a VCD you own. 1:1 Copy. Please observe copyright.
Conversion between Computer Formats
For example: Windows Media Format to MPEG. 3GP to Windows Media Format and many more.
Convert from Nokia's 3GP Video format to VCD/Computer Format
3GP > MPG / WMV / AVI etc
Record TV Show / Drama / Serial / Comedy
Local Channels and Starhub's Basic Tier channels. Premium channels available at request. You must have a licence (e.g. MDA license and/or Starhub subscription) to view the show before we can record for you.
Explanation of Technical Jargon
DVD Disc (Digital Versatile Disc)
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in many countries. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and an MPEG-2 decoder (e.g., a DVD player, or a DVD computer drive with a software DVD player). Commercial DVD movies are encoded using a combination of MPEG-2 compressed video and audio of varying formats.
VCD (Video CD)
Video CD (abbreviated as VCD, and also known as View CD, Compact Disc digital video) is a standard digital format for storing video on a Compact Disc. VCDs are playable in dedicated VCD players, most modern DVD-Video players, personal computers, and some video game consoles.
WMA / WMV (Windows Media Audio / Video)
Windows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video file format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft. The original codec, known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo.
miniDV
Digital Video (DV) is a video format launched in 1996 has since become one of the standards for consumer and semiprofessional video production. Offers good video quality, especially compared to earlier consumer analogue formats such as 8 mm, Hi-8 and VHS-C.
VHS (Video Home System)
VHS became a standard format for consumer recording and viewing in the 1980s. A VHS cassette contains a 12.70 mm (½-inch) wide magnetic tape wound between two spools. In our young days, this video format was the most frequently used to record TV programmes.
AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
AVI is a video file format introduced by Microsoft. Most AVI files come in DV, DivX, XviD and various other formats. AVI video files require codecs installed to be able to play the video.
MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is a working group of ISO/IEC charged with the development of video and audio encoding standards. This is the format used to encode the video in the DVD and VCD formats.
SVCD (Super Video CD)
A revised version of the VCD that offers higher bit rate and better quality. SVCDs store digital video in MPEG-2 format at a resolution of 480x576 pixels (for PAL).
8mm (Video8, Hi8, Digital8)
The 8 mm video format refers informally to three related videocassette formats most commonly used for home video recordings. These are the original Video8 (analog) format and its improved successor Hi8 (both analog and digital), as well as a more recent digital format known as Digital8.
The three formats (Video8, Hi8 and Digital8) are physically very similar, featuring both the same tape-width and near-identical cassette-shells measuring 95 x 62.5 x 15 mm. This gives a measure of backward-compatibility in some cases. One difference between them is in the quality of the tape itself, but the main differences lie in the encoding of the video when it is recorded onto the tape.
MicroMV
MicroMV was a proprietary videotape format introduced in 2001 by Sony. This cassette is physically smaller than a Digital8 or DV cassette. In fact, MicroMV is the smallest videotape format — 70% smaller than MiniDV or about the size of two US quarter coins. Each cassette can hold up to 60 minutes of video.
