* We are experiencing an internet outage. BRIGHTSPEED FIBER internet owned by Connect Holding II (Apollo Global Management) has been down since 1/8/25. BRIGHTSPEED latest claimed fix date is now 1/20/2025 (13 days).  We can only supply files on USB Flash drive until the problem is fixed.  We are doing the best we can with no internet.  Thanks for your patience. 

** Note our new address as of 3/1/2024: Greentree Audio Video, 13 Parkview Drive, Elizabethtown PA 17022

Digital Betacam, DigiBeta NTSC to file

DIGITAL BETACAM video tape transfer.  Complete pricing below.

Digital Betacam, (DigiBeta) was introduced in 1994 by Sony and is a digital video tape format.  DigiBeta was used by professionals and for television broadcast.  DigiBeta has ½-inch wide tape. Small cassettes hold are 62 minutes and measure 6-1/8 x 3-3/4 x 15/16 inches and large cassettes hold up to 194 minutes and measure 9-5/16 x 5-11/16 x 1 inch.  DigiBeta tapes were made by Maxell, Sony, Fuji and others; machines include the Sony DVW series.


PRICES:
Transfer DIGITAL BETACAM video tape to mp4 file: $50 per tape.
Transfer DIGITAL BETACAL (PAL) videotape: $65 per tape.
USB FLASH DRIVE (Thumb drive) for file(s): $10 each (16Gb max).  
DOWNLOAD files and 30 day Cloud storage: $15 per order (25Gb max).
PREVIEW 1-minute Download: $30 ($15 credited towards full transfer).
Most REPAIRS (splice, re-case): $15 per tape. 
*Unclaimed material will be discarded after 1 year.
 
h264.mp4 is a very common and well supported file format; files on a USB flash drive will play in Windows and MAC computers and will plug & play in many modern TVs.  
 
Other file formats available by request (uncompressed 10 bit YUV avi, mov, etc).

Example tape model numbers:
DIGITAL BETACAM
Maxell digital professional, Digital Betacam videotape, blues colr shell.
Sony BCT-D6, 43m, 141ft Digital Betacam video tape.
Sony BCT-D12 78m/256ft, metal. 
Sony BCT-D22 136m, 446ft Metal video tape.
Sony BCT-D32 195m/ 640ft Digital Betacam.
Sony BCT-D40 2-493-087-42F. BCT-D64L, Digital-Betacam
 
SMALL TAPES
FUJI D321, Digital Betacam 22 minutes, FUJI Fhoto Film Co, Tokyo 106, Japan.
Maxell professional, blue color shell.
SONY Digital Betacam BCT-D22 Component Digital Video Cassette.
 
LARGE TAPES
FUJI D321, Digital Betacam D64L, FUJI Fhoto Film Co, Tokyo 106, Japan.
Maxell professional Digital Betacam videocassette.
Sony BCT-D64L Digital Betacam, 382m, 1253ft.
Sony BCT-D194L,  BCT-D124L Component Video Cassette.