Start with the VHS price, then establish the full job
KohVideo lists video tape transfers starting at $16.99 per tape. The accompanying format list includes VHS, VHS-C, MiniDV and Hi8, as well as Umatic, Beta, Beta SP and Super VHS. The starting figure is useful for an initial conversation, but it does not establish a final price for every cassette. Ask how recorded length, the chosen output and any necessary additional work affect your quote, and whether tax or other charges apply.
For a mixed collection, make an inventory by physical format before estimating a budget. A small camcorder cassette and a full-size VHS tape may contain equally important footage, but identifying the format helps the provider assess the job. Record each label as written, even if a date looks doubtful. Give each item a simple number so the quote, returned original and digital result can be matched later.
An in-person conversation in Sun City
The contact page invites visitors to a one-on-one professional consultation during business hours. It publishes Tuesday through Saturday hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with Monday and Sunday closed. Confirm the visit arrangements before taking in a large collection, especially if you want to discuss several types of media or have a deadline for a family occasion.
Use that conversation to establish the practical details that the published service list does not settle: expected completion time, how originals are identified and returned, and what happens if a tape cannot be played. Tell the provider about cracked shells, loose tape, visible contamination or a recording that stopped working. Avoid opening a cassette or repeatedly testing a suspect tape at home. Ask what assessment is possible rather than assuming damaged video can be restored.
DVD or flash drive: choose around the people watching
KohVideo advertises transfers to DVD or flash drive. Think about where the recordings will be watched before choosing. A relative who still uses a DVD player may want a disc, while someone planning to organize videos on a computer will need to understand the files delivered on a flash drive. Ask which output options apply to your tapes, what file type is available and whether you can receive both.
If you plan to upload the converted video to a family archive, explain that intention when requesting the transfer. Ask about file size, whether long recordings are split, and how files are named. These are questions for the order, not assumptions about KohVideo's delivery. A useful naming plan combines the tape number with a short description, leaving uncertain dates open until relatives have helped identify them.
Keep film, sound and photographs on their own quote lines
KohVideo also lists 8mm, Super 8mm and 16mm movie film, starting at $0.25 per foot. Audio cassette tapes, 8 and 4 track tapes, audio reels and micro cassettes appear in a separate category starting at $14.99 per tape. Those units matter: neither figure is a VHS price, and reel length needs a different estimate from cassette count.
For photographs, the published list mentions scanning fronts and backs, starting at $0.45 per photo, and 35mm slides, film strips or rolls and microfilm starting at $0.45 per frame. Discuss the exact scope of each service before ordering. In particular, request the reverse of a photograph when it carries handwriting. A name or date on the back may explain a face in a home movie years later.
Check the return before building the family archive
After conversion, open every delivered file and check a few points through each recording, including the beginning and end. Listen as well as watch. Compare the files against your inventory and raise missing footage or playback problems promptly. Keep the originals and make a separate backup of the digital files before distributing copies.
Memrial is a separate private family archive for digital memories after conversion; it does not convert tapes and is not part of KohVideo. Its free plan includes 2.0 GB of storage shared across the archive, with no card needed. Check your video sizes before choosing what to upload. Albums, comments and stories give relatives a place to add context, while Timeline uses exact or approximate dates to help find memories by year.
A family anniversary is a good reason to revisit an old recording together. Live Watch Parties synchronize an uploaded home video, with the host controlling play, pause and seek and relatives joining voice or text chat from nearby or far away. The free allowance is three hours per month with up to six participants. Event Memories provides a secure occasion contribution link: contributors sign in, but need no archive membership. Their photos and videos collect in the event album, and closing the link keeps the memories.