Video Services

With our Video Services, we transform aging tapes and outdated formats into vibrant digital keepsakes. From home movies to milestone events, we enhance and preserve your visual history—ensuring the sights, smiles, and stories are never lost to time.

what are A/v Services

Embracing the Digital Era: Transforming Traditional Videos

Revive Your Videos: Digitize Your Memories for Timeless Enjoyment. Ensure your cherished moments stay vivid in high-quality digital format, guarding against the erosion of time.

Video Services

Step into the Present with Our Video Services. Our expertise lies in revitalizing outdated video formats, seamlessly converting them into contemporary digital versions. Whether your memories are locked on VHS tapes, camcorder cassettes, or other formats, we ensure they continue to shine brightly in the digital realm.

In-store video conversion prices

Choose DVD, files on USB, or both. Prices below are in Canadian dollars before tax and are per original tape or disc. Physical USB drives are priced separately, once per order.

Mail-in orders and digital access

Outside Toronto or prefer downloads and private streaming? Video Sparkles offers Canada-wide mail-in ordering. Its online prices and checkout are separate from these Gadgets and Gold in-store rates.

Start a Video Sparkles mail-in order

Video tapes and discs

OriginalDVDUSB filesDVD & USB
VHS tape$15$20$25
VHS-C camera tape$20$25$30
Hi8 / Digital8 camera tape$20$25$30
Betamax tape$35$40$45
MiniDV camera tape$20$25$30
HDV camera tape$20$25$30
Mini DVD disc$10$10$20

Each video tape includes up to 2 hours of footage. Extra footage is $10 per additional started hour, per tape. A 3-hour tape adds $10; a 4-hour tape adds $20. PAL/SECAM tapes add $10 per applicable tape.

8mm and Super 8 film

Total film footage in your orderConversion price
100–999 feet$0.30 per foot
1,000 feet or more$0.25 per foot

The minimum film order is 100 feet. The same per-foot conversion price applies whether you choose DVD, USB files, or both.

USB drives and extra work

USB drive: 16GB $15 or 64GB $20, added once per order for the first USB copy. An additional USB copy needs another drive.
Inspection and additional charges: We inspect media when you place your order in store and discuss any visible repair or cleaning needs. If an issue found later would add a substantial charge, we will contact you for approval before proceeding.

Copyrighted and restricted material: We do not accept commercial movies, TV programs, or pornographic material for conversion.