Digitizing service
What ScanDigital costs
ScanDigital charges $28.00 a tape. Ten two-hour tapes come to at least $304.00.
What a box of tapes costs
| Two-hour tapes | Regular |
|---|---|
| 1 | at least $52.00 |
| 5 | at least $164.00 |
| 10 | at least $304.00 |
| 20 | at least $584.00 |
| 40 | at least $1,144.00 |
With the cheapest way ScanDigital offers to get digital files back and its shipping. "At least" means part of the bill is priced only as "starting at" or not at all. Any other number of tapes, and film: the calculator.
How ScanDigital prices
- Takes: VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, MiniDV, Video8 and Digital8, Betamax and more.
- Files back: USB drive or hard drive, not priced separately in its FAQ.
- Shipping: Round-trip ground shipping: $24.00.
- Time: Most orders back in 3 to 4 weeks.
- Priced by the tape whatever its length.
- Round-trip express shipping $40, or $50 with a secure shipping kit.
- It attempts repairs of damaged cassettes at no extra charge.
Not on the pages we read
- The price of the USB drive or hard drive the files come back on
ScanDigital's prices on scandigital.com
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Quick answers
How much does ScanDigital cost?
ScanDigital charges $28.00 a tape. Ten two-hour tapes come to at least $304.00.
How long does ScanDigital take?
Most orders back in 3 to 4 weeks, by its own page.
How do you get the files back from ScanDigital?
USB drive or hard drive, not priced separately in its FAQ.
In their own words
"We are able to work with a wide variety of tapes: VHJS, VHS-C, High8, miniDV, Video/Digital 8, Beta Max, Beta Cam, and U-Matic tapes."
scandigital.com/faq, read October 28, 2026
"Video Tapes to Digital $28.00 per tape"
scandigital.com/products/video-tapes-to-digital, read October 28, 2026
"Depending on the type of order, digitized materials will be sent on USB drive or hard drive. When placing the order, you will be able to choose either option."
scandigital.com/faq, read October 28, 2026
"Our shipping prices are for round-trip shipping. Here are our prices: Roundtrip Express Shipping = $40.00, Roundtrip Ground Shipping: $24.00, Secure Shipping Kit Roundtrip Express Shipping = $50.00"
scandigital.com/faq, read October 28, 2026
"Most orders are completed and shipped back to customers within 3-4 weeks."
scandigital.com/faq, read October 28, 2026
"we transfer an entire tape, whether there is 2 minutes or 2 hours of footage. Therefore, our pricing is by the tape, regardless of how much footage there is."
scandigital.com/faq, read October 28, 2026
"We’ll even attempt to repair video cassettes at no extra charge."
scandigital.com/products/video-tapes-to-digital, read October 28, 2026
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