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Digitization & Physical Media
Preserving analog memories forever – in the highest quality
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Whether VHS tapes from the 80s, camcorder cassettes from family holidays, LaserDiscs, slides or your vinyl collection — we convert your analog treasures into modern digital formats before they are lost forever. We use professional equipment and put the highest priority on image quality and faithfulness to the original.
We preserve the raw signal — not just the picture
A standard transfer only gives you what the playback machine happens to squeeze out of the tape or disc in that moment — filtered, smoothed, prettied up. That is never identical to what is actually stored on the medium. With us, you go one decisive step further.
RF capture at the head
We tap the unprocessed radio-frequency signal directly off the playback head or the disc pickup — before any consumer electronics smooths, corrects or discards anything. This is the true, unaltered information on your medium.
Software decoding
From the RF capture we reconstruct picture and sound in software (vhs-decode · ld-decode · cvbs-decode). These algorithms are already noticeably better than any consumer VHS deck — and they keep improving with every new release.
True 1:1 archive
The full RF capture is part of your delivery. You hold the original information on disk — independent of the physical medium, which keeps ageing and will at some point be unrecoverable.
Future-proof
As decoders keep improving, you can re-render your archive in two, five or ten years without ever touching the original tape again. The original stays in its box — the quality still grows along.
RF capture is our standard for VHS · S-VHS · VHS-C · Video8 · Hi8 · Betamax · LaserDisc · CED — and on the audio side for vinyl direct from the cartridge. Other formats (e.g. photos, slides, compact cassette) are digitised via high-quality studio-grade transfers.
Services at a Glance
VHS / S-VHS / VHS-C RF-Capture
We always digitise via RF capture directly off the playback head — the only path to true archival quality. You always receive the full RF capture plus a ready-to-play MKV file (FFV1 lossless, H.264 or H.265 — depending on the option you choose).
Video8 / Hi8 RF-Capture
Camcorder cassettes from the 90s and early 2000s — also always via RF capture, with software decoding for maximum picture quality. Delivery: RF data + MKV (FFV1, H.264 or H.265).
LaserDisc RF-Capture Bit-rot risk
Highest urgency: LaserDiscs are heavily affected by bit-rot (laser rot) due to an unsuitable glue used during their original production. We secure your discs via RF capture while they are still readable — before they are gone for good. Delivery: RF + MKV.
Audio Cassette (MC)
Compact Cassette Type I/II/IV with Dolby B/C/S — carefully digitised through a clean studio-grade input chain. Output as WAV, FLAC, AAC, AAC Lossless or MP3.
Vinyl Records (LP)
Professional LP digitisation with a high-grade cartridge pickup and a clean phono pre-amp. Output as WAV, FLAC, AAC, AAC Lossless or MP3.
Physical Media Production
We produce CDs, DVDs, USB drives or audio cassettes (MC) with your digital content — professional print included if you want it.
Digital Transfers
Already-digital source formats don't need RF capture — here it's about clean 1:1 data extraction without generation loss, plus matching archive and playback containers.
DV / DVCPRO / HDV
Digital camcorder cassettes read out 1:1 via FireWire or HD-SDI — no re-encoding, no quality loss. Delivered as MOV/MKV with timecode and audio tracks preserved.
Digital8 (temporarily unavailable)
Our Digital8-capable deck is currently broken and we are actively sourcing a replacement. Until we have a fully working machine again we can't offer Digital8 transfers.
Important: this affects Digital8 only — DV, DVCPRO and HDV remain fully available.
DAT / VHS-PCM / MiniDisc
Digital audio formats including MD and HiMD read directly in the digital domain — original bit depth and sample rate are preserved. Delivered as WAV or FLAC.
CD / DVD / BluRay
Personal CDs, self-burned DVDs/BluRays or other unencrypted material are ripped 1:1 to an archive format (ISO, MKV or audio container).
MO Discs (3.5″)
Magneto-optical discs in the 3.5-inch form factor — we read all common capacities from 128 MB up to 2.6 GB. We also attempt rescue of defective cartridges where feasible. Delivered as a 1:1 image or as a flat file extract.
Iomega ZIP Disks
ZIP media in the three common capacities — 100 MB, 250 MB and 750 MB. 1:1 image or filesystem export, with recovery attempts for damaged disks (Click-of-Death survivors).
Also the other way round
Digital transfers go both ways with us: on request we also write your own content onto the media above — CD/DVD/BluRay, DAT, MD, MO, ZIP & co. — and deliver them professionally labelled, complete with a designed inlay/cover if you want.
Gallery
A quick overview of the media formats we digitise — from home video and camcorder cassettes to optical discs and 90s-era cartridges.
Product photos (vinyl, MC, DAT, MiniDisc, CD/DVD/BluRay) courtesy of NuWorldMedia. Remaining thumbnails (VHS, Video8/Hi8, MiniDV, LaserDisc, MO, ZIP) under CC licence via Wikimedia Commons — per-thumbnail credits on hover. Slides slot currently a LoremFlickr placeholder.
How It Works
Intake & Assessment
We receive your material and assess its condition. If needed, we provide restoration recommendations.
Digitization
Your media is digitized with professional equipment. Depending on format, this takes 1–7 business days.
Quality Control
The digital result is reviewed and post-processed if needed.
Delivery
You receive your files on USB drive, DVD or via a secure download link.
No price list — your personal quote instead
We deliberately do not publish a fixed price list. Every project is different — the type and scope of the service, the condition of the existing media or hardware, the level of quality you want and the actual time required all feed into our offer. We take the time to understand your wishes and prepare a tailored, transparent quote on that basis — non-binding and free of charge, of course.
Why Pixelia?
Experience
Own professional equipment: turntable, S-VHS and Hi8 recorders, cassette decks, clean studio-grade input chain.
Quality
Based in the Canary Islands but also offer postal service from Germany.
Personal
Direct point of contact – no anonymous call centers.
Multilingual
Consultation in German, English and Spanish.
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Describe your project and we will create a no-obligation quote for you.