Yes, even optical media eventually deteriorates over time. After 10 years, the thin mirrored data layer of a DVD can start to degrade and the information may be lost. Computers no longer come with a built-in 5" CD/DVD drives, so it's getting harder to watch your home DVD videos. That's where we come in. We'll convert your precious home DVD footage to MP4 video for long term archiving. Our rates are the lowest, starting at just $8 for each DVD to MP4 video conversion.
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We create standards-compliant h.264 MP4 video files to ensure a high-caliber product that will work with all your modern (and future) video players. We also include a bit-for-bit backup copy of the DVD itself, so you can transcode again if technology improves - no need to dig out the old media and find an optical drive that works! Delivered on a convenient USB drive that can be copied and eventually stored in your safe deposit box. You can also confidently store your aging DVD video media, now that you safely have a redundant backup.
Under Design was founded in 1992, working in many media forms integrating design into real-world applications. We have over 30 years of experience in film/video, plus years more experience in digital recording, multi-media development, video compression and digital encoding. We've added extensively to our video processing hardware and assembled top-of-the-line equipment to ensure quality transfers at an affordable price. We've been running other similar digital conversion services businesses for over 15 years, demonstrating our quality service and technical ability!
Our MP4 video files are high-quality and highly compatible with set-top boxes or mobile devices. We use 2-pass encoding to generate crisper images and smoother video playback so your MP4 videos will look better than you remember. Using modern video compression, your resulting video will take up less drive space than you might expect. See what other satisfied customers are saying about their new digital conversions!
If you have a massive project for your TV station, university, corporation, government agency or just an intricate order that requires personal attention, contact us here at Under Design and we'll be glad to help you out! We can handle all sorts of custom orders, and offer bulk discounts that fit your budget. We love to provide local, personal service, to all our clients in the Philadelphia, PA area, we're open Tuesday-Friday from noon until 6pm for dropping off your media.
We're already big fans of the United States Postal Service and it's Media Mail rate. They've recently upgraded to support Package Tracking, and now we include it as a standard feature with all of our Return Shipping. After we've shipped your job back to you, we'll email you a tracking number and instructions on how to monitor it's commute back to your home.
We use PayPal to do our billing; they accept all major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover) and will collect your shipping address and email us once your payment is processed.
After it's processed, review our media packing instructions. All orders will receive an email notification from PayPal and Under Design. Please fill out the number of conversions you'll need, and click the big PayPal button to pay us securely with your credit card.
Download and print our PDF order form, which has all of our available Audio+ Conversion Services (and simple flat-rate pricing) in one simple-to-use form. You can calculate return shipping costs and bulk discounts for a simple predictable estimate for your archiving project. Use our order form for:
Simply pack our completed order form along with your media and ship it to us using the U.S. Postal Service's Media Mail rate, for the lowest shipping rates! We'll notify you by email once it arrives.
Save the hassle of shipping (and the horrific possibility of lost packages!) by scheduling a 30 minute window to drop off your Conversion Job at our offices in West Philly during business hours (Tuesday through Friday from Noon until 6pm). We have survived the past few years of the Covid lockdown and are back to accepting in person drop off conversion work using our scheduler assistant Cal.com; An email address is required, and you'll be reminded automatically two hours before your appointment.