Expert Services

Welcome to The Transfer Lab®, Metro Nashville's #1 media transfer service located in Brentwood, Tennessee.  We're here to professionally digitize your old and/or obsolete audio, video, film, photos, data and more. 

We're located in Brentwood, TN, but our clients come from all over middle Tennessee... places like Nolensville, Kingston Springs, Mount Juliet, Thompson's Station, Pleasant View, White House,  Spring Hill...  just to name a few.   We also receive orders from all 50 states. 

VIDEOTAPE TRANSFER

VIDEOTAPE DIGITIZING

We professionally digitize all types of video media such as VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS (SUPER VHS), VIDEO 8 (8mm Video), Hi8, Digital 8. We also transfer more modern formats such as MiniDV, DVCam, DVCPro, & MiniDVD (8cm DVD).  In fact, we digitize most every obsolete format like Betamax video, 1/4-track audio - even 8-track cartridges.  We convert broadcast formats such as; BetaCam, Beta SP, DigiBeta (Digital BetaCam) - even 3/4" U-matic and 1 inch open-reel video formats.  

MOTION PICTURE FILM SCANNING

We convert 8mm, Super 8, 9.5mm and 16mm motion picture film,  as well as Polavision film cartridges on DVDs or digital file so can enjoy for years to come.    We digitize all motion film using real-time, frame/shutter synchronized telecine scanners with cold light sources (no chance of film burn).   We direct-scan the film using a custom focal chain with absolutely no distorting optics.  We do not use consumer camcorders,  mirrors or clunky prism-like contraptions.  We use only professional custom engineered telecine and film surface"microscopeography".  

AUDIO TAPE DIGITIZING

We convert nearly all professional and consumer formats, so if you have audio recordings, you'll be happy to know we transfer cassettes, reel-to-reels (including: 1/4" quarter-track, 1/4" half-track, Dolby A, Dolby SR, and DBX Type 1  Noise reduction decoding), 8-track Cartridge tapes, Microcassette® transcription tapes, mini-cassette transcription tapes and many other formats.  We also transfer vinyl and lacquer records such as 33 1/3 rpm LPs, 45 rpm singles (cookie records) 78 rpm transcription discs and many other stylus type recordings.

STILL IMAGE DIGITIZING

We scan and digitize photographs, mounted slides, negatives and documents at standard, high, and archival resolutions.  Our menu of services includes color correction, retouching and restoration.

RESTORATION  /  REPAIR  /  RECOVERY

The Transfer Lab® offers on-site repair, restoration & recovery services for audio, video or data damaged by fire, smoke, flood, mold, even "dog chew" and other problems preventing playback.   Additionally, we often recover data and video from damaged discs.  Ask a Transfer Lab representative about repairing or recovering your media.