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BetaMax was introduced as a home videocassette tape recording format by Sony in 1975. Originally, it was supposed to be 12.7mm wide but later was changed to 19.1mm when it was finally marketed and distributed. The BetaMax format was similar to the VHS format, except that VHS‘s open standard allowed for mass distribution without licensing costs. The VHS vs. BetaMax war was a defining phenomenon heading into the 1980s. BetaMax had the initial advantage due to its earlier release. However, in 1981, BetaMax sales fell by 25% and JVC’s VHS held 70% of the North American market. Later in the decade, Sony would all but admit defeat by producing their own version of VHS VCRs. Now BetaMax format is generally obsolete, though it is still used in specialist applications by a small minority of people.

Yet there still are a number of people, whose old memories are stuck on old BetaMax tapes. At Montreal Home Movies, we specialize in converting your old fading BetaMax tapes to DVD. Our experts use strictly professional equipment when transferring BetaMax to DVD. We guarantee only the highest quality BetaMax to DVD transfers possible. To learn how we convert your BetaMax to DVD, please see our Remastering section. However, we provide far more options for your BetaMax tapes.

While most of our customers are looking to convert their BetaMax to DVD, we have had numerous requests for Hi8, VHS, VHCs, 8mm Tape, PAl, Secam and NTSC Tapes, MiniDV, and Digital8 to .avi or .dv formats. If you are an amateur editor, or even a pro we can upload your footage to your personal hard drive or in many cases back to a digital video format. Please see our export section for additional options.