Boulder Digital Conversion Services

Convert Old Media to Digital in Boulder County

Convert
Film

VHS

Convert Video

Convert Photos

Convert Audio

Photo Slideshows & Photo Books

Data Transfer & Duplication

Boulder Scanning Services and Digital Transfer Services

Boulder Location

MEMORIES TO DIGITAL
2525 Arapahoe Ave Unit E25,
Boulder, CO 80302, United States

Located in The Village. Look for Memories to Digital in Boulder near the intersection of 28th St & Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, CO 80302. You’ll find us on the east facing side of The Village – home to McGuckin Hardware & Grandrabbit’s Boulder – just to the south of Sprouts Farmers Market Boulder Arapahoe Avenue. We are between Aspen Eyewear and CrossFit Sanitas. To get to our store, enter The Village by turning in off Arapahoe Ave on McGuckin Way. As you drive in, you’ll find us ahead on your left. We have convenient parking spaces directly in front of our store.

STORE HOURS:
Monday: 10am–6pm
Tuesday: 10am–6pm
Wednesday: 10am–6pm
Thursday: 10am–6pm
Friday: 10am–6pm
Saturday: 10am–5pm
Sunday: Closed

Walk-ins are welcome, no appointments are necessary.

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Local Digital Conversion Services in Boulder

Our Boulder, CO Location Proudly Serves:

Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Broomfield, Gunbarrel, Longmont, Niwot, Lyons, Nederland, Estes Park, Frederick, Firestone, Dacono, Erie, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn, Fort Collins, Fort Lupton, Berthoud, Loveland, Mead, Greely, Evans, Windsor

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Choose your preferred location, select a service, pick a time that works best for you, share your information and you’re all set!  Please note: appointments are not required, drop in’s are welcome.

Meet Our Boulder Team

MemoryWise Littleton, Colorado

Mitch Jones

Boulder | Senior Client Relations Coordinator

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Mitch is the Client Relations Coordinator in our Boulder office. He majored in Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Northern Colorado with a minor in Film Studies and has been a part of the MTD team since 2013. No minor project detail slips by this eagle-eyed paper pusher!

MemoryWise Littleton, Colorado

Jonathan Broncucia

Boulder | Digitization Specialist Video, Video Editor
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Jonathan was born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado and raised on classic cinema. He graduated from the University of Colorado Denver with a degree in film and television and a specialty for video editing. Having worked in documentary, narrative film, comedy, concerts, and weddings as a cinematographer and editor, he’s developed a love for all things motion picture and the process of production.

MemoryWise Littleton, Colorado

Cheryl Buie

Boulder | Digitization Specialist Photos

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Cheryl studied art at Arizona State University. Today her hobby is pursuing traditional and digital art. At Memories to Digital, she enjoys how personal her work feels and strives to apply her art training to preserving and restoring family memories.

MemoryWise Littleton, Colorado

Andrew Curtis

Boulder | Digitization Specialist Audio, Audio/Video Editor

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Andrew hails from Springfield, Missouri, where his passion for filmmaking began in high school with a series of hilariously bad movies made alongside friends. This passion led him to major in Film Studies and Mass Media at Missouri State University. In 2006 he moved to Denver, Colorado where he landed an internship at the Denver Performing Arts Center, igniting his love for video editing. A cat dad to two seniors Gizmo and Gonzo, Andrew spends most of his free time collecting physical media and going to concerts. 

MemoryWise Littleton, Colorado

Ryan Oliver

Boulder | Digitization Specialist Photos, Assistant Client Relations Coordinator

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My name is Ryan Oliver. I graduated from CU with a media production major allowing me to pursue a career in media. I enjoy creating videos, music, and photography in my free time. Go Steelers!

Why Choose Memories to Digital?

We Treat Your Memories as if They’re Our Own

We founded Memories to Digital in 2003 after our family mailed their family films away and they got lost. We wanted our community to have a local place to convert family memories, one that offered an alternative to faceless mail-away and dropbox services.

We are your media digitization experts.

We do 100% of our work ourselves, onsite in our local stores. We give you and your memories the personal service, care and attention deserved, and we use the latest technology to provide you with high-quality digital memories.

Safe, Secure, and Nearby

Eliminate the worry of mailing your memories. We’re local, we do all of our work in-house, and we take it seriously to safeguard your media while in our care.

Media Digitization Experts

Put our extensive digitization expertise to work! We don’t sell cameras or print photos–we specialize in converting all of the old media formats into the latest and best digital formats.

Quality You Can Trust

Our 30-day, 100% guarantee says it all. We pride ourselves on delivering the best possible digital replication of your media as ordered, and will work tirelessly to resolve any issues.

Customized Solutions

Meet with a real person and get your project done right. We’re not a cookie-cutter, drop-box operation– we offer a level of personal service and customization others can’t touch. 

Our Process

1. Contact & Drop Off

When you’re ready to get started, pick a location to drop off your media and book an appointment, or simply stop by a location that accepts walk-ins. During your initial appointment, we will gather the details, determine which services best suit your needs, and provide an estimate of cost and timing. If your appointment is via phone, we will make arrangements for you to drop off your media.

2. We Digitize!

Once we receive your media, we will follow up with any questions and update our estimates. When you approve, we’ll start digitizing! All of our work is done in-house, locally. We use state-of-the-art equipment and software, and we have multiple quality checks built into our processes. Our goal is to deliver the best possible digital replication of your media, arranged into the final product you envision.

3. Enjoy, Share & Preserve

We’ll call you when your project is ready for pickup. Once home, you can conveniently enjoy your newly digitized film, video, photo & audio memories on all your devices. It’s also easy to share them with family and friends, and safely store them for future generations. We provide a free backup for 30 days, giving you time to order copies and safeguard your investment. We look forward to working with you!

Boulder County Digital Conversion Services

Convert Old Media to Digital in Boulder

Preserve your family’s history right here in Boulder County at Memories to Digital’s Boulder store. Located in The Village at 2525 Arapahoe Ave, our in-house team specializes in breathing new life into your aging physical media. Whether you have boxes of old photo albums gathering dust or home movies trapped on obsolete video tapes, we provide convenient, local media digitization for families throughout Boulder County, Larimer County, and Adams County.

We proudly serve the communities of Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Broomfield, Gunbarrel, Longmont, Niwot, Lyons, Nederland, and Estes Park. Our service area also extends east and north to include Erie, Frederick, Firestone, Dacono, Mead, Fort Lupton, and the Tri-City area of Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley, as well as Berthoud, Evans, and Windsor. We also offer a convenient drop-off point for our neighbors in Westminster, Thornton, and Northglenn.

Your Source for Local Scanning Services and Digital Transfer Services in Boulder

We are your one-stop shop for digital transfer services in Boulder and Northern Colorado. Our Boulder store offers professional-grade digitization for a wide variety of family memory formats including film conversion, video conversion, photo conversion, and audio conversion. We also create photo slideshows and photo books, and perform data migration & offer backup services.

Stop by our Boulder location in The Village today. Let us help you convert your old media to digital locally so you can share, edit, and enjoy your memories for generations to come.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How long do you keep my project on file?

A. We keep the files for each project for 30 days after they have been picked-up or received. That way, if you want to make changes or order additional copies, it’s easily done. After 30 days, files are deleted and charges would apply to create the files anew.

Q. Should I get a second copy of my project?

A. We recommend our clients get at least one backup copy made for storage in a safe place. We use high-quality, durable, everyday DVDs and CDs. However, DVDs and CDs are susceptible to scratches. Consider archiving with Gold Archive Grade DVDs. Gold media use 24 karat gold as the reflective layer, offering exceptional longevity and durability. Aging tests show Gold DVDs can be used as reliable storage media for more than 300 years and Gold CDs for 100 years.

Q. Are my materials safe with you?

A. Yes, we take good care of your originals, treating each customer’s memories as if they’re our own. When we receive a project, we enter it in our tracking system, inventory the materials and number each item, and place them in a plastic bin labeled with your name and project number. Each project is carefully tracked through our system. We do all the work ourselves on-site in a MemoryWise (or Memories to Digital) store and your materials do not leave our possession. When your project is complete, you get your materials back in exactly the same condition you brought them to us (usually cleaner!).

Q. How long does it take?

A. When you place your order, we will give you an estimate of when it will be completed. In general, projects are finished within one to two weeks. Need something sooner? We can usually get it done but a 50% rush charge may apply to jobs required in under one week.

Q. How private will my videos and pictures be kept?

A. We take security and privacy seriously. The only person who has access to your material is the person assigned to the project. Your files are kept for 30 days and then deleted.

Q. Why shouldn't I just do this myself at home?

A. Many of our past clients have tried, and for a variety of reasons still bring their material to us in the end. Organizing, cleaning, transferring, scanning, recording, and producing your own projects can be an overwhelming task. To get acceptable results, digitizing analog sources often requires expensive, specialized equipment, and expert knowledge of computer systems, their inner components, and the software that controls them. There is also a substantial learning curve involved adapting the specialized hardware, and becoming adept at software applications. The productions we create for our clients benefit from training, years of experience and substantial capital investment in professional hardware and software. In the end, you will save time and money and end up with a personalized, professionally-produced presentation you will be proud to share with friends and family.

Q. What are the different formats I can choose from?

A. We will be glad to transfer your material to any medium you like, including DVD, CD, MiniDV, VHS tape, e-mail or web-ready files. High quality, uncompressed files are also available for home editing, either on disc or external hard drive. Have something else in mind, just ask.

Q. Can I edit the DVD after I receive it?

A. Yes, although the DVD files are compressed and not ideal for home editing. In general, high-quality, uncompressed .AVI files are the preferred file-format for do-it-yourself production – if this is your goal, we can provide you with the files. Please call us for more information.

Q. Can I mix different types of media together?

A. Yes, you may combine film, slides, video, prints and audio into the same presentation.

Q. Will you return all my original material?

A. Absolutely. When your project is complete, you get your materials back in exactly the same condition you brought them to us (usually cleaner!).

Q. Do you have references?

A. Yes, we’re proud to offer many references; simply contact us. Also, please click here to read customer testimonials.

Q. What forms of payment do you accept?

A. We accept cash, personal checks, money orders, Visa and Mastercard. Payment is due upon completion of your project. For projects sent to us, upon payment we will ship back your completed order along with all your originals.

Q. Do you work with other businesses and organizations?

A. Certainly. Please click here for more information.

Q. Why should I do business with you?

A: When you work with us, you can be assured we’ll treat your memories as if they’re our own. We do all of the work on-site in a MemoryWise (or Memories to Digital) store, and your originals are kept safe throughout the process. Our expert staff uses state-of-the-art technology to produce high-quality digital productions. And we pride ourselves on providing a level of personal, custom service that others don’t. Please click here for more information about us.

Q. What if I find a problem with my presentation?

A. All MemoryWise services are covered under a warranty for a period of 30 days following delivery of a finished order. Before an order leaves MemoryWise, project files and the resultant discs are checked to make sure they are error-free. However, if you discover a problem with any DVD/CD MemoryWise produced, or any service MemoryWise provided, or are unhappy with your order in any way, contact MemoryWise within 30 days. Within that time frame, your project is 100% guaranteed and MemoryWise will work to resolve problems to your satisfaction, and replace or repair items in question FREE of charge, and will return those items to you FREE of charge. If you do not contact us within 30 days of receiving your finished project, we will assume you are satisfied and your project files may be deleted. After files are deleted, charges would apply to create the files anew. You are responsible for returning any damaged / defective merchandise to MemoryWise. Because of the possibility of duplication of a project, MemoryWise does not issue refunds. Lastly, it is important to understand that the quality of your final product is limited by the quality of your originals.

Q. Will my DVD work in my player at home?

A. If you’ve ordered a playable DVD, it will be the most widely-used format: DVD-R. DVD-Rs can be played on most home DVD players and on most computers with a DVD/CD unit. However, despite the fact that MemoryWise uses DVDs that are reliably compatible, there are occasionally compatibility issues and some features of your DVD may not work on all equipment. In particular, DVD-Rs may not play in older DVD players. If for some reason your player cannot read your DVD, contact us within 30 days of receiving your finished project. If contacted within that time, MemoryWise will work with you to determine if it’s the player or the DVD that is having problems. If it is determined that it is the DVD that is having problems, we will replace the DVD in question FREE of charge, and will return the DVD to you FREE of charge. Replacements will not be given free of charge for DVDs that work in some players, but not in others. Because of the possibility of duplication of a project, MemoryWise does not issue refunds.

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Here are the reasons to consider capturing your film in 2K or HD instead of SD:

  • Film predates pixels and lines of resolution. The image on film is generated when one or more layers of a random pattern of silver halide crystals react to light, and are retained or washed away and replaced by dyes in the developing process.The image detail generated by this process can appear anywhere on the surface of the film.
  • The more lines of resolution we scan with, the more of this random placement of image detail is captured and converted to pixels. Standard definition (SD) captures 720x480 pixels of detail, high-definition (HD) captures 1920x1080 pixels of detail, and 2K captures 2560x1440 pixels of detail.
  • Sometimes, scanning with more lines captures more of the “grain” of the film, or the crystals that remain on the surface of the film. The grain is more obvious in film that was produced with larger crystals (R8), and less obvious in film that was produced with smaller crystals (S8, 16mm). For some R8 film, scanning in SD softens the detail of the grain making it less disruptive to the image.
  • These days, with HD, 2K and 4K viewing environments - and larger and larger screens - more, smaller pixels is always better because the smaller pixels provide more detail and a smoother image as the image is enlarged to a big-screen.

SD can never reproduce the full image detail on a film frame because SD video has a fixed pixel pattern with a density of 720x480 pixels, and the pixels that make up the image are always in the same place from one video frame to the next. But film has a random grain pattern, and the image created by the grains of crystals is in a totally different place from one film frame to the next. These random grains each carry a bit of the detail that make up the complete picture and, at running speed, the random grains overlap each other on the retina of your eye to significantly increase the amount of apparent detail. This is called “accumulative resolution”. If you transfer your 8mm home movies to SD video, even with the very best SD camera, your detail will be limited by the coarse, fixed pixel pattern inherent in SD video. Of course, HD and 2K have a fixed pixel pattern, too, but the number of pixels are so great and the pattern is so insignificant, that HD and 2K are like a fine silk stocking compared to the burlap weave of SD. 

Our high definition (HD) film capture offers resolution gains of 667% over a standard definition (SD) capture (more than 6 times better). Our HD capture is not a mere up-conversion from an SD source. Our HD film capture equipment uses a high definition image sensor to take in 5 times the square pixels per frame of film that our SD machine is not capable of picking up. For 8mm films the HD image sensor generates greater than 4000 pixels per inch. Thus, the accumulative resolution effect found in film can be more readily seen in an HD transfer than in an SD transfer.