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43+ Years of Experience: Bruce's extensive career at industry giants like Eastman Kodak and Kodak Alaris, and now with Digital Scan Solutions gives him an unparalleled depth of knowledge in photo scanning and digital imaging.

The GRTV Media Preservation Suite, a service of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, hosts the only public-facing, DIY media preservation suite in the Midwest equipped with a professional, archival-grade analog signal chain for VHS/S-VHS, including professional VCRs, TBC with frame sync, and lossless digital transcoder. We're also the region's only lab providing community DIY access to FireWire bitstream transfer for MiniDV and DVCam tapes, preserving original tape metadata. Our mission is to democratize access to archival preservation by bridging the gap between high-end digitization standards and public accessibility, putting institutional-grade hardware normally restricted to museums and universities directly into the hands of the community. Access to the Media Preservation Suite is completely free to members following a low-cost certification ($40 annual membership + $40 one-time certification fee). Certified members enjoy ongoing access to all preservation offerings (VHS, DV, compact audio cassette, reel-to-reel audio, digital optical disc formats, and transparency scanning) as well as consultation from staff.

ReelSwap is a community driven interactive archive of physical media cover art. 3D Scan your REAL collection, track it's condition, value, and share it with others on an interactive virtual shelf. Sign up for free and help contribute to a living archive of physical media history.

A lightweight macOS video editor specifically designed to capture, bulk clip and clean converted VHS tapes. A robust set of features enable you to do far more than just trim videos. Bulk import and export clips and apply settings across multiple clips, even multiple videos, with the touch of a button. Color correct dark or faded VHS tapes, crop out black borders captured from the original TV signals, correct audio drift and even leverage Apple's Audio Unit v3 plugin architecture to clean clicks and hums with builtin plugins or leverage plugins from 3rd parties. A custom designed commercial detection system allows you to calibrate to your specific video quality, then detect and clip commercial breaks and black frame transitions. Color code clips according to clip length and easily review and remove unwanted programming... then merge your clips back into a single video or export each clip independently. A powerful metadata report template scripting language allows you to customize the metadata you wish to track, tag videos and clips, and generate any style of report. Easily generate reports for everything from YouTube chapter markers to adding entries in your database or Excel documents. Video Barbershop is your neighborhood video barber in a world of complicated and overpriced video salons. It may not have every feature other video salons tout... but that's the point. It has what you actually want when converting, cleaning and editing VHS tapes, with simple to use controls. If you want to dig deeper, there is an advanced mode in each section, opening up extended features like keyframing... but it doesn't overwhelm you with possibilities if you are new to video editing! If all you need is a simple cut, Video Barbershop is there for you. Video Barbershop for macOS 15.5+, and the free version Video Barbershop Lite, are lovingly crafted by Joby Bednar, a VHS collector and enthusiast who made these apps for his own unique hobby of digitizing VHS tapes. This isn't something slapped together by some nameless corporation, requiring monthly subscriptions and gigabytes of drive space. This has been lovingly crafted with a heart and soul, focused on making the kind of tool needed for addressing the specific issues one faces with converted VHS. It may not replace your entire video editing pipeline... but I bet you'll find something in here that makes it a valuable addition to your pipeline! I'm a lone developer creating software for niche enthusiasts. If there's something else you wish it could do, let me know! I'd love to hear from you and continue to make this the best video editing app for VHS enthusiasts!

Visual Studies Workshop is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that nurtures experimental and expansive approaches to photography and media arts, and builds community among artists and the public through exhibitions, publications and residencies. Our in-house Media Transfer Lab serves artists, archives, libraries, and home movie-makers from around the world.

Track, value, and catalog every VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4K, LaserDisc, and Betamax you own. Know what each one is worth. Free, forever.