First year of submitting my film to festivals, it was a combination of VHS and DVD. (Mostly VHS)
Second year of submitting my film to festivals, it was mostly DVD. But still made over a dozen VHS tapes.
My school had Beta SP transfer set up so making tapes and submitting was rather cheap.
In 2008, when Max and I were preparing to submit “Davy Crockett in Outer Space” to festivals, the beta decks were no longer at Parsons. But festivals still wanted Beta tapes. We had to call a few video transfer places in NYC. The price had gone up so much compare to 3 years ago.
This year, we had to prepare Beta tapes for “Electric Car” and called more places wishing that there is a better place.
We found RAINBOW VIDEO!
So far the best pricing. We saved about over $200 than other places.
Plus, incredibly helpful and flexible. They even let me check the beta tapes after they were done transferring. Best price and best service. Highly recommend it.