New testimonials can be seen on the web pages for each tape type. Here are some older archived ones.
Betamax
"Hi Colin, Just to let you know that I've finally managed to check the DVD's and, as expected, all of them are fine. My thanks to you for the excellent service and quality of the transfers. I have some more to do (from some old Beta tapes) and as soon as I find them (an on-going problem of mine!) I'll contact you again. Best wishes and thanks again, Alan" Repeat customer, this time for two NTSC VHS tapes plus one PAL Beta Hifi tape, all copied with Hifi stereo sound. 12.05.07
"Dear Colin Thank you so much for these discs, playback is perfect, if such a description can be applied to the gloriously amateur content. You had to be there, as they say! Your expertise has restored something irreplaceable – which sadly doesn’t include my capacity for high kicks but does provide evidence of what once was possible! Some of the performers are now quite eminent psychiatrists, others I suspect may no longer be with us. Your work has restored and preserved that unique event so that I can bother anyone with it who stands still long enough well into my dotage! Many, many thanks. Suzanne" Beta to DVD (too long for the Deluxe service but created a "Basic Menu" DVD with carefully chosen chapter markers instead). No charge for looking through the first tape the customer sent, which proved to be the wrong one. 06/05/07
"Colin, I received with pleasure the 2 DVDs and I am very satisfied. thanks again. Charles." Single Betamax tape transfer for a customer in Malta (I've had a number of Beta customers from Malta). 14/04/07
"For your website: Thank you so much for transferring my old Betamax video to DVD. It has sat in a drawer for 20 years holding fond memories of the Pantomimes I made with my work colleagues back in the mid 1980s. Never thought I'd relive those moments again. You've done a grand job. I sent one of the copies to a colleague whose grandson has watched it about 8 times and can't stop laughing at his grandad. Prompt and efficient service. You are a real star Colin! Margaret" 14.03.07
"I have a very precious betamax tape of my son that I wanted to have transferred to DVD. It is 27 years old and is irreplaceable so I have hesitated to send it away. I found Colin's web site and was encouraged by the comments of previous customers so I decided to take the plunge! I gave Colin an indication of the contents of this tape and two others that I wanted transferred and within a couple of days we were emailing to confirm the details. Within a week I received the DVDs and my wife and I were thrilled with the results. I cannot thank Colin enough for enabling us to see the tape again and would recommend anyone to make use of his service. C.H." Beta to DVD 13.03.07
"This is just to thank you once again for such excellent service, and a job well done. There are so many people nowadays, who are very quick to rip you off, at the same time as providing a poor standard of service. I will certainly recommend you to my friends. Kind Regards Alan" 10/03/07 Beta to DVD-Rom.
"Hi, Colin, Received the 2 sets of DVD's of old Motor Racing today. Very pleased with the result, thought I'd never see those pictures ever again. Very quick turnaround, and I thoroughly recommend your services. Kind regards, Alan". Betamax L750 went on two DVDs because of length. 06.03.07.
"Colin I've just recieved the dvds, (they've been forwarded to me in London). What can I say other than absolutely fantastic! It was wonderful to see both dramas again. The quality is fine, and I hardly notice the lines that were on the tape. You have done a wonderful, thoughtful and caring job restoring the video to DVD and it looks so professional. Many thanks again and I will undoubtedly recommend your service John" 04/.03.07 Some rather worn Betamax tapes copied to DVD Deluxe Menu.
"Colin - I got the disk earlier this week, the quality is superb and it will make a great Christmas present - thanks for your time." Two Beta tapes to DVD. Refunded half the payment since they both fitted onto one DVD (less than 2:30 hours). 14.12.06
VHS
Video8 / Hi8 / Digital8
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“We needed a quick turnaround to transfer a VHS induction tape onto DVD, and Colin came up with the goods. We got the DVDs back almost by return. We’d have no hesitation in recommending this superb service. Samaritans" No charge of course for charity. 08.12.06 |
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"Brilliant, absolutely fantastic !! As I said, I was unsure of the contents of the tape, but your transfer and the associated indexing and title pages really surpassed what I was expecting. I cannot express how happy I am with the quality of service that you have provided. Regards, Ian" Beta to DVD (Deluxe Menu option) transfers for the family of wrestler Count Bartelli (Geoff Condliffe), names used with permission. 05.11.06 |
| "Dear Colin Thank you for converting my old Philips tapes onto DVDs for me and for returning the originals. For some time I had been searching for a way to preserve the hundreds of recordings I've made over the years, some of the early ones being recorded on very old Philips tapes. Although I kept the relevant machines in order to replay them, neither one is operational now unfortunately. Since Ron died, these recordings are even more precious to me as they contain so many of his words that show his passion for sport and his belief that taking part in sport has much to offer the young. His philosophy on sport and what he had to say, particularly about drugs in sport, is still relevant today and I am relieved that his words are now preserved in a more lasting format. Thank you for your help and expertise in converting the tapes for me. I hope to use the DVDs to introduce Ron to the young athletes we now help financially through the charity now set up in his memory. Hopefully they will help to explain why the Ron Pickering memorial fund has been successful in raising sufficient money to be able to help thousands of talented young athletes to take part in sport. Yours sincerely Jean Pickering" The original letter can be seen here. This was a transfer of a number of V2000 tapes to DVD for Jean Pickering, widow of the late Ron Pickering, sports commentator. Names used with permission. 16.08.06 |
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over 25 years half-a-dozen video tapes laid gathering dust in the attic
and, when re-discovered, the owner hoped to be able to have them
transcribed. Originally recorded on a late 1970's model Philips N1500
VCR, there was no other way to have them copied than through a
professional company. Initial enquiries resulted in quotations running
into hundreds of pounds. Eventually, I came across the site at
www.video99.co.uk and established a dialogue with its owner, Colin
McCormick .I thank God for that fortuitous meeting. As a result of
Colin's determination and tenacity, together with his dogged refusal to
be beaten, I now have six very precious DVD copies of the much
treasured tapes, and at a very modest price, I might add! The reason they are so valued is that they contain the only comprehensive video records of the power boat racing career of my dear, late friend, Tom Percival,who was killed, whilst racing, in 1984. The original VCR's belonged to his widow ,Gilly, and she only rediscovered them when she moved house. Gilly's face was a picture to behold when I was able to present her with a set of DVD's to remind her of those happier times, accompanying Tom in his racing endeavours, all over the globe. Gilly treasures her surprise gift and her two children can now relive their dad's racing exploits. Perhaps, more importantly, her grandchildren can, for the very first time, actually see and hear the granddad they never knew, displaying his illustrious power boat racing prowess. All this is thanks to Colin McCormick at 'Video99'. " Says it all, glad to have helped. Full names used with permission. Tom Percival was a top powerboat racer. 14.12.05 |
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