Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | TapeSave | Capture.com |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $9.99 per video | from $19.99 for a videotape ordered direct; retail partners set their own price |
| Turnaround | Same day — about 10 minutes per hour of footage | about 2–3 weeks processing |
| Digitizes physical tapes | No | Yes — VHS, Hi8, MiniDV |
| Splits into individual clips | Yes | No |
| Recovers camcorder dates | When the camcorder burned a date on screen — otherwise tagged "Unknown date", editable | No |
| AI scene labels | Yes | No |
| Cloud-library ready | Dated clips ready to import — where a burned-in date was readable | No |
| Mail physical tapes? | No | Yes |
Competitor prices and turnaround checked September 2026 from each company's own published pages. All of these services discount frequently and re-quote by project — confirm your total at checkout.
Use Capture to digitize. Use TapeSave to organize.
Capture (formerly YesVideo) is the company that powers tape transfer at Costco Next, Walmart, and CVS. Their digitization is reliable, but like every mail-in service, they deliver monolithic files: one long video per tape, with every recording stuck together.
TapeSave is the step that makes those files actually useful — splitting them into individual clips, recovering the original dates, and delivering library-ready files online after upload instead of another shipping cycle.
The hard part is digitizing. The useful part is organizing.
Already have a digitized file? Upload it and get reviewable, dated clips ready for Google Photos, Apple Photos, or iCloud. Processing time varies with footage length. Starting at $9.99 per video.
Start preserving — $9.99Frequently asked
Is Capture.com the same as YesVideo?
Yes. Capture.com is the rebranded consumer name for YesVideo, the company that fulfils tape transfer for Costco Next, Walmart, and CVS. Same facility, same process — just different storefronts.
Can I upload Capture (YesVideo) files to TapeSave?
Yes. TapeSave accepts MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV — all the formats Capture delivers. Upload the files you got back from Capture and after processing, each tape becomes individual dated clips.
Why does Capture send one long file per tape?
That's how every mail-in transfer service works: the VCR plays the tape in real time and records the output as one continuous file. Splitting into clips requires detecting scene breaks after the fact — that's what TapeSave automates.
Do I still need Capture if I use TapeSave?
Yes, if your tapes are still physical. Capture digitizes the physical tape; TapeSave organizes the resulting file. If you already have digital files from any source, you can skip straight to TapeSave.
Can TapeSave recover the dates Capture leaves off?
Yes. If your camcorder burned the date onto the video (most 1990s–2000s camcorders did), TapeSave reads those dates with AI and embeds them in each clip's metadata — so clips land in the right year in Google Photos or Apple Photos.
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