The short answer: DVD conversion has no fixed per-disc price — because a home-burned disc, a disc a lab burned for you 20 years ago, and a damaged disc are three completely different jobs. Our pricing is by quantity and disc condition, after inspection — and the quote itself is free with no obligation. What is fixed: if you have burned discs from the early 2000s, the time to act is now.
That DVD box with the wedding and the family trips looked like the safe solution of its day — "we transferred it to disc, sorted forever". Except the burned discs of that era were not built forever, and the players that can read them are vanishing from living rooms. Here is what you need to know.
Why do burned discs have an expiry date?
A store-bought DVD is physically pressed in a factory. But a burned disc — like the ones conversion labs delivered in the 2000s, or ones you burned yourself — stores its data in an organic dye layer that the laser "burned". That layer fades over the years, especially in the heat and humidity of Israeli home storage, and at some point the player simply stops reading — with no warning. A perfect-looking disc can be unreadable, and a scratched one can read fine. There is no way to know without testing.
What does it actually cost?
Our pricing depends on three things: how many discs (more discs — lower price per disc), their condition (a healthy disc converts directly; an unreadable one goes to the recovery track), and what you want back (organized MP4 files, event-based splitting, or cloud upload). Send us a photo of the pile or tell us how many — and get a clear quote, free. Small jobs take about 7 business days, large ones about 21.
What do you receive?
Digital video files (MP4) with clear names, via an organized download link valid for a month — every disc in its own folder. A copy on a USB drive or external disk is also available. From there the files play on any TV, computer or phone — and you can finally share your parents' wedding in the family group chat.
Most important — what about a disc that no longer reads?
Do not throw it away. A large share of discs that "died" in home players are still readable on lab equipment — professional drives with recovery software that retries problem areas again and again and reassembles the full picture. The longer you wait, the lower the odds: dye fading never stops. If an important disc will not read — stop trying different players and bring it to us for testing.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to convert a DVD to a file?
There is no fixed per-disc price — pricing depends on quantity, disc condition and what you want back. Tell us how many discs you have and get a free quote; at larger quantities the per-disc price drops significantly.
My disc will not read — can it be saved?
Quite often, yes. Professional lab equipment reads many discs that home players have given up on. Do not wait — the fading of the burn layer never stops.
What format do I receive?
MP4 files that open on any device, clearly named, every disc in its own folder — via a download link valid for a month, with USB drive, external disk or cloud copies available.
How long does conversion take?
About 7 business days for small jobs and about 21 for large ones. Door-to-door courier anywhere in Israel. More in English: Studio HanaBi.
Have a pile of discs from 20 years ago? Tell us how many or call +972-3-5610368 — the quote is free, and testing a problem disc commits you to nothing.
