I requested a beta tape SP view only service super last minute. I was kindly welcomed in to the…read moreshop and helped, the owner was kind and helpful with my questions. Advanced media has the best costumer service I have found in LA, and their service prices are very competitive. If I was looking to get videotape digitized again I will be going to Advanced Media.

Nimrod and his amazing team were nothing short of technological magicians, bringing long-dormant…read morefamily memories back to life. My family had several old films and cassettes that had been in storage for decades, and the Advanced Media team were able to quickly and efficiently transfer them to a hard drive, where they can now be shared with everyone in my family without fear of the original film deteriorating. More importantly, my family can retain our connection with our past -- and the family members who are no longer with us. If you happen to have old films and videos like this lying around, having them professionally transferred to a digital medium strengthens family bonds - it's such a joy to see younger versions of your siblings, parents, grandparents, and other family during candid moments from the past. The group at Advanced Media is the prime choice to take these precious memories. In terms of service, Nimrod was very clear regarding the timetable and cost for transferring our films. The cost was incredibly reasonable, and I felt much more comfortable giving our precious memories to an actual person and supporting a brick-and-mortar L.A. store, as opposed to shipping them to some anonymous and expensive transfer service. In short, expect professionalism and timely service from the Advanced Media team. I fully endorse them and expect to use them to transfer any further batches of film, VHS or Hi8 tapes in the future.

Worst experience ever. They charged me almost $200 for a sub par experience. Verad was extremely…read morerude to me. I will never work with them nor will I recommend anyone go to them. I gave them 10 vhs tapes. They were able to convert 9/10. Despite me writing my name out for them and also despite the vhs tapes being labeled, they misspelled my name on 5/9 dvds. When I asked if anything could be done verad gave me attitude and told me "I'm money hungry"??? What's this about? Extremely unprofessional service and truly embarrassing. It saddens me that people conduct their business in this way. I was also pressured and forced to pay online in full the night before I was to pick up the tapes or else I couldn't retrieve them. I had to stop what I was doing to pay on my cellphone while being out at a dinner. What a joke. Super unprofessional and horrible experience. I do not recommend.

If I could give more than 5 stars I would!…read more Who do you take your wedding negatives and wedding video (VHS - yes I'm old) to for conversion to DVD/CD? Scary thought, but if they were lost or damaged we have no other copies. I guess on the other hand, if something were to happen I wouldn't need the pictures or negatives because I'm sure I would be headed for divorce ; ) Yelp to the rescue...I found Ray's business and was apprehensive but willing to give it a shot. Ray was very responsive during the entire process. He not only did an amazing job but he also picked them up and delivered them to my house! His invoice was clear and the pricing was more than fair. This whole process could have been such a mess if anything were to go wrong, but Ray was flawless and a great guy too. Tip: This would be a great gift for parents or others with tons of videos or negatives that are decaying and need to be converted. Don't wait until it is too late.

I am so happy to be able to review Hollywood Photo Scanning! I've had boxes of family photos for…read moremany years and had always wanted to organize them. My assistant found Hollywood Photo Scanning thanks to Yelp (here's a shout-out to this platform) and after researching other places, said this should be our go-to place. Am I grateful that he led me here! Tony is incredible - patient, organized, and empathetic. It's a lot to go through getting old pictures organized and I figured the cost and enormity of the project would overwhelm me. A phone call or two with Tony where he offered me options and really fair pricing made the process doable and simple. He's been in business for years and his company knows exactly what they're doing. All my pictures were scanned, organized, and cleaned up in the scanning process so they look better than ever. Tony's attention to detail, his concern for the client, and his willingness to help go beyond the call of duty. If every business ran this well, this would be one incredible world. If you have important photos you want organized and saved, this is the place to go. They have services beyond just photo scanning so definitely give them a call and get your job done BEAUTIFULLY!!!

Absolutely incredible service! I highly recommend Hollywood Photo Scanning to anyone with a huge…read morecollection of photos. Before I called these guys, I thought having scanning done was going to be a complex task but they made it so easy. I had everything digitized from my family's old photo collection and also from my wife's family. Some of the prints date back to the 1940s. They did an astonishing job with all of my negatives, slides, and prints. They took the prints out of my old photo albums, scanned and put them back in the exact chronological order they were already in, just as though they had never been touched by anybody. Additionally, they did a great job packaging and condensing my other scanned loose prints and film into separate bags. They individually labeled each archived bag (which they provided for free) by group, indicating which digital folder names the photos were scanned into. When I received all our original photos back, they made it so I was able to put the perfectly organized boxes they provided directly into our garage, repackaged for long-term storage. Since we now have the digital scans of them, which look way better than the originals, there is no reason I can see the need to access any of the original photos or film again. However, I still don't have the heart to throw them out, so I'm glad they were able to really free up some space for me in how they returned everything. The quality of images left my whole family speechless. They images are very sharp and clean. Even displayed on my full screen tv, they look like they were taken on a high quality digital camera, if one existed decades ago. It's amazing how the color corrections (a service I added on) came out so well on my older photos. I'm seeing my childhood (that I thought took place in a red and orange world), in incredible natural but vivid color. I am very grateful for their generous and friendly customer service as well. I haven't encountered this level of customer service anywhere else in as long as I can remember. A big thanks to the whole crew over there for their excellent work digitizing my family's history. I'm so glad I went with them.

Super professional no nonsense awesomeness. Thank you for all the work! Best to all there for…read moremaking it a cool trip to Eastern Los Angeles

I came here needing to prepare a resume with pictures. The quality of the jpegs that I sent to them…read morewas inadequate. The owner, who was very very busy, spent a lot of time with me getting new copies at higher quality to his computer. He then hand-arranged the resume to make it to look perfect. Where do you find people like this? Right here!

Oliver worked with us to convert a short documentary film on a Digibeta tape to a digital ProRes…read morefile. He understood and explained technical aspects very well and helped to recommend the best format. Followed up before and after conversion and the end product was solid. Reasonable rates and quick turnaround. We are not local and used the mail-in service, which worked just fine. Would use again and recommend any filmmakers to trust this company's services.

Google searched this place, looked at their website and it all good. Went in and apparently it's by…read moreappointment only. Really? Do you think you could put that on your website? Maybe have your secretary call in and say hey this guy just drove an hour and didn't know it was appointment only. Is there anything you can do for him?

I went to this location to ask about a possible project and was really confused by the set up…read more This business has no official storefront. What they have instead is a temp front office (no relation to the business itself) that prepares a paper invoice and have you leave your item with them. The item then gets picked up, inspected at a later date, then a quote is given to you either by phone or email. This is extremely inconvenient for the customer as there is no onsite assessment that can be done which means you're obliged to travel back and forth to a nonexistent office. It's lazy at best, unprofessional at worst. Responsiveness was hit or miss -- more often than not, my calls were not answered but I did get a call back on the same day and the man answered all my questions as patiently as he was able. However, I can't recommend this place given the concerns listed above.

Great service. Five stars. The scans were fine. No complaints there. Highly recommend.read more

Albert Muro, was great. He helped me very quickly and was very knowledgeable about cameras. If you…read moreever need equipment I would suggest you stop by Samy's first

I've been shopping at Samy's since the early 1990s, and I've stayed a loyal customer all these…read moreyears because of their knowledgeable staff, extensive inventory, and excellent customer service. Very few brick-and-mortar photo stores can match Samy's selection, and being able to hold, test, and compare products in person beats guessing online any day. Scott B recently helped me with an exchange, and the experience was so smooth it inspired me to finally write this review. Samy's is a fantastic business, and I recommend it without hesitation.

I had an excellent experience with Lonnie and transfer Ninjas. I had some old reel-to-reel tapes of…read moremy mom and dad's band from the 60s and 70s to be transferred and digitized. Lonnie and his team went above and beyond each day to quickly and accurately make sure my transfers were moving right along. Such a value for the amazing service Lonnie and his team provided. I will always the professionalism with which Lonnie treated our dear sentimental old recordings, and the speed and accuracy with which his team worked. His team encountered some hurdles along the way, but they delivered above and beyond. Can't say enough about these guys and gals - they're quite simply the best. Great value, highly recommended thank you for saving our heirloom recordings!

I had an excellent experience with Transfer Ninjas. I sent in a request form online and heard back…read morewithin the hour. Within 2 weeks, I had my VHS tapes converted to a hard drive. Lonnie went above & beyond in his customer service, and kept in close communication on the status. He also researched the specific format I needed for my editing software. I would absolutely recommend Transfer Ninjas to anyone looking for VHS transfers.