Audio Video Workshop

NEW LOCATION!
703 Woodside Road, Suite 3, Redwood City, California  94061  
Tel: 650.369.4366   mail@av-workshop.com

Your videotapes will never look the same again! Studies have shown that videotape quality starts to degrade rapidly after 10 years even under ideal conditions. Furthermore, quality is lost each and every time your video tape is played. This may go unnoticed until it is too late. Don't let this happen to you, Let us Protect your Precious Memories by transferring your videos and VHS to DVD! By transferring your video to DVD, your videos will last a lifetime. We create DVD's utilizing the DVD-R standard, which is the most compatible recordable DVD format to date. We recommend no more than 2 hours of video per disc. 1 hour of video results in the highest quality possible while 2 hours is still very good. Any more than 2 hours results in a lower bit rate than desirable, producing a drop in resolution. We also offer DVD Duplication for as many DVD duplicates as you need. So, bring your memories into AV-Workshop and Back to Life Today!

AV-Workshop specializes in DVD Duplication. Whether you need one DVD copy or 20,000 DVD copies, our quality-conscious staff is here for your business and personal needs. We use the very best and most costly DVD-R discs (Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim). Thus, you can be assured that your DVD will be as compatible and reliable as possible. We print directly on disc in full color, not on a paper label. Paper labels tend to throw off the balance of a DVD at high RPMs resulting in digital dropout of your video. Our DVD Duplication equipment utilizes the latest ink-jet technology providing you with up to 4800 dpi (6 color) to ensure your DVDs will have vibrancy and clarity. We provide DVD-R Duplication and DVD Replication. Also, we can transfer your Videotape to DVD. Your DVD's can be packaged in a jewel case, clam-shell, paper sleeve or DVD amaray case with an insert. Unlike most companies, we do not charge any setup fees and there are no hidden fees. The DVD duplication prices listed below are exactly what you can expect. AV-Workshop can provide you with an easy DVD artwork template for your artwork or create it for you if it's not too complex. We quality control every disc to ensure each DVD is an exact copy of your original. Recently, we expanded our DVD duplication services so that we can duplicate over 1000 DVDs per day!

“I have been using this company for over 10 years.
I've had DVD copies made there, have had videos
converted from European to American standards,
have had videos edited there. 

I trust them so much that I had them transfer my 87
year old father's life story so it would be preserved when
he's no longer here. They have even videotaped and
edited events at my kids' school.

Big jobs, small jobs, it doesn't matter. They have
always finished the work by the time they promised it.
I'm always looking for the best price so I appreciate that
they don't nickel and dime you. They're patient in
explaining what they charge and they charge
what they quote you.

I feel lucky that I found them and that they're
convenient to get to.”

Diane H.
Redwood City, CA 

Let us transfer your old 8mm film to DVD. Also, we can transfer Super 8, 16mm with or without sound to DVD or videotape. We ask that you number the reels in order from 1 - X. The film-reels will be assembled onto larger reels at which time the film will be cleaned and lubricated. Once onto larger reels the film is transferred through a box full of lenses and mirrors, which in turn projects the film out to a digital video recorder. Along the way, the video signal is time base corrected. Thus, your memories will look better than ever and will be there for generations to come!

AV-Workshop provides video transfer services as well as video conversion and video duplication of any videotape format to play anywhere in the world including VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS, 8mm, Hi8, D8, miniDV, DVCAM, DV, Betacam SP, 3/4" Umatic SP, and even Betamax! Whether you need one video copy, or one thousand video dubs, you have come to the right place. We've been providing the San Francisco Bay Area with broadcast quality video transfer services for 25 years!

AV-Workshop can edit your photos to DVD and your slides to DVD! Using digital video editing equipment and high quality scanners, we can edit your pictures to music, allowing them to tell a story. A Photo Video is a great way to preserve and protect your memories! By transferring your photos to DVD and or your slides to DVD, you will give them a new life. No longer will you have to dig out that old photo album or slide projector and screen to explain every picture to people who are in a hurry. Instead, just pop in your new DVD slide show and sit back and relax! Everybody enjoys the convenience and excitement of watching a DVD. The best part is, now everyone can have a copy of those priceless moments! Photo Video Keepsakes make a great gift (Christmas, Birthdays, Bar Mitzvah, etc...) Whether it's a wedding photomontage, a family keepsake video, or any type of picture collage from any type of event - Let Us Preserve and Protect Your Precious Memories to DVD!

AV-Workshop's field production team is very experienced in all types of videography. Every team member has had extensive training and experience in advanced media aesthetics. We strongly believe that you must know the rules before you can break them. One or two camera packages are available including lights, mics, mixers, and the latest in 3 chip digital video cameras! Whether it is a corporate training presentation, wedding video, scholarship video, legal video, event video, or anything else, you can be assured that AV-Workshop will be on time and prepared to keep your vision clear and effective! Call today to discuss your next project.

AV-Workshop can compress your video and audio to fit your needs. We offer streaming video services that enable you to put your video on the web or a server. Streaming video will allow the viewer to watch it immediately depending on the speed of their connection. We can create a streaming media file that will auto detect your viewers connection and give them the best possible quality without them having to wait for it to download. Streaming video can be compressed into various files to play in various players including: Windows Media Player, Quick Time Player, Real Networks, and MP3.

Constantly listening to the business and personal needs of our customers, we are now offering the latest in video compression and video encoding. Utilizing the H.264 MPEG 4 compression, we can give you twice the quality for half the file size. H.264 MPEG 4 is the perfect file format for uploading your videos to you tube. Also, we are now able to compress your video to a FLASH Video (FLV).We also offer video compression for CD and DVD. MPEG Compression is the best for this. By compressing your video to an MPEG I file, you can distribute it on a CD allowing anyone with a computer to view it. These CD's can automatically play or be clicked on for viewing. MPEG II compression is used for DVD and produces very high quality compression, but can also be used as a means to transfer video from one system to another for editing purposes.

Furthermore, we can digitize your footage from tape to a high quality format such as AVI, Quick time, H.264 MPEG 4, or MPEG II and give it to you on an external hard drive that you can simply connect to your editing system. Thus, you don't have to worry about buying special playback equipment or the long tedious hours it takes for digitization.

AV-Workshop has set the industry standard in foreign videotape conversion here in the bay area for more than 20 years. Our broadcast quality standard converters provide you with the highest quality possible. We can convert any format (PAL, SECAM, NTSC) to play anywhere in the world, including DVD, VHS, S-VHS, Mini DV, DVCam, Betacam SP, Hi-8, DVD, 3/4" UMatic, and even Betamax. Check the International Video Standards Chart to verify your source or destination Video Standard. We are now able to create PAL DVDs!

PAL  NTSCSECAM

We cater to cities within the San Francisco Bay Area. Centrally located on Woodside Road between Highway 101 and highway 280 in Redwood City, AV-Workshop can be reached in 10-55 minutes from Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, El Granada, Foster City, Hillsborough, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Mountain View, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, South San Francisco, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Woodside, Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Alum Rock, Cambrian Park, Willow Glen, East San Jose, Alviso, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville, Amesti, Aptos, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Ben Lomond, Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Broadmoor, Emerald Lake Hills, La Honda, Loma Mar, North Fair Oaks, Pescadero, San Gregorio, Sky Londa, El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo, El Sobrante, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburg, Belvedere, Bolinas, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Inverness, Kentfield, Larkspur, Greenbrae, Marin City, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Geronimo, San Rafael, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, Terra Linda, Sausalito, Tiburon, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Windsor, Sebastopol, and Sacramento. Printable directions are available from Highway 280 or 101.