Archive and media digitization services · Stirchley, Birmingham, United Kingdom

MEDIAFIX

Digitisation service for analogue media: video tapes, cine films, slides, negatives, photographs and audio cassettes, with postal delivery and data recovery.

About MEDIAFIX

MEDIAFIX, digitisation of video, film, slides and audio

MEDIAFIX is a company dedicated to converting analogue media to digital format. Its catalogue covers video tapes, home cine films, slides, negatives, photographs, albums and audio tapes, as well as data recovery services. The company states that it has digitised more than 270 million images and minutes of film, and offers free advice by telephone.

Video and home cinema

The video service covers formats such as VCR, VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS and S-VHS-C, Video8, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, Betamax and Betacam, U-Matic and Video 2000. In the field of home cinema, 8 mm, Super 8 and 16 mm films are converted.

Photography and slides

Photographic digitisation includes slides, negatives, loose photographs and complete albums. Medium format and large format scanning, digitisation of special formats and APS films, as well as Hasselblad scans are offered. For specialised requests the company mentions high resolution of up to 6,200 dpi, post-processing and cleaning.

Audio and storage media

Audio cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes are converted. In the storage media transfer section, there is conversion of DVD to digital, to MP4 and to USB, DVD duplication, and conversion of CD to digital, to USB and to MP3.

Data recovery

The company provides data recovery services for hard drives, USB sticks and SD cards.

Prices, turnaround times and shipping process

The site indicated prices of 17 pence per slide, photograph and negative, presented as competitive rates, and an end-of-summer promotion valid until 30 September 2026. The process is divided into three steps: the customer fills in a non-binding request, prints and signs the order form and includes it in the package, and sends their media by post or courier. Shipping is carried out with DHL and with insurance, and the company has seven drop-off points. The contract is formalised when MEDIAFIX receives the media together with the signed form. The website includes sections on prices and delivery times.

Private and business customers

In addition to private individuals, MEDIAFIX serves business customers through its B2B area. The company presents itself as a market leader in its sector and publishes sections on its website about the team, philosophy, history and press appearances.

Reviews

The site showed a score of 4.79 out of 5 based on 6,382 reviews.

Location and contact

MEDIAFIX Logistics Centre Precision Imaging (Unit 2) Clonmel Road Business Park Stirchley B30 2BU · Telephone: 020 3904438-0 · Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:30

In brief

Digitisation of analogue media