Conversion Station
Convert your photos, home movies, and reel-to-reel film to digital formats. The Conversion Station makes it easy to share your memories with family and friends.
The Conversion Station is available to Tinley Park Library cardholders only.
Please call the Computer Assistant Desk at 708.845.5738 to check availability and schedule an appointment.
Digitize and Preserve the Past
- VHS
- 8mm and Super8 film reels
- 16mm film reels
- Audio cassettes
- 78, 45, and 33 1/3 vinyl records
- 35mm film and slides
- Video8 cassettes
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Documents
Equipment
- Apple iMac
- RetroScan Universal HD Movie Scanner
- EPSON Scanner
- Analog to digital audio and video hubs
- Dual cassette deck
- Turntable
- DVD player/Video cassette recorder
Software
- Adobe Photoshop CC
- Audacity
- Blackmagic Media Express
- Final Cut Pro
- Handbrake
- GIMP
- iZotope RX 7 Audio Repair
- SilverFast
- VLC
Check out the ElGato Video Capture device
Transfer VHS tapes at home!
Instructions for PC
Instructions for Mac