Lovingly digitized in Provo, Utah

Bring your family’s memories home again.

Those boxes of old tapes, film and photos hold voices, laughter and faces you can’t replace. We carefully digitize your family history into files your whole family can watch, share and keep for generations.

  • Tapes, film, photos, slides and journals digitized by hand
  • Picked up and returned by hand, never mailed
  • Digitized and back to you within three weeks
  • Free pickup within 15 miles of Provo
  • A private online archive the whole family can share

How it works

Digitizing made easy, start to finish.

You don’t need to ship anything or learn anything new. We pick up, digitize and return it all.

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    Get your quote

    Tell us what you’d like digitized and see your price right away.

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    Pick a pickup time

    Choose a time that works for you, and a friendly local face picks up your collection at your door.

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    We digitize it with care

    Every tape, reel and photo is carefully digitized by hand. Follow along online.

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    Everything comes home

    Within three weeks of pickup, your originals come back in person, along with your digital copies to watch and share.

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Your files

Your memories, ready to share.

When we finish digitizing, you get a private link to your family’s digital archive. Watch, download and share it from any phone, tablet or computer.

Private and secureYour archive is shared only with you, through your own private link. Pass it on to anyone in the family you choose.
Photos as high-quality JPEGsPrints are scanned at 600 DPI, slides at about 24 megapixels and negatives at 3200 DPI: sharp enough to reprint and enlarge.
Video at the quality your tapes holdTapes become MP4 videos at 720 × 480, the full resolution VHS, Betamax, Hi8 and MiniDV recorded (HDV tapes in 1080 HD). Film reels are scanned frame by frame in HD.
Audio you can play anywhereCassettes, microcassettes and reel-to-reel tapes become high-quality 320 kbps MP3s, one per side.
Copies to holdAdd Retold USB drives ($20 each) so every household gets a copy.
See every format we digitize, and the quality you’ll get →

Made for families

A gift that brings everyone together.

For grandparents

Leave your story for the grandkids.

Your wedding day, their parents’ first steps, the old family cabin. Give them a way to see it all, and to hear it the way you lived it.

For sons & daughters

A gift Mom and Dad will treasure.

Surprise your parents with the home movies they thought were lost, and make sure every brother and sister gets a copy to keep.

★ A perfect Christmas gift ★

Give the gift of memories this Christmas.

Grandpa’s slides, Mom’s wedding film, the family Christmas videos from the ’80s: there’s no gift quite like seeing them again. We’ll digitize them, add a USB drive for every family to unwrap, and everyone can gather around the TV on Christmas morning.

Everything comes back within three weeks of pickup, so book early to have it ready by Christmas.

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Kind words

From families like yours.

Amazing! I hadn’t seen the slides from my mission to Norway in years, and the 8mm film of my brother’s 1960 wedding was gathering dust. Now I can watch them on my TV and share them with my family. My brother will be so surprised!

GormRetold customer

Retold did an excellent job scanning my family’s artifacts and uploading everything exactly as I requested. I trusted them with these precious items, and they returned everything safely, completed the work as promised, and exceeded my expectations!

Melanie HarkerRetold customer

Local & personal

Your memories never ride in a mail truck.

We’re local, digitizing family history in Provo for families across Northern Utah. We come to your home, and we bring every original back in person. Free within 15 miles of Provo; farther out, it’s just $1.25 per extra mile.

ProvoFREE · 15 MILES+$1.25 / EXTRA MILE

Questions

Good questions, honest answers.

How does the quote work?

Tell us roughly how many of each thing you have, and you’ll see your price right away. Each video tape, audio tape, film reel, CD, DVD or computer disk counts as one item, and every 50 photos, slides or negatives count as one item. The more items you have, the less each one costs. Journals, photo albums, scrapbooks and letters are priced by the page, and keepsakes by the piece. Get your free quote.

I’m not sure exactly how much I have.

A rough count is fine. Your quote is based on what you tell us, and if what we pick up turns out different, we’ll check with you before doing any extra work.

Can everyone in the family get a copy?

Yes. Your private online archive is always included, and you can share its link with children, grandchildren and cousins near and far. Add Retold USB drives for $20 each when you get your quote, so every household has a copy to hold. They’re delivered with your originals.

What about journals, scrapbooks or something unusual?

We love those. Journals, albums, scrapbooks, letters and keepsakes are all part of the instant quote. Have something that isn’t listed? Describe it on the quote page and we’ll email your quote within a day.

Will my originals be safe?

Yes. We pick them up from your door, handle every piece by hand, and bring every original back to you in person. Your tapes and photos never go in the mail or leave our care.

What if I don’t love how it turns out?

Then we make it right. Tell us within 30 days of your archive being ready and we’ll redo anything you’re unhappy with, free. Still not happy? We’ll refund your order. See the details.

How will I get my memories back?

You’ll get a private link where you can watch, share and download everything. If you’d like something to hold, add a USB drive (or a few, so every sibling gets one).

I’m not very good with computers. Can you help?

Of course. A real person reads every message, and we’re glad to walk you through it. USB drives work in almost any computer or smart TV. Email us at contactretoldmedia@gmail.com.

Do you come outside Provo?

Yes, we serve all of Northern Utah. Pickup and return are free within 15 miles of Provo. Farther away, it’s $1.25 per extra mile (counted round trip), shown before you pay.

How long does it take?

No more than three weeks from pickup, and often sooner. You can follow each step on your private order page. For very large collections, we’ll agree on a date with you before we start.

How do I follow my order?

After you book, you’ll get a private order page that shows each step as we go, from pickup to the day your memories are ready.

Their stories deserve to be retold.

Get a free quote to digitize your family’s tapes, film and photos. We’ll handle everything else with care.