Still Video Disk conversion service
VF-50 Still Video Disk digitization
Professional transfer of VF-50, VFD-50, Mavipak and other 2-inch Still Video Floppy Disks to modern digital image files.
Still Video Disk conversion service
Professional transfer of VF-50, VFD-50, Mavipak and other 2-inch Still Video Floppy Disks to modern digital image files.
Send your Video Floppy Disks to GARPENHOLM and receive modern digital image files. We handle PAL, NTSC, PAL-B/G and SECAM sources.
We digitize your images using professional playback and capture equipment, then deliver the processed files online or on USB storage.
For larger collections, archives or retailers, request a quote for volume-based Still Video Disk transfer.
The conversion workflow uses professional Still Video playback, time-base correction, scaling and capture equipment.
GARPENHOLM helps customers recover and digitize images from 2-inch Video Floppy Disks, also known as VF disks, Still Video Disks, VF-50, VFD-50 or Mavipak media. These disks were used by early still video cameras from manufacturers such as Canon and Sony before modern digital camera storage became common.
The pictures on these disks are not stored as modern digital image files. They are analog video frames or fields and must be played back, stabilized, captured and processed with suitable video equipment. Our workflow is designed for PAL, NTSC and SECAM sources and for customers who want a practical way to preserve old images before the media and playback equipment become harder to use.
A Still Video Disk conversion is an analog video process, not a normal file copy.
Each image is played back from compatible Still Video equipment. The analog signal is handled carefully to reduce timing errors and image instability.
The video signal is stabilized, de-interlaced and captured using professional video hardware. This helps preserve as much detail as possible from the original disk.
The processed result can be delivered as modern digital image files, suitable for archiving, sharing and further AI-based restoration or upscaling.
Learn how the 2-inch Still Video Disk stored analog video frames in cameras from the 1980s and 1990s, including Canon VF-50 and Sony Mavipak media.
Read about common accessories for Canon RC-250, RC-251, RC-260 and RC-261 Still Video cameras.
Explore the electronics and internal hardware behind the Canon RC-250 and RC-260 camera families.
Compare real-world examples captured from Video Floppy Disks and processed into modern digital images.
We always handle disks and customer image content securely and confidentially.
Use the form below or email info@garpenholm.com directly.
A Still Video Disk is a 2-inch magnetic video floppy disk used to store still frames as analog video. It is different from a normal computer floppy disk because the images are not stored as JPG, PNG or another modern file format.
Yes, if the disk is physically readable and suitable playback equipment is available. The process requires analog video playback, signal stabilization, capture and post-processing.
Start with the conversion instructions, review the sample images, or contact GARPENHOLM if you have many disks or unusual media.
