Conversion workflow

Send your Video Floppy Disks. Get back clean digital image files.

GARPENHOLM handles the full transfer path for VF-50, VFD-50, Mavipak and related Still Video media: intake, playback, stabilization, capture, delivery and optional return shipping.

Digital delivery of transferred VF-50 images

Simple process

A clear handoff from analog disks to modern files

Send Video Floppy Disks to GARPENHOLM

Step 1. Send the disks

Package your Video Floppy Disks and send them to GARPENHOLM PRODUKTION, Östra storgatan 25, apt. 0901, S-331 76 Rydaholm, Sweden. Include a valid email address and, if you want the disks returned, your full return address and phone number.

Outside the EU/EES: declare the package as private documents / gift to avoid unnecessary customs import fees.

Professional digitization of Still Video Disks

Step 2. We process the signal

We catalogue the disks, play them on professional readers and preserve the cleanest possible analog signal. RGB + Sync, time-base correction, deinterlacing and 10-bit capture are used where appropriate.

See the professional equipment chain.

Online delivery of converted VF-50 images

Step 3. Download your files

You receive modern delivery files such as JPG, and archival-friendly formats such as TGA. Delivery is normally through OneDrive, but other distribution methods can be arranged on request.

Optional return shipping for original VF-50 disks

Step 4. Optional return shipping

If you want the physical disks back, or want files copied to a USB stick, we can return everything to you for an additional postage and handling fee.

Why the workflow matters

Old-tech media needs a preservation-grade path

GARPENHOLM has worked with analog video and legacy media since the early 1990s. Many Still Video cameras produced far less real detail than modern users expect, so the job is not only to read the disk, but to keep the signal stable and clean while extracting the maximum practical image quality.

Old-tech realityConsumer RC-250 / RC-251 cameras often delivered around 320x240 class detail from 200 kPixel sensors.
Professional processingWe stabilize the analog output, reduce noise and scale carefully so the delivery files are cleaner and easier to use.
Formats handledPAL, NTSC and SECAM related Still Video media variants are supported.
OutputsNon-destructive RAW-style capture workflows plus customer-friendly JPG, and PNG on request.

Pricing

Straight pricing with room for larger batches

EUR 20

Per disk. Empty disks are not charged.

EUR 20

Startup fee when fewer than 10 disks are sent.

EUR 30

Typical return postage within the EU and the US, when needed.

Custom quote

Available for more than 50 disks, retailers and repeat senders.

Disclaimer: floppy disks from the 1980s and 1990s may contain magnetization loss, mechanical wear or image defects. We cannot guarantee perfect recovery from every disk, but we use high-end professional equipment to maximize the recoverable signal.

All floppies and their contents are handled with high confidentiality.

Supported media families

Examples of disks we regularly handle

CASIO FQ-10

Still Video disk family.

Canon VF-50

2-inch Video Floppy Disk.

Sony VFD-50 / MP-50

Mavipak family media.

TDK VF-1

Compatible 2-inch media.

Maxell VF50

Consumer and specialist still video media.

Nikon VF-10

Related analog still-video storage media.