You can digitize your old media files at two branches of the Genesee District Library. Fenton-Winegarden and the Genesee Valley Center branches have Retro Media Stations for your use, free of charge. Audiocassettes, VHS tapes, film reels and slides can all be digitized and saved. The stations include easy-to-follow instructions for equipment use.

To book a session at one of the Retro Media Stations, contact the Librarian. You will need to bring a flash drive or an SD card, depending which device you use.

Audiocassette Conversion

Standard sized audiocassettes can be turned into digital files. Your audiocassette is placed in a tape player device which plays the cassette and records the audio. In order to convert the cassette must be played in real time, meaning it takes as long to convert as it does to listen to the entire cassette. Our device will output your audio recording to a USB flash drive.

Available at: Fenton-Winegarden and Genesee Valley Center branches.

8mm and Super 8 Film Conversion

Some types of film can be digitized with our equipment. 8mm and Super 8 film must be loaded onto a wheel and threaded through the projection machine. The machine creates a small projection that it is able to capture and record.

It takes as long to digitize the film as it does to play through the entire film reel.

Available at: Fenton-Winegarden and Genesee Valley Center branches.