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DVDs and CDs won't last forever — disc rot, scratches, and the disappearance of disc drives put your home videos and photos at risk. Let Scan5 extract and convert your disc content to modern digital files before access becomes impossible.
Consumer disc drives frequently skip or fail on damaged or aging discs, often recovering data that consumer equipment can't read.
For DVDs containing home movies or recorded content, we convert directly to MP4. CDs are ripped to WAV or high-quality MP3, preserving every note of your recordings. Our technicians review every disc and flag any content that cannot be fully recovered.
DVDs and CDs dominated home recording from the 1980s through the 2000s. Families recorded birthday parties and graduations onto DVD-R and DVD+R discs; musicians burned demos and recordings onto CD-R. But recordable discs, especially those burned at home, have a significantly shorter lifespan than factory-pressed discs. Disc rot, delamination, and dye degradation can silently destroy the data on a disc within 10–25 years.
We handle DVDs (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, mini-DVD) and CDs (CD-R, CD-RW, audio CDs, data CDs). If your disc plays in a player but you can't easily copy it, bring it to us.
Once your discs are digitized, you have a few options for how to store and access your digital files.
We've digitized disc collections for families, musicians, and organizations across the Chicago area.
From DVD home movies recorded on a camcorder to CDs of a family band's garage recordings — we preserve what matters to you, no matter the format.
Have a large disc library? We handle high-volume orders for institutions, schools, and organizations with competitive turnaround and pricing.
We understand how personal your memories are, and we treat them with the utmost care. Your photos, tapes, and videos are always secure with us, and we never share them with third parties. Your physical items are kept safe in our climate controlled inventory room at our office building with 24/7 monitoring.
We handle DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, and mini-DVDs for video. For audio, we handle CD-R, CD-RW, and standard audio CDs. We also accept data discs and photo discs.
Disc rot refers to the chemical degradation of the reflective layer or dye in optical discs, causing data loss. Recordable discs (CD-R, DVD-R) are more susceptible than factory-pressed discs and can begin to fail within 10–25 years. If your discs are more than a decade old, digitizing sooner rather than later is strongly recommended.
DVD video is converted to MP4. Audio CDs are ripped to WAV or MP3.
We only digitize content that you own the rights to — home recordings, personal recordings, and self-produced content. We do not copy commercially pressed, copy-protected discs.
You can drop off at our Chicago studio at 4001 N Ravenswood Ave Suite 502-B, schedule a courier pickup, or ship your discs to us (we provide a prepaid label upon request). Pack discs in cases or sleeves to prevent transit damage.
Most projects are completed in 1–2 weeks. Rush service may be available. Contact us to discuss your timeline.
Yes. We offer volume discounts for large collections. Contact us with your disc count and we'll provide a custom quote.
Don't wait until it's too late. Let Scan5 preserve your disc collection before disc rot takes hold.
