Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Center/Audio Conversion

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Current Hours of Operation:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Audio and Video Conversion

The Las Vegas FamilySearch Center Offers Many Scanning Opportunities
We are excited to help you preserve your family documents and pictures. The following tips will help make your experience successful. Make an appointment prior to coming. We appreciate you being on time.

• Appointment times are for 2 hours.
• Bring a 16 GB (or greater) USB with you.
• A missionary will greet you in the scanning area and assist you in getting started.
• Read through the different scanning equipment options below.
• Make your reservation by clicking on the "Blue Equipment Name Link."
• Review the copyright guidelines below.

FamilySearch has designated scanning and digitizing opportunities at our Center in order to preserve personal family histories. While using the scanning equipment, we ask that only family-owned documents, photos, videos, and movies be scanned, digitized or converted. Please do not scan, digitize or copy any material with commercial content or copyrighted material. Please review the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ policies on copyright; “Copyright is protection given by law to the creators of original works of authorship that are expressed in a tangible form, including: Literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works. Works of art, photography, and sculpture. Audio and audiovisual works (such as movies and videos, CDs, and DVDs). Computer programs or games. Internet and other databases. Church members should strictly observe all copyright laws. Generally, only copyright owners may authorize duplication (copying), distribution, public performance, public display, or derivatives of their work. Using a work in any of these ways without authorization from the copyright owner is contrary to Church policy and may also subject the Church or the user to legal liability.” (General Handbook, 38.8.13)

Equipment Opportunities and Preparation

• Please make an appointment for the appropriate scanning/conversion equipment you wish to use.
  
• We encourage you to be on time. If you are 15 minutes late, it's possible you will have to reschedule another appointment.
  
• Below are the descriptions, capabilities and suggested preparation for the scanning equipment we offer.
  
• Please bring your own DVD's and USB thumb drives. A USB should have at least 16 GB to copy and save your photos, documents, VHS tapes.
  
• Please read carefully the descriptions and specific suggestions for each piece of equipment. Please make sure and cancel if you're unable to come, so someone else may use the service.

The Las Vegas FamilySearch Center has equipment for you to use to convert audio and video tapes to digital formats. Please click on the "GET STATION INFO - RESERVE" links to the right to learn about each station we have available.

Audio Cassette Digitizers

Click Here to reserve a Audio cassette digitizer
This unit converts audio cassette tapes to MP3 format. This is done in real time -- 30 minutes of audio will take 30 minutes to capture. The digital files are stored to a USB drive you provide. While monitoring the audio with headphones during the session, family history work can be completed on a computer.

Mini Audio Cassette Digitizers

Click Here to reserve a Audio cassette digitizer
Convert mini audio cassettes into MP3 digital format. This is done in real time -- 30 minutes of audio will take 30 minutes to capture. The digital files are stored to a USB drive you provide. While monitoring the audio with headphones during the session, family history work can be completed on a computer.

Video Tape Conversion Station

Click Here to reserve a Video Tape Conversion Station
Equipment is provided to capture, in real-time, the video from full-size VHS, Compact VHS (VHS-C), 8mm Video Cassette tapes, High 8, and MiniDV. The captured video files will be in .mp4 formats and will be transferred to the patron's personal USB drive to take home. A two-hour video will need about 8G of USB storage for the .mpg format and 2G for the .mp4 format.

The video tape can be split into smaller topic-based segments during the conversion - birthday party, vacation, graduation, etc.

The result is small subject-based videos that can be uploaded to Social Media (Facebook), loaded on a phone, or easily shared with family & friends.

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• Full-size VHS tapes and compact VHS tapes. Other formats with the patron's camera/player + cable
• Rewind tapes or set at start point before coming, if possible, to maximize time
• Expect about two hours of video content during a session with half hour of setup/wrap up
• Bring an external USB drive with at least 16G or more of available space for a single session. [3.0 USB drive is strongly recommended]
• MP4 video files will be the result of the conversion. DVD is possible if desired but not typical
• Plan to complete all efforts within the scheduled time period
• Do not bring tapes with commercial content or copyrighted material, only family-related videos

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The video conversion equipment is to be used only with the assistance of a trained technology missionary.

The video conversion station may be reserved in two-hour-and-fifteen-minute sessions, plus wrap up time. Considering the large number patrons desiring to convert video tapes, patrons may only reserve two sessions per week.

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Sony Handycam 8mm and Hi8 Tape Converter

Click Here to reserve Sony Handycam 8mm and Hi8 Tape Converter digitizer
This camcorder uses a Hi8 cassette. This equipment is used to convert 8mm and Hi8 tape. The conversion time is equal to the running time of the tape. If you have 8mm film use the Wolverine converter.

Please make sure and cancel if you're unable to come, so someone else may use the service.

Wolverine Super 8 MM Digitizer

Click Here to reserve Wolverine Video digitizer
This equipment will convert old 8mm film and Super 8 film. Conversion time - A 3” in diameter film will take approximately 45 minutes to convert. If you have 8mm or Hi8 Tape, convert using the Sony Handycam equipment.

Please make sure and cancel if you're unable to come, so someone else may use the service.

Reel to Reel Conversion

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This unit converts Reel to Reel tapes to MP4 format. This is done in real time -- 30 minutes of video tape will take 30 minutes to capture. The digital files are stored to a USB drive you provide.

Recording Booth

Click Here to reserve the Recording Studio
The recording booth is where you can record a video of oral family history. This is done in five minute increments due to the file size of the recorded video, however you can record multiple videos. These videos can be sent to your cell phone or your email, and the audio can be attached to an individual's memories page on FamilySearch. The booth will have a staff member available to help you with any issues you may have. We are also able to assist you in developing topics and prompts you can use to record these stories. We can handle up to 12 people in the booth at once.

Center Hours	Las Vegas FamilySearch Center	Lost & Found
Monday&Friday-10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Thursday 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Center Directors Cindy and Rodney Leavitt	509 S 9th Str Las Vegas, NV 89101 Map Directions (702)382-9695	Check our reception desk if you believe you have left items during your last visit.