I had some old VHS videos with my childhood birthdays on them, that I wanted to get them digital before they fell apart. I looked at several online solutions, but most of them seemed to destroy your videos by default and charge an expensive fee to return them. I wanted to keep my videos, in case I wasn't happy with something or wanted to try converting them again. Having Kino4U as a local option was very appealing for being local. I ended up getting my videos converted by Kino4U and am very happy with the results. The timeline for the process and communication was excellent. Andrew explained everything about the conversion during the finally dropoff and i am very pleased the quality of the digital copies. For something that you are probably only going to do once and you want it done well, Kino4U is a very trust worth source. read more

I am Russian living here in this foreign country and there are instances (actually many) when I become so nostalgic and want something that will remind me of the time I was back home....movies that I grew up with, holiday concerts and silly TV shows - this store makes it possible for me. I am not one of those people that downloads movies, I like to go rent my DVD out and enjoy a peaceful time at home over a glass of vino. They have a great selection, stellar customer service and many other services that would be helpful for you. I love their staff and helpful approach in my movie selection - they keep me up to date with best films, shows and concerts.... Oh, and much more...they do transfer private recordings (tapes, films) to DVD, making possible to view old and awkward formats on american television sets via DVD. I've done a couple of those, some old VHS copies that I had from old family gatherings and they put it on DVD for me...how great is that? It was done in no time....coolness :) Definitely highly recommended; thank you guys for making my nostalgia disappear from time to time ;) read more

I would HIGHLY recommend Kino4u!!!! I spent so much time trying to find a place that would convert my family's old videos onto DVD. I had several different formats and about 30 tapes. I researched tons of places, and either they were WAY to expensive or were going to take a while to convert. I will tell you this, Andrei is VERY professional and timely. He is communicative and super friendly. I trusted him with our families memories and am so happy i did! I have a ton of videos left to watch, but the ones I have watched are priceless! Best money i ever spent! They were GREAT and they gave me such an awesome deal for the amount of tapes I brought in. THE BEST!!!!! read more

Hi, Just an update on this place.... It actually no longer has a physical location, so I wasted a bunch of time trying to find it. When I finally called the number, someone answered and told me to go to the vintage furniture store to drop off tapes...... When I got there, the owner of the shop said they were not working with him anymore.... Anyway, total cluster! Dude needs to update his info so people are not mislead. read more

I found Kino4U on yelp to convert a bunch of old home videos, and am SO glad I called. Andrew and team are true professionals. The video transfer from mini DV and VHS to DVD was done locally at their studios, so no worries about a big-box store losing my precious memories in the mail. Turnaround time was short, and quality was excellent. Kino4U created DVDs for me that can be viewed on a home DVD player (with menu and all), but also allows for copying files to my home computer for editing. I found that other services (Walgreen's, Costco etc), while slightly cheaper, only create "viewable" DVDs. Note that Kino4U no longer has a brick and mortar store (they used to be located at 22nd & Geary), HOWEVER, they come to your house for pick up and drop off. This service can't be beat! I highly recommend Kino4U. Thanks Andrew!! read more

My sister used this service to convert old camcorder footage on to a DVD. She paid $35 bucks for a 2 1/2 hour clip. I haven't seen it yet, but from what I've heard, he did a great job. You drop it off at 9th and Judah, and she picked it up four days later where she wanted to meet. Sounds like a good service. read more

These guys are great! Very friendly, extremely communicative, they gave me a great deal, and were very flexible and understanding. I live in Marin County and they even drove to meet me halfway to make it easier on me. How cool is that?!! read more

After Costco kept sending my old VHS tapes back with no hope of DVD conversion (they said the tapes were beyond damaged...yeah, sure), I finally had enough and started looking out of state for somewhere that could do the job. Unfortunately Hawaii has very limited resources so I searched for the closest state: California! Scanning through some reviews, I found Kino4U which is located in San Francisco. Although I felt a little weary sending my precious childhood memories across the Pacific Ocean, I gave in and mailed the tapes to my in-laws (luckily they live there, yay!) so that they could personally deliver them to Andrew from Kino4U. If you live out of state, you can mail them directly to the store but since my in-laws live there there I decided to go with the family "hand delivery" route. Anyway, Andrew was able to save 10 of 11 tapes that were sent (one tape was badly damaged) and convert them to DVDs. The turn around time was quick considering the amount of tapes that were sent. Communication through email and phone were professional and efficient and any questions I had regarding the transfer Andrew answered quickly. Although you can find similar services out there that are a little cheaper, I felt that Andrew's knowledge and care of my tapes were definitely worth it considering many of them had some significant damage that more than likely would have been turned away elsewhere. Overall, I am very happy with the services as well as the quality of the DVDs and can't wait to share them with family. Mahalo nui! read more

I was looking for a reputable place to convert my DV tapes into DVDs. I found Kino4u on Yelp and contacted them. From the beginning to the end Andrei was very professional and kind. He kept me updated about the process and finished the project right away. Thanks to him, now we can watch our family DVDs. Thank you Andrei... read more

I can't say enough good things about my experience with Kino4U. Everyone I spoke with was very professional, and since they no longer have a storefront they picked up my tapes from home and delivered them back to me only a few days later. Overall Kino4U gets 5 stars, 10 thumbs up, an excellent rating- highly recommended! read more

I converted 2 tapes from 15 years ago, and was worried about formats, quality... This was a very positive experience, Andrew knows what he's doing, and is extremely professional. It might be cheaper somewhere else, but i will stick to Andrew, who is very reliable, efficient and gives this "trustable" feeling. Andrew is the Pulp fiction's Mr Wolf of the video conversion. Got a problem? He solves it. read more

Great services! Friendly people! I would absolutely recommend them to my friends. I had a whole bunch of European standard PAL VHS and Hi8 tapes left from the my early travel days to Europe and Asia, which I was not able to watch due to limitations of my TV video playback devices at home. Turns out USA video standards are different from what is used elsewhere in the World. I guess NTSC is not compatible with PAL secam or something like that. I was eyeing the on-line conversion services, but after reading reviews, where people have complained tapes are "getting lost in the mail" or crushed during the shipping, or when their precious tapes (anniversaries or weddings) were accidently wiped out I decided I would rather deal with a local business, here, nearby my home, where I know my rights and I have someone local responsible to trust. So, one bright sunny day I was on my way to the neighborhood grocery store, passing by and noticed a storefront that I never paid any attention to before. What drew my attention is the name: Kino. That's what Europeans used to call their Video (cinema if you will) in early days. I walked in and had a chat with a lovely very knowledgeable woman (I think her name was somewhat Persian or Georgian, like Tamara or Lamarah). She explained what services they provided and it clicked in me, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR such a long time!!! I came back later that day and brought two of my less-of-the-importance tapes to try these guys out and asked her how much would it cost to convert from this awkward standard to our common DVD, that I could playback on any TV or DVD player. She said it depends on the length of the footage and she is unable to say precisely how much it would cost, since even I couldn't remember how much was on the tapes, but she guesstimated at $15 for a deposit, she also mentioned that the video professional who is going to perform the conversion is most likely to contact me in a few days to go over all the details and tell me how much it'd cost me, and it's not too late to back out if I think it's too much. I figured, what's the risk in it for me? The entire process shouldn't take over a week and if I'd wanted it sooner I could've gotten the express-service for 24 or 48 hours at some additional cost. I thought that I could wait this time. Indeed, next day, a young (per his voice) gentleman called me, we quickly went over few details. He offered to professionally print the description of content right on the surface of the disk as simple text for FREE(!!!), also asked if I would like anything more sophisticated on it and I chose to have a few pictures printed on a DVD, so I could instantly know what's on it from a single glance at it. He told me that I had few different things on the tape: from Italy, France and Switzerland and asked if I'd want it to have them in separate movies. He even asked me if I wanted to have a menu, just like a commercially made DVD's are, for as little as $5! Oh, my, how could I resist?! We settled on the design and few days later I've got a phone call from the store that my order is ready for a pick up. I went over and picked the DVDs up the next day. Amazing, these guys are open until 8pm! I paid slightly higher than $15 dollars since I had a bit more footage on my tapes and I've added the menu. I could not be happier when later that evening I was able to share moments of my student traveling with my husband! The quality of the job was astonishing, so many years have passed!!! Next Monday I brought them all our wedding and anniversary tapes for VHS to DVD conversion. Although this time it was again a 7day service order they've converted my recordings within 3-4 days, and I didn't have to pay extra for this. Then I figured it'd be really good present to my parents for their anniversary, to my sister's 30th birthday, and coming up Valentine's Day for my dear husband. And what a blessing to see yourself and your dear ones young again on a big digital TV! I'm yet to convert all my Christmas recordings. So, I'll be coming back again and again. Thank you so much for bringing our memories back to life again! read more

I feel so lucky to find this service. I had all our home movies from the 1950's on VHS, having been converted from 8mm film decades ago. Since I was about to travel to visit family, I wanted to make up DVD's in short order. Also had some special requests as there was other stuff on the VHS that I didn't want copied. I am very pleased with the work Kino4U did and their professionalism and meeting my needs. Highly recommend ! read more

I will definitely use Kino4U again. Andrew was VERY helpful helping me to understand what I was ordering and gave me some great tips for how to handle future projects. He even came to my house to drop off my order. Super nice guy and extremely helpful. I highly recommend Kino4U. read more

I recently used Kino4U to convert a dozen old video tapes I had of my family from years ago. Since I didn't even own a video player anymore I thought it was high time I had the video tapes converted to DVD. It wasn't easy to find someone to do this service. Apparently not too many people do this kind of thing. I even looked into getting a program and doing it myself, but just knew that would be a disaster. Luckily I stumbled on Kino4U through Yelp, and chose them because of their great reviews . I am happy to report that I, too, had great satisfaction with this company's service. Andrei, my contact at Kino4U, was very professional, and got the job done in the time frame promised. The cost for this service was extremely reasonable, too. (Much cheaper than the software program I was considering buying to do it myself!- as if). I highly recommend them. read more

Very thorough which I appreciated. I have never had to transfer a VHS to DVD and had no idea what it involved. They took great care in creating the best product for me. My only advice is that you should not wait if you want to keep your memories. VHS tape is not long lasting and can deteriorate over time. read more

My co-worker recommended this business for my wedding VHS tape conversion to DVD. I love the results! snd would absolutely recommend them to others! Keep it up, guys! read more

Had great experience with kino4u! Kino4u have professionalism, great communications, and fast service. They converted 2 of my wedding VHS' (Ukrainian) to DVD's. Great results, we are very happy with the outcomes. Thank you so much, kino4u! read more

The service here is top notch. Andrew did an expert job of copying an old slightly damaged VHS tape of my wedding and made a nice clean dvd copy. Now I can view this important event without worrying about the tape breaking. He even designed an attractive menu for the dvd. Thanks Andrew! read more

I found an old VHS tape that had family films on it that we're the only moving images of my family's 75 year history in America. Kino4U took excellent care of my precious find and turned it into high quality DVDs. Great experience, easy and fast. read more

Corresponding with all the other reviews here, Andrew has done a great job of resurrecting our 30-year old VHS tapes. Kino4U is justifiably very busy, but he is always responsive. read more

I had a great experience with Kino4U to convert a mini DV tape from a Memorial of a loved one. I wanted to get it to the extended family as soon as possible. Wonderful customer service, especially to accommodate my desired completion date. Prices were excellent, and the end result was better than I could have hoped. read more

Andrew converted my Mini DV cassette from the stone age to my 16 GB thumbdrive rush delivery. The service was professional, fast and simple. He got it done on time, and even offered to drop off the tape in SOMA when he was driving through. Exactly what I was looking for. read more