DISC TRANSFER
Transfer Your CDs, DVDs & Blu-rays Before They Become Unreadable.
A disc looks safe because it's already digital, but the discs in your collection are aging, the drives that read them are disappearing, and a single scratch or layer of rot can make a disc unreadable for good. We recover everything still on your discs and deliver it at master quality, ready to keep and use for years to come.
Who We Are
We are specialists in the digitization of recorded media. We work with multinational record companies, international artists, sports personalities, archives, and individuals who hold collections worth preserving, recovering everything held on their discs and keeping it safe.
Extensive Experience
For more than 30 years, we've helped clients with video production, post-production, and content distribution. We didn't just play discs, we authored and produced them, building DVDs and Blu-rays with menus, chapters, and full disc structures.
That gives us a depth of technical knowledge most services can't match. We know exactly how a disc is put together, which is why we can recover everything it holds correctly, from a simple audio CD to a fully authored disc with menus, and convert it to the right master-quality format for what's on it.
Our Equipment
We read every disc on quality drives, not a single consumer player, so a disc that one drive struggles with can be recovered on another. Careful, error-corrected reading is what separates a proper transfer from a quick rip.
We extract your discs with professional error-correction software that reads each disc in multiple passes and re-reads damaged areas to recover as much as the disc still holds. Every extraction is then verified to confirm a complete, accurate read before we move on.
Discs We Transfer, and Everything On Them
CD
Audio CD · CD-ROM (data) · Video CD (VCD) · CD-R · CD-RW · Mini CD
DVD
DVD-Video · DVD-ROM (data) · Mini DVD · Dual-layer DVD · DVD-R · DVD+R · DVD-RW · DVD+RW · DVD-RAM
BLUE-RAY
BD-Video · BD-ROM (data) · BD-R · BD-RE · Dual-layer (BD-50)
Not sure what's on your discs? That's normal. We identify the contents of every disc during the assessment and confirm we can recover each one before any work begins.
Behind the Scenes: What Happens to Your Discs
From the moment your discs arrive to the day they ship back, here is exactly what each one goes through at Encanta.
1
Receiving, labeling & data entry
As soon as your discs arrive, we give each one a unique identifier and log it in our database, so every disc is tracked from the moment it is in our hands.
2
Inspection & cleaning
We examine each disc for scratches, surface dirt, oxidation, and "disc rot" (the slow delamination that makes a disc unreadable), and gently clean the playing surface so it can be read as cleanly as possible.
3
Content identification
We open each disc and identify exactly what it holds, whether audio, video, photos, documents, or data, and whether it is an authored disc with menus and chapters, so we capture all of it in the right way.
4
Error-corrected extraction
We read each disc in multiple passes with professional error-correction software, re-reading any damaged areas to recover as much of the original data as the disc still holds. This is the opposite of a quick consumer rip.
5
Verification
We verify every extraction against the disc to confirm a complete, accurate read. If a disc is damaged, we recover everything that remains readable and tell you exactly what we found.
6
Mastering & copying
The principle is simple: we copy everything on your disc exactly as it is. The one thing we convert is an authored DVD or Blu-ray's video, which can't be edited or used on its own. That becomes Apple ProRes 422 HQ at the disc's native resolution and frame rate. Everything else is copied as it is: an audio CD comes off as uncompressed WAV, a direct copy of the disc's audio, and every file already on the disc (a video such as an MP4 or QuickTime movie, an MP3 or WAV, photos, documents, data) is transferred exactly as it is, never re-compressed or converted. For an authored disc you want to keep whole, with its menus intact, we can also produce a bit-perfect ISO disc image on request.
7
Quality control
We review every recovered file for technical quality and completeness. If we believe a different approach would give a better result, we extract the disc again.
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Viewing copies (optional)
Your master files hold the full quality of the transfer, ideal for archiving and editing but large to handle. If you'd rather watch, listen, and share with ease, we can also create smaller, compressed copies. Many professional clients keep the masters alone; collections meant for sharing usually want both.
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Delivery media
We copy your recovered files onto the recommended media and verify the data for consistency. For long-term safety we follow the recognized 3-2-1 standard: three copies of your collection, on two different types of storage, with one kept in a separate location.
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Files delivered, discs returned
When the project is complete, we carefully package your discs and delivery media and ship them back with a tracked service. We keep a backup for 30 days after completion, so you are covered until everything is safely in your hands.
Questions at any point? We are always a call or email away.
Delivery Formats
Master files
Authored DVD / Blu-ray video → Apple ProRes 422 HQ . mov at native resolution and frame rate · Audio CD → uncompressed WAV · every other file copied exactly as stored, never re-compressed
Viewing copies
H.264 .mp4 for video and MP3 for audio, optimized for easy viewing, listening, and sharing on modern devices
Apple ProRes 422 HQ is our standard master format whenever a conversion is needed — for example, the video on an authored DVD or Blu-ray, which can't be used or edited on its own. Any file that doesn't need converting to preserve its quality, we leave exactly as it is. And for an authored disc you want to keep whole, menus and all, we can deliver a bit-perfect ISO disc image on request.
You Get the Master, Not a Shrunk-Down Copy
A disc is already digital, so it's easy to assume any copy is a faithful one. It isn't. Most services re-compress what they pull off your discs into a single small file and never mention what that means: much of the original quality has been quietly thrown away, and it can't be brought back. We don't work that way.
We copy everything on your disc exactly as it is. The one thing we convert is an authored DVD or Blu-ray's video, which can't be used on its own. It becomes Apple ProRes 422 HQ at native resolution and frame rate, the professional standard for mastering and archiving used across film studios, record labels, broadcasters, and streaming platforms. Everything else is copied untouched: an audio CD as uncompressed WAV, and every file already on the disc (video, audio, photos, data) exactly as it is. Not a downsized consumer copy, but a true master. If you'd also like something easy to watch, listen to, and share, we add a compressed copy. But the master is always yours, because it's the only version that lets you do more later: as enhancement technology keeps improving, it can elevate a true master, never a copy that has already lost its detail.
How We Document Your Work
You see everything we did, before you pay and after. And if we can't recover something, you don't pay for it, though it's still documented so nothing is a mystery.
The report before you pay
A full report of every disc and the honest total, sent before your final payment.
Proof your files are there
A scan of your delivery drive's complete file list, so you can see everything is accounted for.
Photographed & logged
Photos of your discs and delivery, with every item logged and verified.
Your labels preserved
Key details in every file name, and crowded disc labels photographed into your report, so you can read them even after the disc is gone.
Beyond the Transfer
Once your discs are recovered, we can take your collection further.
Ready to transfer your disc collection?
Start with a free virtual consultation. We'll learn what you have, its condition, and your goals, then plan the best approach together and give you a cost estimate. No pressure.
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