Facts checked against the cited pages on Oct 16, 2026. Prices and terms change, so confirm with the service before ordering. Items tagged Unconfirmed are explained in footnotes at the bottom of this page.
Costco no longer offers film or video transfer
Costco closed its in-store photo centers, including home-movie transfer, on Feb 14, 2021 (CNN). Its online photo services, including costcodvd.com, ended Jan 28, 2023 (Seattle Times). A Costco Next storefront run by Capture (formerly YesVideo) followed. Capture says that platform “is no longer active as of August 31” (2026) and offers Costco members a pricing code for direct orders (Capture: Costco).
What Costco members can do now
- Order from Capture directly: $19.99 per reel up to 100 ft, then $0.20/ft (Capture pricing). The member discount amount is not publishedUnconfirmed.
- Use another retail counter: Walmart, CVS and Sam’s Club (Capture) or Walgreens (iMemories). See Walmart film transfer.
- Use a specialist lab: browse the directory.
Quality level
Our editorial view. filmtransfer.ai’s editor, who has worked in the film transfer industry, considers mass-market services to be generally standard-definition or basic-HD: the lowest quality tier available for a given film. That is an opinion. The specs below are what each company publishes, so you can judge for yourself.
Capture’s film option is listed as “SD, 480p” with frame-by-frame scanning (source, source); its film page also mentions 4KUnconfirmed. Frame rate and codec are not publishedUnconfirmed. No archival master is listed.
How the market divides. Mass-market services compete mainly on convenience, price and retail reach: drop-off counters, prepaid kits and flat per-item pricing. Smaller boutique labs typically compete on scan quality: higher native resolution, frame-by-frame or sprocketless scanners, color correction and archival file formats.
Unconfirmed items
We research every fact from the companies’ own pages and independent sources. Where we couldn’t confirm something, we say so here instead of guessing.
- What we couldn’t confirm: The size of Capture’s Costco member discount. What we checked: capture.com/costco (requires registration to reveal the code). What it means for you: Register to see the member price before comparing. ↩
- What we couldn’t confirm: Whether Capture scans film natively above 480p. What we checked: Capture film page and pricing catalog. What it means for you: Assume SD unless Capture confirms otherwise. ↩
- What we couldn’t confirm: Capture’s film frame rate and codec/bitrate. What we checked: Capture film page, FAQ and pricing. What it means for you: Ask before ordering if you plan to edit the files. ↩