Hey, I totally get the urgency. First, get that tape in a clean, dry place—no dust, no humidity. I’ll help you set up a three‑drive backup: one in a metal safe, one on an external HDD, and one on a flash drive, each color‑coded. Then we’ll run it through a high‑quality VHS capture deck that outputs raw D1 video, so we preserve the original bitrate and no compression. I’ll map the file names in my spreadsheet with codec version tags so you never lose track. Once we’ve got the file, we’ll back it up to tape again using a master reel so you have an analog safety net. Sound good?