VHS to Digital overtaking VHS to DVD !

8mm Film to Digital is also growing

5 years ago, nearlyl 90% of videtape conversions were VHS to DVD. Now nearly 50% of all videotape conversions are VHS to Digital

As more and more consumers become comfortable wtih digital tehnology, converting VHS to mp4, quicktime, or AVI is growing rapidly. While DVD’s are still popular, digital formats for a computer are 1) editable 2) sharable and 3) easy to backup.

If editing is desired – DVD is NOT the way to go. What is needed is a format that today’s video editing programs support. 

If sharing is desired – DVD is NOT the way to go. What is needed is a format that can be shared via dropbox, youtube, email, etc.

If backup is desired – DVD is NOT the way to go. Backup for DVD is simply making more copies. This does not prevent DVD technology from becoming obsolete – you just have more copies of old technology. What is needed is a format that can be included in normal backup and cloud backup systems. 

DVDs are a fading technology. While still useful, DVD will not be here in 50 years. Digital, even if it changes formats, will be around as long as computers are around.

James Nordby

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