Transfer:
Are you keen to transfer your video to DVD in Denver? If so, you need to understand what is possible. There are a lot of different formats of videotape out there. Which ones can you transfer onto DVD or digital media? Here at Reborn, we are specialists in digitization and converting video to DVD. That enables us to provide you with an expert guide to all the tape formats that we can transfer.
VHS Videotape to DVD
Created in 1976 by JVC, the VHS videotape was part of a war against Sony’s Betamax format. During the 1970s and ’80s, consumers struggled to decide which camp they were in. They could not decide if they preferred Betamax or VHS. Eventually, however, VHS emerged as the victor in the battle. VHS reigned supreme until the arrival of DVDs in the 1990s. VHS to DVD is one of the most popular conversions today.
VHS-C
Designed in 1982, VHS-C was a compact format based on a standard VHS videotape. Even today, it is possible to play this format back if you have an adapter and a regular VHS VCR.
Video8, Digital8, and Hi8 Videotape To DVD
Sony developed all three of these formats in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 1990s, they were very popular choices for consumers who liked to use camcorders. This was because of their compact format and their high quality. Advanced equipment will convert Video8 to DVD as well as converting Hi8 to DVD.
MiniDV Videotape to DVD
Made by leading video camera recorder producers, the MiniDV first appeared in 1998. The tape recorded the film in DV (digital) just like Digital8 tapes. A MiniDV could hold up to one hour of SP footage or 90 minutes of EP footage.
MicroMV Videotape
Designed by Sony in 2001, the MicroMV videotape format was the smallest videotape format out there. A MicroMV was 70 percent smaller than the MiniDV cassette.
MiniDVD
MiniDVDs were not tapes. They were recordable 8cm DVD discs that people used in a DVD-based camcorder. There were several variants with some offering as much as 5.2 gigabytes of storage.
Do you have precious home movies stored on one of these formats? If so, we at Reborn can digitize them for you. We can convert video to DVD in Denver so you can watch your films over and over again.
mp4 to DVD
Some of us have a relative or friend who only has the resources to play DVDs. So yes, we can transfer an mp4 file (or other video file) to a DVD. Depending on the size of the mp4 file and the chosen format used for the DVD copies, a digital video file can require more than one DVD.
- Call or text Jamey: 720 204-5464
- Set an appointment (every project receives my individual attention)
- Drop off your tapes (and records, cassettes, slides, or negatives, too)
- In a week or less, pick up your new digitized video.
