How Do I Transfer Hi8 Tapes to Digital Format?

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Transferring (aka converting, aka digitizing) videotape to digital format has three basic considerations: Mp4 is usually the best choice to satisfy all three criteria. (See Wikipedia for details) Which Devices Play Digitized Hi8 Tapes? Digitized videotape, including converted Hi8 tapes, are played on smart TVs, smart phones, tablets, laptops, and more. In order to play…

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How Do You Handle Old and Damaged Videotapes During Conversion?

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It is heartbreaking than discover that priceless videos that have been saved for years (or decades) are damaged or deteriorated beyond help when you finally get the chance to watch them again or convert them to digital. Tapes deteriorate by just getting older. The rate and type of deterioration depends upon factors like temperature, humidity,…

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Digitize Hi8

Convert Hi8 to Digital and the Whole Hi8 Family Did you find those videos in the closet that you’ve been meaning to convert to digital “forever”? That’s the most common phrase I hear from customers when they drop off their project. Quite often, people don’t know whether they have Hi8 or VHS-C or whatever. Because…

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