Hi8 to DVD
Digitize Hi8. How Do I Transfer Hi8 to Digital?
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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Convert Hi8 to Digital and the Whole Hi8 Family Did you find some videotapes hiding in the closet that you’ve been meaning to digitize Hi8 tapes “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.…
Read MoreConvert VCR to Digital. Technically, It Can’t Be Done.
You can’t convert VCR to digital because VCR stands for Video Cassette Recorder, a machine that records video onto videotape. That videotape comes in many formats: VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, miniDV, and more. I convert tapes all day long. It makes more sense to call the various tapes by their own name than by the type…
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