Why Should I Convert VHS-C Tapes to Digital Formats

There are so many valuable benefits from converting VHS-C to Digital. Some benefits are necessary if you ever want to watch the videos again, some benefits are for convenience, and other benefits add terrific value to your videos that could not exist before.

Digitize VHS-C To Receive These Benefits:

Enjoy old memories again.
Preserve video memories permanently.
Sharing digital videos worldwide
Save storage space.
Play on all your devices.
Backup videos to all your devices

Enjoy VHS-C Videos Today and Forever

VHS-C was a great invention when it was first introduced. Tapes were smaller than full-size VHS tapes, the corresponding cameras were also smaller, and they would play on existing VHS players by using an adapter. These tapes were also a good competitive alternative to the emerging Video 8 format while keeping investment in VHS players.

Fast forward and it has already been almost a decade since the last VHS player was manufactured. There are no more new VHS players to be had. One by one, used VHS players are disappearing and soon, there will not be any options for playing VHS-C tapes. Combined with newer videotape formats like DVCam and digital, VHS-C tape and corresponding equipment has not been used since the late 1990s.

People still have boxes of VHS-C tapes stored in their closets that have not been watched for decades. Once discovered, the tapes need to be converted to digital to view old memories again. Seeing birthdays, weddings and vacations again makes it worthwhile to convert to digital.

Permanently Preserve You Memories

Videotape relentlessly deteriorates over time. The mechanics of the video cassette, the magnetic tape itself, the adapter that is needed to play the tape, the camera itself, and the VHS player all wear out with use and through time.

None of these problems apply to digital files. While the digitized videos are susceptible to the maladies of computers, when properly backed up, digital files last forever. Digital files don’t wear out over time, need no adapters, and will play on your current as well as your future devices for the foreseeable future.

Share Digital Video Worldwide

One amazing benefit of digitized video is the ability to share them. Through cloud and internet technology, videos can be easily shared around the world. Rather than sending the tape or copies through the mail, videos can be shared anywhere in minutes with just a few keystrokes. The best part is that friends, families, and business associates can see them in minutes.

Save Space With Digitized VHS-C Tapes

While VHS-C (VHS-Compact) tapes are smaller than the predecessor, the space that they need still adds up. Shoe boxes & moving boxes full of tapes are repeatedly moved, stored, and labeled. Once digitized, video files are saved in existing hard-drives, cloud storage, or USB drives, automatically moving along with you.

Digitized Files Play on All Devices

Digital videos are played on almost all of today’s devices. Smartphones, smart TVs, tablets, laptops, computers play mp4 files, mov files, and more. Most devices play video files automatically because they were built with playing video in mind.

Devices can be set up to automatically synchronize with each other so that you can watch videos on all your devices throughout the day without taking any device with you. Watch a video on your laptop in the morning, show it to a friend on your phone at lunchtime, and then show it to the family on the TV after work.

Converted Files Can Be Stored on all Devices

Converted VHS-C files, like any other computer files, MUST be backed up to protect them from unexpected damage to the device. Phones can get lost, power surges can destroy TVs, and laptops do get dropped. Valuable information such as your investment in digital video must be protected or they are at risk of complete loss.

A great strategy for backup includes multiple copies of your video files stored in multiple locations. If the video is shared, you have a good first step towards trustworthy backups. For example, if all your kids’ childhood videos have been converted, share a copy with each of them and encourage them to store a copy on their personal cloud system as well as their hard drives.

Some customers with large projects use external hard drives to store their digital videos. It is simple, cheap insurance to make more copies for friends and family. An extra copy placed in a safe-deposit box never hurts.

If your converted files are just for your personal use, consider making a copy on a computer hard drive, another copy to the cloud, and the original placed in a safe location.

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