Betacam's portability, ease of use, and image quality set a new standard for content creation. Betacam is an ideal format for digitizing.

MiniDV was a popular consumer camcorder format from the mid 1990's to the 2010's. It was launched in 1995 as the first digital videotape...

Many of our clients who have digitized dozens of vintage videotape recordings to hours of raw footage eventually decide they want a "Best...

For those who have recently digitized their home videotape collection, the reality of low 720 x 480 resolution VHS, Video8 and other...

We'll cover the interview guidelines for your discussion with the family member and software tools to create a family history video.

Creating a family history video allows you to highlight a family member from photos, audio recordings and film/videotape transfers.

While aging causes a number of physical changes to videotapes, mold and fungus can make your tapes and 8mm films unplayable.

Discover how videotape aging problems can ruin your cherished memories. Learn about common videotape aging problems and preservation tips.

Audio enhancement software allows consumers to make improvements to audio tracks on their videotapes, digitized vinyl, films and cassettes.

If you want to save valuable audio cassette recordings, having them digitized is your path to preserving them.

We'll look at the variations of Super VHS format including S-VHS-C, Super VHS-ET and S-VHS quasi-playback.

We'll cover a few of the free and low-cost editing programs that are ideal for beginning users to master in order to create home movies.

What is the optical scanning resolution recommended and what file formats should you use to future-proof your time and effort?

We'll cover a few easy ways to identify if your movies have sound whether they are 8mm, Super 8 or 16mm film formats.

When digitizing videotape, one of the keys to a quality transfer is the use of a time base corrector or TBC.

Cleaning VCR heads prevents jiggling, picture noise bands or erratic sound on the audio playback.

We'll look at the 3 VHS recording modes (SP, LP, EP/SLP) and how they affect videotape digitizing quality for sound and video.

Even with the technical advancements over VHS and Beta, the Video8 format degrades over time just as other analog formats.

A number of variables affect life span for VHS tapes including storage methods, temperature, humidity, and tape quality.