by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Choosing & Using A Transfer Service
LARGE VIDEOTAPE COLLECTIONS Should I Sort and Organize Hundreds of Videotapes Before I Send Them for Digitization? If you have 100, 200, or even several hundred old videotapes, the project can become intimidating before digitization even begins. You may feel like you...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Video Transfer Basics
UNLABELED TAPES & FILE ORGANIZATION My Tapes Have No Labels. How Will I Know Which Digital File Is Which? Unlabeled videotapes are extremely common. A family may have dozens of VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, or MiniDV cassettes with no dates, no event names, and no...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Tape Formats & Technology
IDENTIFYING OLD VIDEOTAPES Do I Need to Know What Kind of Videotapes I Have Before Sending Them for Transfer? You found a box full of old videotapes. Some are large. Some are tiny. Some say VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, or Video8. Others have handwritten labels but no...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Privacy & Discretion
PRIVATE & SENSITIVE HOME VIDEO TRANSFER I Have Private or Embarrassing Home Videos on Old Tapes. How Do I Get Them Digitized Discreetly? Private video transfer requires a little more thought than ordinary family video transfer. Not every old home video is...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Tape Condition & Transfer Quality
PREPARING TAPES FOR DIGITIZATION Should You Rewind VHS and Camcorder Tapes Before Sending Them for Digitization? You found the box of old VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Video8, Digital8, or MiniDV tapes. Some are rewound. Some are sitting halfway through a recording. Others may...
