by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Digital Files & Delivery
DIGITAL BACKUPS & FAMILY VIDEO PRESERVATION Should I Have Two Digital Copies Made at the Same Time? If you are spending hundreds or thousands of dollars digitizing irreplaceable VHS, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, or other family videotapes, having more than one digital...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Digital Files & Delivery
DIGITAL FILE STORAGE, RETENTION & PRIVACY What Happens to My Digital Files After the Transfer Company Finishes My Order? After your VHS, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, or other videotapes have been digitized and delivered, what happens to the company’s copy of those...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Digital Files & Delivery
FAMILY VIDEO SHARING & ORGANIZATION How Do I Share Hundreds of Digitized Family Videos With My Family? Once hundreds of VHS, Hi8, Digital8, or MiniDV tapes have been digitized, a new problem appears: how do you make all of those videos easy for brothers, sisters,...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Digital Files & Delivery
WATCHING OLD TAPES ON MODERN DEVICES Can VHS, Hi8, or MiniDV Be Converted Directly to My Phone or iPad? Yes, you can absolutely end up with your old videotapes on an iPhone, Android phone, or iPad—but professional conversion normally does not happen by plugging the...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Digital Files & Delivery
VIDEO FILE FORMATS MP4 vs. Other Video Files: What Format Should I Ask for When Digitizing Old Tapes? For most families, MP4 is the safest everyday choice because it works on modern computers, phones, televisions, tablets, and cloud platforms while keeping file sizes...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Digital Files & Delivery
DIGITAL FILE ORGANIZATION Should My Digitized Videos Be One File Per Tape or Split Into Separate Events? One VHS tape might contain Christmas morning, a birthday party, a school play, twenty minutes of television, and another family event recorded six months later....
