by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Video Transfer Basics
AFTER YOUR VIDEO TRANSFER IS COMPLETE What Should I Do Immediately After I Get My Digitized Videos Back? The transfer project is not quite finished when the box arrives at your door or the cloud link lands in your email. The first few days after delivery are the best...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Video Transfer Basics
TAPE PREVIEW & CONTENT IDENTIFICATION Can a Video Transfer Company Tell Me What’s on My Tapes Before I Pay to Digitize Them? Sometimes—but there is an important practical problem. The only reliable way to know what is recorded on an old VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Digital8,...
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 | Video Transfer Basics
WHERE YOUR TAPES ACTUALLY GO Does It Matter Where My Videotapes Are Actually Digitized? Where videotapes are digitized can matter just as much as the name of the company you hire to transfer them. So yes, it can matter a lot. The important question is not whether your...
by keithbv | Aug 14, 2026 | Video Transfer Basics
FOUND OLD CAMCORDER TAPES? I Found a Box of Old Camcorder Tapes—What Do I Do First? Finding a box of old camcorder tapes can be exciting and slightly overwhelming. The cassettes may be labeled, unlabeled, mixed together, partially damaged, or from several different...
