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This is a rather expensive approach for dubbing tapes, as my digital camcorder is a bit pricey.īut once it’s in a digital media format I can download it to my computer and edit it as needed. I have been able to successfully convert VHS tapes to digital media by using these jacks. July 2, Yeah, there are all sorts of workarounds for going from one format to another if you don’t have a dedicated adapter.įor example, I have a digital camcorder with audio and video input jacks. The similarity in size and shape between 8mm cassettes and VHS-c tapes does not mean that a Hi8 to VHS adapter can be, or has been, created. Due to those similarities, it was possible to place a VHS-c tape into an adapter that could then be played in a standard video cassette recorder ( VCR). These tapes were substantially smaller, but used identical magnetic recording material. In order to create smaller camcorders, VHS tapes were miniaturized to create VHS-c. Some of the first home video camcorders used either Betamax or VHS. VHS tapes can't be adapted to the Hi8 format. Any such adapter would need to translate data in real time, and would run into further problems due to the digital audio made possible with Hi8. Due to these difference, a direct Hi8 to VHS adapter is impossible. In much the same way that Betamax and video home system (VHS) were competing formats, Video8 and its successors were an alternative format to VHS-compact (VHS-c). It was the successor to the Video8 format and was later replaced by Digital8. You can now enjoy your memories in high-quality and know that they'll be preserved for a long time.Hi8 is a type of video tape that was typically used in camcorders. After everything is transferred digitally, we return all of your original tapes, so you never have to truly say goodbye. We start the process by sending you a crushproof Legacybox with pre-paid Fedex shipping and tracking (both ways). Throw away your VCR because we can transfer and safely digitize and convert your analog media to a thumb drive, deliver it digitally through Legacybox Cloud™ or transfer it onto a DVD in our studio. Our Hi8 to digital transfer service will stay in touch with you throughout the whole process.

They don’t make these tapes or camcorders anymore, so it’s important to ensure these video tapes - and the memories they contain - are preserved.

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They will quickly turn into “Lo-8” tapes, and if you don’t transfer them to DVDs or convert them to digital files immediately they’ll become a box full of “No-8”s before you know it. The precious memories captured on the magnetic Hi-8 tapes from the late 1980s and early 1990s are disintegrating rapidly. How could you have known that forever had a time limit? But it’s true. They were just small enough to hang onto forever and forget about once they went up in the attic or in the back of the closet. The “8” references the 8mm video tape (Betamax tapes were 12mm) and the “hi” references the high quality.ĭo you have any Hi-8 tapes taking up much needed storage space? About the size of a deck of playing cards, they are half an inch thick, 2 ½ inches wide, and just under 4 inches tall.

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Hi8 was an upgrade to the analog format by virtue of making provision for digital audio. In 1985, Sony introduced the Handycam, and the Video8 analog video/audio format helped make camcorders smaller and more functional than the bulky VHS and Betamax recorders that had been popular.

Say goodbye to those slowly disintegrating Hi8 tapes and say hello to the pristine new digital format of your video memories when you convert Hi8 tapes to digital files using our Legacybox Hi8 to digital service.

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