Digital 8 Tapes To DVD And Digital Service
Best Digital 8 Transfers
Convert Your Digital 8 Tapes To DVD Or Digital Files Before Its Too Late!
Video Conversion Experts can professionally digitize and restore your memories caught on Digital 8 tapes. We use professional equipment to convert your tapes into formats like DVD, BluRay, or editing files. All of our Digital 8 transfer services include:
- Converted using broadcast quality equipment
- All videotapes are carefully digitized by hand
- Email updates throughout the transfer process
- Advanced Restoration Services
What Makes Us The Best
Broadcast Equipment
Transferring your memories with industry leading equipment and technology
Restoration Services
We offer both advanced scratch and grain removal services with stunning results
Professional Formats
Transfer your memories into a wide range of professional and consumer formats
40+ Years Experience
For over 40 years we’ve been digitizing and restoring your memories with care.
Digitized by Hand
Our team of professionals transfer all your precious memories by hand.
Customer Focused
If you're not happy, then neither are we! We'll work hard to make it right!
Tape Transfer Pricing
Process
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Quality vs. Tape
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Equipment
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Restoration
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Combine Tapes/Video
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Camcorder Cards
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Broadcast Tapes
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Transfer to BluRay
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Delivery Options Per Process
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We can combine up to 2 hours on DVD or 4 hours on BluRay. Just number the tapes and rubber band the ones you want together. Click here for complete details.
We can take content off of camcorder drives and cards and put them in chronological order. Due to the extra time and labor, this must be done under the ProHD process. Click here for complete details.
We can take content from professional broadcast tapes like Umatic, Betacam and DVCPro and put it on DVD, BluRay or Digital Files. These broadcast machines are very expensive and must be done under the Pro HD process. Click here for complete details.
We can either up convert SD tapes/video to HD or put existing HD tapes/video onto HD formats like BluRay or HD editing files using the Pro HD process. Click here for complete details
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SD
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30-40% Worse
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Consumer
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Optional
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No
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No
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No
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No
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DVD, AVI, MOV Files and More
This is a consumer based machine. It can only get about 70% of the quality from the tape due to the quality of the heads in the machine. Click here for more details.
This is a consumer based machine. It can only get about 70% of the quality from the tape due to the quality of the heads in the machine. Click here for more details.
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We can make DVDs and 480 line resolution AVI and MOV files from this process. Click here for more details.
Pro SD
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As Good As Tape
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Pro Broadcast
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Optional
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No
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No
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No
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No
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DVD, AVI, MOV Files and More
This is a broadcast quality machine. It will get the best quality possible from the tape. Click here for more details.
This is a broadcast quality machine. It will get the best quality possible from the tape. Click here for more details.
Click here for complete details
We can make DVDs and 480 line resolution AVI and MOV files from this process. Click here for more details.
Pro HD
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As Good As Orig.
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Pro Broadcast
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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SD/HD Cards/Drives
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DVD, BD, AVI, MP4, HD-AVI, ProRes
This is a broadcast based machine. It will get the best possible quality from the tape. Click here for more details.
This is a broadcast based machine. It will get the best possible quality from the tape. Click here for more details.
Click here for complete details
We can combine up to 2 hours on DVD or 4 hours on BluRay. Just number the tapes and rubber band the ones you want together. Click here for complete details.
We can take content off of camcorder drives and cards and put them in chronological order. This takes extra time and labor and must be done under the Pro HD process. Click here for more details.
We can either up convert SD tapes and video too HD or put existing HD tapes and video onto HD formats like BluRay or HD editing files using the Pro HD process. Click here for more details.
We can make DVDs and BDs, 480 line resolution AVI and MOV files or 720p and 1080p HD-AVI and ProRes files from this process. Click here for more details.
Pro 4K
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As Good As 4K Orig.
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Pro Broadcast
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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4K Cards/Drives
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DVD, BD, AVI, MP4, HD-AVI, ProRes
Video we produce will look as good as the original in all cases except DVD due to the compression and resolution loss. Click here for more details.
We use professional broadcast editing software to convert the 4K content into other formats producing great results. Click here for more details.
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We can combine up to 2 hours on DVD or 4 hours on BluRay. Just number the tapes and rubber band the ones you want together. Click here for complete details.
We can take content off of camcorder drives and cards and put them in chronological order. This takes extra time and labor and must be done under the Pro HD process. Click here for more details.
We can convert your 4K camera content (Go Pro etc.) to formats like BluRay or HD editing files. Click here for more details.
We can make DVDs and BDs; SD AVI, MOV and MP4 files; HD 2K and 4K AVI, ProRes and DPX files from this process. Click here for more details.
Tape Order Process
Step 1.
Organize & Number
If Combining Tapes Through the Pro HD Process, Please Number the Tapes in the Order You Would Like Them to Appear.
Step 2.
Choose Your Process
SD
Low Cost Basic Service
Pro SD
Best Quality DVD or Editing Files From SD Tapes
Pro HD
Want to Combine Tapes, Want HD Format Back (BluRay), Have Camcorder SD/HD Cards/Drives or You Have Broadcast BetaCam
Pro 4K
For GoPro and Other 4K Cameras
Step 3.
Choose Your Format
DVD & BluRay
Good For Viewing On TV, Not For Editing
MP4
Good For Viewing On Any Digital Device
AVI, HD-AVI & ProRes
Good For Editing Not For Viewing On TV
Step 4.
Order Online & Ship
Order Online
Fill out the appropriate order form online and print the invoice.
**You’ll need to include a copy with the order**
Ship With Order Form
Ship film with the order form. We recommend using FedEx or UPS 2-3 Day Air Service
Transferring Your Digital 8 Tapes
What Is A Digital A Video Tape?
Digital 8 tapes were first introduced in 1999 and were the final stage of the 8mm Sony Handycam era. They were also the first to use digital technology. Meaning it stored 1s and 0s on the tape compared to Hi8 and Video 8, which stored luminance and chrominance values onto the tape, A.K.A. analog. These digital 8 tapes were about the size of a deck of playing cards, were half and inch thick, 2 1/2 inches wide and 4 inches tall. They have a runtime of 60 minutes in standard play mode (SP) and 90 minutes in long play mode (LP).
What Is The Resolution Of Digital 8 Tapes?
Digital 8 tapes record at 500 to 525 lines of resolution. Which is significantly higher than its Hi8 and Video8 analog predecessors which have somewhere around 400 lines of horizontal resolution. Digital 8 camcorders can also record at full resolution on both Video8 and Hi8 tapes. This is because it records at nearly twice the normal rate of Hi8 and Video8 to store the extra information.
Can Digital 8 Camcorders Play Hi8 and Video8 Tapes?
Most Digital 8 camcorders were backwards compatible. Meaning they could play Hi8, Video8, and obviously, Digital 8 tapes. However, there are a few models of Sony Digital 8 camcorders that didn’t offer backwards compatibility and those are listed below.
- DCR-TVR130
- DCR-TVR140
- DCR-TVR250
- DCR-TVR260
- DCR-TVR265
- DCR-TVR280
Transferring Your Tapes Before It's Too Late
Odds are your digital 8 cassette tapes are over 20 years old. Over the years father time has not been good to your Digital 8 tapes. They’ve probably started to degrade, shift in color to blue or red, and might even be damaged beyond repair. Meaning your precious memories caught on Digital 8 are at risk of being lost forever. Now is the best time to get them transferred onto a medium like DVD or into digital files like MP4 or AVI. With a Digital 8 to DVD or digital service like the ones provided by us at Video Conversion Experts, you can enhance your memories with advanced color correction and broadcast-quality equipment. Giving you the opportunity to relive your memories with your family and friends at a quality level that our competitors don’t even bother offering. At the end of the day, your Digital 8 tapes won’t be around forever and if you want to relive your past with generations to come, Video Conversion Experts offers the highest quality Digital 8 digitizing services the industry has to offer.
Some Awesome Facts About Digital 8 Tapes
- Digital 8 Camcorders Could Record On Both Hi8 and Video 8 Tapes.
- Digital 8 Tapes Were Introduced In 1999 By Sony and Were The Final Stage Of The Sony HandyCam Era.
- A 2 hour Hi8 or Video8 tape will record 60 minutes when done in the Digital mode
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